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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 Covering Installer”

Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
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.
Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
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.
Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.
Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
Cut and bind material.
Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
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.
Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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Autodesk AutoCAD