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Job Description

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 44,310.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 21.00
Currently, there are 25,660 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Carpet Installers”.

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Tasks for “Floor Coverer”

Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
Inspect the surface to be covered to determine its condition, and correct any imperfections that might show through carpet or cause carpet to wear unevenly.
Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, and press carpet in place over tack strips or use staples, tape, tacks or glue to hold carpet in place.
Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
Cut and bind material.
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.
Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.
Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.

Related Technology & Tools

Row separators
Swivel-lock stretchers
Tackless cutter blades
Carpet awls
Rubber mallets
Electric glue guns
Nail driving guns
Round corner carpet blades
Spiral drill bits
Cool tip glue guns
Electric carpet tackers
Strip cutters
Butane glue guns
Carpet trolleys
Carpet base cutters
Ultraviolet UV seam inspection lights
Turning tools
Stair claws
Wall trimmers
Laser printers
Strip cutter blades
Seam squeezers
Concrete nail drivers
Carpet seam steamers
Trimmer carpet blades
Air underlayment staplers
Undercut saws
Carpet cutters
Handheld calculators
Caulking guns
Utility knives
Hand trucks
Napping shears
Cove base guns
Stairway stretchers
Carpet shears
Knee kickers
Straightedges
Hooked blades
Personal computers
Carpet tucking tools
Cushion lock cutters
Hexagon bit adaptors
Carpet clamps
Jamb saws
Square corner carpet blades
Power drills
Heavy duty electric staplers
Cushion back cutters
Edge-binding staplers
Floor scraper blades
Multipurpose trimmers
Tucking trimmers
Sewing needles
Notebook computers
Hammers
Tape measures
Molding lifter bars
Furniture skids
Hammer tackers
Drill bit sets
Toe kick saws
Steaming irons
Switchblade trowels
Power carpet stretchers
Loop pile cutters
Door pin tools
Desktop computers
Standup cutters
Seam cutters
Carpet grippers/pullers

Autodesk AutoCAD
FloorRight
Focus Floor Covering Software
Microsoft Excel
RFMS Schedule Pro
Carpet Dealer Management System CDMS
Flooring Technologies QFloors
Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
FloorCOST Estimator for Excel
FIRST Flooring
Textile Management Systems RollMaster
eTakeoff