Howard Brickman, Wood Floor Expert

Brickman Consulting was founded by Howard Brickman in 1984 with goal of providing expert level guidance concerning wood flooring manufacture, storage, installation, finishing & proper job site conditions that is firmly based in scientific fact. Brickman has over twenty-five years of experience in wood flooring contracting and a comprehensive graduate level academic background in wood science and building materials technology. His craftsmanship includes the restoration of the Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston, MA; The Country Club, Brookline, MA; Federal Reserve Bank, Boston, MA; This Old House program, WGBH and has made several appearances on Bob Vila's "Home Again" as a technical consultant.

After serving in the United States Air Force from 1971 to 1977, Brickman was employed by the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association (NOFMA) as the Manager of Inspection and School Services. In this capacity, he conducted inspections of member mills, conducted complaint inspections, and planned, coordinated, and conducted the Hardwood Flooring Installation School, among other duties.

From 1981 until 1983, Brickman was employed as a sales representative for R.J. Stalker, inc., a Boston area flooring distributor. He subsequently served as general manager for Glitsa American in Seattle, WA until 1984, when he establish Brickman Wood Floors (later Brickman Consulting), a full service hardwood flooring contracting and consulting firm.

Howard Brickman is a graduate of Culver Military Academy (’66) and Indiana State University (’71), where he majored in English and History. He studied Architectural Engineering at the State Technical Institute-Memphis, and Wood Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He currently resides in Norwell, MA with his wife Jeanne, and works with his two adult children, Kara and Richard.