Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
- On-site customer service
- Commercial
- Residential
- Various locations
- Work in employer's/client's home
Responsibilities
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
- Measure, cut and install resilient floor coverings
- Prepare and install hardwood floors
- Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
- Conduct moisture, ph, temperature and other tests prior to flooring installations
- Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
- Prepare floors for installations
- Remove existing floor coverings and contaminants
- Employ knee kickers and other equipment to stretch carpeting
- Perform direct glue-down carpet installations
- Perform double-bond carpet installations
- Install resilient stair components (special effects for the visually impaired)
- Install vinyl decking materials
Experience and specialization
Installation specialization
- Vinyl or resilient tiles
- Ceramic tiles
- Marble tiles
- Hardwood strip flooring
- Hardwood intricate patterns flooring
- Parquet flooring
- Linoleum
- Modular carpet tiles
- Carpets/rugs
Additional information
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Handling heavy loads
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
