Carpet Installer

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

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Carpet Flooring Installer; Carpet Layer; Carpet Mechanic; Commercial Floor Covering Installer; Floor Coverer; Floor Covering Installer; Floor Installation Mechanic; Flooring Installer; Flooring Mechanic; Installer

Tasks

• Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
• Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
• Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
• Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
• 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.
• Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
• Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
• 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.
• 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.
• Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
• Cut and install vinyl composition tile or vinyl base.
• Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
• Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service
• Administration and Management
• Mathematics
• Building and Construction
• English Language
• Production and Processing

Skills

• Monitoring
• Mathematics
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Problem Sensitivity
• Trunk Strength
• Extent Flexibility
• Static Strength
• Near Vision
• Visualization
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Manual Dexterity
• Speech Recognition
• Oral Expression
• Finger Dexterity
• Multilimb Coordination
• Stamina
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Dynamic Strength
• Far Vision
• Depth Perception