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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 Installation Mechanic”

Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
Cut and bind material.
Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.
Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
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.
Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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