carpet installer

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Work site environment

• Dusty

Work setting

• On-site customer service
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Institutional
• Residential
• Rural area
• Urban area
• Various locations
• Work in employer's/client's home

Tasks

• Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
• Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
• Prepare flooring plans and scheduling
• Measure, cut and install carpeting on floors
• Prepare and install hardwood floors
• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
• Prepare floors for installations
• Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants
• Install carpeting on walls or other surfaces
• Employ knee kickers and other equipment to stretch carpeting
• Perform direct glue-down carpet installations

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Handling heavy loads
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

Workplace information

• On the road job
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week