Flooring-installer
Jt Floor Covering Installations *Owner
03.2003 - Current
- Maintained excellent communication, cleanliness, and safety standards on work sites and projects, boosting customer satisfaction ratings .
- Measured, cut, and installed tack-free strips along baseboards or walls.
- Followed detailed blueprints and plans to achieve proper fit and design of installed flooring.
- Installed floor coverings and edgings, using thresholds and carpet bindings to complete finish work.
- Cut and trimmed flooring to fit around obstacles and within tight spaces.
- Utilized saws, nail guns and routers to safely complete flooring installation projects.
- Professionally sanded and sealed floors to complete installation process.
- Inspected completed installations to verify adherence to quality standards and customer specifications.
- Coordinated with subcontractors to facilitate on-time delivery of supplies and flooring materials.
- Applied adhesive substances to properly secure flooring and support longevity.
- Conducted accurate measurements and calculations to verify proper layout and installation.
- Installed hardwood, laminate and vinyl flooring for multiple residential and commercial clients.
- Operated hand tools and machines to cut material and achieve proper fit around obstructions.
- Formed tight and secure joints by removing excess materials and connecting individual pieces.
- Assessed high-traffic areas and planned flooring layout and seam placement to suit expected traffic patterns.
- Supplied accurate measurements and estimates for projects.
- Recorded measurements and devised plans to match installation specifications.
- Worked with different adhesives to join foundation, flooring and wall materials.
- Readied surfaces to accept coverings by sweeping away materials, correcting flows and applying special treatments.
- Operated sit-down forklift to unload and load carpet rolls and flooring skids into work vans.
- Spread adhesive cement over floor to prevent board joint wearing.
- Swept, scraped, and chipped dirt and irregularities from base surfaces and filled cracks with cement and putty to form smooth foundation.
- Removed existing flooring to prepare floor surfaces for new flooring.
- Took measurements and studied floor sketches to calculate area to be floored and amount of materials needed.