How do they match: Carpet Installers

Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.

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

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