About
Alan
J. Fletcher
Alan
Fletcher
began his career as a flooring apprentice in 1977 at a local flooring shop in
Milwaukie Oregon. After more than 5 years of learning the trade and working with three
master craftsman, Alan formed his own flooring installation company in 1982.
From
1982 to 2006, Alan owned and operated a carpet & floor
covering sales and contracting business serving clients from Oregon,
Washington, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee.
With
wisdom and experience handed down from his father, a carpet mill
rep for over 35 years, Alan gained extensive carpet product knowledge
far beyond the norm. Alan also had the unique benefit from learning the tricks
of the trade from three master craftsman and then adding years of first-hand installation
experience with
practically every type of carpet and flooring product.
Alan
earned
his extensive experience from installing carpet and flooring in hundreds custom
homes, commercial properties, hospitals, retirement homes, institutional facilities and thousands of apartments over the past three decades.
Fletcher
is the author of The Complete Carpet Buying Guide ebook and is frequently called upon by industry professionals, local media and top
journalists to comment about current carpet and floorcovering market trends.
Now
retired from flooring sales and installation, Alan is the founder of the
AbcCarpets.com Carpet Information Network and enjoys helping homeowners through
his free carpet information websites.
"During
my 30-year career in the flooring business, I
become painfully aware of the large number of unscrupulous flooring dealers.
In 1998 I decided that I wanted to make a difference by educating consumers
about how to buy new carpet wisely and without getting ripped off.
It's getting much harder for consumers to
get honest carpet advice, to select the right materials, to find qualified
installers and get a
reasonable price" Alan reports.
Alan firmly
believes that every homeowner deserves free and easy access to accurate and
complete carpet buying information. For this reason Alan has devoted over ten years as a consumer
advocate and provides free unbiased carpet buying advice.
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Alan's
Preferred Carpet Dealer Directory
Alan
has spent the past three years developing his own special
list of locally owned and reputable carpet and flooring dealers across America. Alan's preferred carpet dealers
must be locally owned, provide first-class customer service, offer
reasonable prices and use qualified installers. See
who I recommend near you!
Alan
Fletcher's articles,
interviews and advice have been published worldwide and featured in these
great publications:
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The Rental Property
Reporter
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The National Association
of Residential Property Managers Residential Resource Magazine. (NARPM)
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The Professional Property
Managers Association Newsletter (PPMA)
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The
Apartment manager
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Onsite
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Landlord.com
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MrLandlord.com
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Apartment
Owner Magazine
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The Chicago Tribune
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The Palm Springs Sun Times
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The
Boston Globe
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IREM- The Institute
of Real Estate Management
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Inspired House Magazine
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The ISSA Today
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and dozens
more...
