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Floor Finisher and Coverer
Alternative Titles:
Carpet Layer, Floor Sander, Vinyl Layer
Floor finishers and coverers install and repair floor
coverings such as carpet, vinyl, rubber, cork, parquetry and
timber floors.
A floor finisher and coverer may perform the following
tasks:
- make sure that floors are firm, dry and clean, and
repair minor defects before laying coverings
- measure areas to be covered, and estimate and order
quantities of floor coverings
- fix underlays of hardboard sheets, rubber or felt
- lay covering materials over the floor, match patterns,
cut shapes around fixtures and trim edges
- fix floor coverings and fit edge trims in doorways
- sand, stain and finish a variety of timber floors.
Floor finishers and coverers may specialise as a:
Hard Floor Finisher who lays and finishes timber,
cork and parquetry floors in mosaic and block patterns. They
also sand, stain and apply finished coatings to timber floors.
Resilent Layer who specialises in laying and
finishing vinyl, linoleum and rubber in either sheet or tile
form. They may lay these materials on bench tops and walls as
well as floors.
Textile Layer (also known as Carpet Layer) who
fastens the edges and seams, then stretches the carpet and
fixes it along walls and borders, using gripper strips.
Floor finishers and coverers work in small teams.
Conditions can be dusty, and the work involves a lot of
bending, stretching, kneeling and carrying. Floor finishers
and coverers have a high level of contact with the public,
builders, retailers and other tradespeople.
Required Skills - Floor Finisher and Coverer
- physically fit
- interested in practical work
- good hand-eye coordination
- normal colour vision
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