A carpet layer is a skilled professional who installs carpet and possibly other types of flooring. Carpet layers can work for themselves or for a company. They can be found in both homes and businesses. A carpet layer should be physically fit, dependable, and have a good understanding of basic math.
Work as a carpet layer necessitates meticulous measurement. Appointments with homeowners and business owners are required of a carpet layer. Although some office carpeting installation jobs must be done in the evenings to avoid disrupting a business’s operations, the majority of work is done during the day.
On each job, assistants frequently assist an experienced carpet layer. The assistant can cut the under-padding and use carpeting tacks to secure it to the floor. When working with tackless carpets, the assistant layer will apply a special adhesive strip to the floor before stretching and positioning the carpet.
The majority of carpet layers begin their careers as assistants, learning the trade on the job rather than through formal education. Experienced carpet layers may advance to supervisor or project manager positions after their skills have been strengthened and they have proven themselves reliable. Carpet layers who go freelance at this point are more likely to hire help. A large contracting company may also ask an experienced carpet layer to lead a team of assistants.
In addition to laying carpet, some carpet layers may refinish and repair floors. They frequently sand wood floors for refinishing with power sanders. A carpet layer can lay down a variety of different types of flooring, including vinyl, ceramic, bamboo, and wood. If matching carpeting is available, carpet layers can also repair carpets replacing only worn or stained areas. Other commercial clients, such as hotels and hospitals, may be served a carpeting installer who lays down carpets in businesses.
Carpet layers and their assistants work with large rolls of carpeting on a regular basis, but they also join large pieces of carpeting together in a room. They use a tape that melts the carpet sections together when heated to accomplish this. Staples in a staple gun, rather than tape, may be used to piece together carpeting in some areas, such as stairwells.