Carpet installers lay and finish carpet.
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- Carpet Installers
- Architecture and Construction
What do they typically do
- 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
- Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method
- Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer
- Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed
- Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron
- Stretch carpet to align with walls and ensure a smooth surface, pressing carpet in place and securing it to hold carpet in place
- 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
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Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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