Our Culture
Hamernick Decorating Center has been a staple in the floor covering community for more than 60 years. Our commercial contracting division has grown leaps and bounds to not only service the Twin city metro area, but great Minnesota and Wisconsin as well. Our success and growth is due primarily to our attention to detail and managing projects from start to finish. Referrals and repeat business, coupled with the hands on approach of a family owned business, have contributed to our considerable growth. We are committed to giving you quality products, knowledgeable interior designers and project managers, along with timely and professional installation.

Our People
Hamernick's commercial contracting division consists of floor covering project managers, paint project managers, interior designers, support staff, warehouse and delivery personnel and company union installers.

Our wealth of experience includes successful projects ranging from business offices, schools, healthcare facilities, hospitality and government buildings to residential condominiums and town home projects.

Our Facilities
Our facilities in St. Paul include a large commercial library of architectural folders not limited to tile and stone, carpet, carpet tile, wood flooring, vinyl flooring, wall covering and acoustical products. Our warehouse space is fully staffed with cutting machinery and knowledgeable personnel.

Products
Products from all major manufacturers are available and we participate in on-going training on uses, installation and maintenance in this ever changing market.

The following is a listing of some of the manufacturers in our library: Cambridge/Dimension, Patcraft, Designweave, Shaw, Mohawk, Bigelow, J & J Invision, Draus, Durkan, Milliken, Masland, Collins & Aikman, Crossley, Lees, Interface, Armstrong, Mannington, Congoleum, Tarkett, Mirage, Bruce, Lauzon, Homerwood, Azrock, Fritzitile, Toli, Centiva, Nafco, Johnsonite, Bruke-Mercer and Roppe.

Affiliations

INSTALL is a comprehensive training program for residential, commercial, and institutional floor covering installers throughout the United States and Canada.

INSTALL’s curriculum is delivered via classroom and hands-on training over four years, focusing on carpet, linoleum, vinyl and other resilients, hardwood, laminate, ceramic tile, stone, and artificial turf and sports surfaces.

A 12-member International Labor-Management Committee for the Floor Covering Industry, representing more than 400 years of experience, steers the INSTALL program. Labor representatives are members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. INSTALL constantly teams with leading mills and manufacturers to make sure that what is being taught reflects current labor needs in the floor covering industry.

INSTALL craftsmen are confident, proud of their training and professionalism and take pride in their work. They are trained to maximize productivity so that contractors remain profitable and competitive in the industry.

IFMA is the largest and most widely recognized professional association for facility management, supporting more than 18,500 members. The Association's members are represented in 125 chapters, 15 councils and one Special Interest Group (SIG), in 60 countries worldwide. Globally, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition.

BXSP is a trade association that serves the construction industry of St. Paul, the state of Minnesota and the upper Midwest area. 

BXSP is an alliance of 635 member firms representing general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, construction services firms, machinery, retail, and manufacturing representatives.  Our members also included banking, real estate, surety bonding, and insurance businesses.

BXSP works to simplify the construction bidding process: 

• Accurate, timely and reliable construction bidding information
• Convenient, full-service construction plan room
• Construction plan addendum, bidder lists and contract awards

It is the mission of FCICA to provide our members with continuing education, access to cutting edge technology and networking opportunities so as to assist them in achieving their business goals.