Trade College
Job Description & Duties
Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. Life As a Carpet Installer
Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting. Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear. Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer. Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed. Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method. Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces. Key Skills & Qualifications
Monitoring: Monitoring/assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions. Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems. Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others. Related Job Titles for this Occupation
Residential Carpet Installer Commercial Carpet Installer
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Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials. Life As a Carpet Installer
Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting. Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear. Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer. Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed. Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method. Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces. Key Skills & Qualifications
Monitoring: Monitoring/assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions. Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems. Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. Time Management: Managing one’s own time and the time of others. Related Job Titles for this Occupation
Residential Carpet Installer Commercial Carpet Installer
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