Floor Installer

As a Floor Installer, you measure, cut, fit, and repair different types of floor coverings. These can include carpets, linoleum, parquetry flooring, cork tiles, vinyl, and other resilient flooring materials. You work in residential homes, commercial buildings, and industrial settings to help create safe, attractive, and comfortable floors.

Income Guide

$80,000

Desirable Skills

Physical tasks • Attention to detail • Using tools

A typical day may involve:

Working with and installing solid timber, floating or vinyl flooring
Measuring areas to be covered and consulting plans to estimate quantities of floor covering materials required
Preparing surfaces for covering and removing baseboard trims
Measuring, cutting and fixing underlay materials
Laying coverings over floors, matching patterns, cutting shapes around fixtures and trimming edges
Securing floor coverings and fitting edge trims in doorways
Sanding, staining and applying finishing coatings to timber floors
Installing wall, ceiling, counter and bench coverings