Carpet Installers

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