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Floor Covering Installers  (NOC 7295)
South Central Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Floor covering installers install carpet, wood, linoleum, vinyl and other resilient floor coverings in residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. They are employed by construction companies, floor-covering contractors and carpet outlets, or they may be self-employed.

carpet installer, carpet layer, floor covering installer, floor covering installer apprentice, floor covering mechanic, hardwood floor layer, resilient floor installer, vinyl floor installer.

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Floor covering installers perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Inspect, measure and mark surfaces to be covered
  • Measure, cut and fasten underlay and underpadding
  • Measure, cut and install carpeting using hand or machine stitcher, seaming iron, bonding tape or other bonding materials
  • Stretch carpeting using knee-kicker or power stretcher and secure carpeting to floor or other surfaces using staple gun or other devices
  • Measure, cut and install resilient floor covering using adhesive, rollers and other hand tools
  • Install hardwood floors, such as strip floors, block floors or plank floors, using glue, staples, nails or other means
  • Inspect and repair damaged floor coverings
  • May estimate material and labour costs.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Altona, Carman, Morden, Morris, Winkler

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Jobs for Floor Covering Installers in South Central Region

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There are currently no job offers available in South Central Region for this occupation.

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