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resilient-floor-layer Occupational skill for the role 'resilient floor layer' (also: laminate floor installer, resilient flooring installer, linoleum installer, resilient floor installer, floor layer (resilient), linoleum layer). Use when the user asks for typical resilient floor layer work such as: Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.; Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using 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.

Resilient Floor Layer

Resilient floor layers place prefabricated tiles or rolls of flooring materials such as linoleum, vinyl, rubber or cork to serve as floor covering.

Core workflow

  1. Clean up before and after installation, including vacuuming carpet and discarding remnant pieces.
  2. Join edges of carpet and seam edges where necessary, by sewing or by using tape with glue and heated carpet iron.
  3. Cut and trim carpet to fit along wall edges, openings, and projections, finishing the edges with a wall trimmer.
  4. 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.
  5. Roll out, measure, mark, and cut carpeting to size with a carpet knife, following floor sketches and allowing extra carpet for final fitting.
  6. Plan the layout of the carpet, allowing for expected traffic patterns and placing seams for best appearance and longest wear.
  7. 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.
  8. Take measurements and study floor sketches to calculate the area to be carpeted and the amount of material needed.

How to use this skill

Key competences (essential)

  • apply floor adhesive
  • create floor plan template
  • cut resilient flooring materials
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • inspect construction supplies
  • install laminate floor
  • interpret 2D plans
  • interpret 3D plans
  • lay resilient flooring tiles
  • lay underlayment
  • mix construction grouts
  • prepare floor for underlayment
  • transport construction supplies
  • use measurement instruments
  • work ergonomically

Hot technologies

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word

Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0663d464-f139-4554-ae87-97aa6c4dad77), ONET 30.3 (47-2041.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*