Floor Finishers

Floor Finishers measure, cut, install and repair soft and resilient floor coverings.

What the job involves

• 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, such as carpets, linoleum, parquetry blocks, cork tiles and other resilient flooring materials, 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

• May install wall, ceiling, counter and bench coverings