Carpet, LVP, Tile Installers

Coastal Flooring Group; Florida; On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Flooring Group seeks skilled installers for diverse flooring projects, including carpet, tile, hardwood, and LVP. You will measure, cut, fit, and secure carpet and other materials per blueprints and sketches.

Responsibilities include inspecting surfaces, planning layouts for traffic and wear, and ensuring precise seams and edges. Previous installation experience and attention to detail are preferred.

Qualifications

• Carpet installation and pattern matching.
• Measure areas and calculate material needs.
• Inspect and prepare surfaces for installation.
• Read blueprints or sketches for layout.
• Plan carpet layout to optimize wear.
• Estimate material quantities and plan cuts.
• Cut carpet and padding to size.
• Secure materials using appropriate fasteners.

Responsibilities

• Join carpet edges and seam as needed.
• Cut and fit carpet along walls and openings.
• Stretch carpet to align with walls and tack down.
• Move furniture and prepare sites for installation.

Skills

Carpet installation

Flooring measurement

Blueprint reading

Site inspection

Layout planning

Material estimation

Edge trimming

Padding installation

Tools

Carpet knife

Tape

Heated carpet iron

Wall trimmer

Job description

We are seeking skilled installers to work on a variety of flooring projects, including carpet, tile, hardwood, and LVP installations.

What You'll Do

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

Requirements

• Install carpet or flooring.
• Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
• Inspect work sites to determine condition or necessary repairs.
• Prepare surfaces for finishing.
• Mark reference points on construction materials.
• Plan layout of construction, installation, or repairs.
• Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
• Estimate materials requirements for projects.
• Remove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas.
• Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
• Create construction or installation diagrams.
• Measure work site dimensions.
• Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
• 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.
• Cut carpet padding to size and install padding, following prescribed method.
• Install carpet on some floors using adhesive, following prescribed method.
• Nail tack strips around area to be carpeted or use old strips to attach edges of new carpet.
• Fasten metal treads across door openings or where carpet meets flooring to hold carpet in place.
• Measure, cut and install tackless strips along the baseboard or wall.
• Draw building diagrams and record dimensions.
• Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.