Essential Carpet Skills

This five-day course is suitable for both newcomers and those people who are already fitting and require a good understanding of the essential fitting techniques. 

Course note included. 

Syllabus:

Health and Safety

Overview of general health and safety
Material handling

Customer relations

Personal presentation
An understanding of how to conduct yourself in a customer’s home
Understanding customer expectations
How to handle difficult situations

British Standard BS 5325 (textiles / carpets)

Brief overview of the Standard and how it effects the installation

Sub-floor types

Suitability for the installation
Basic moisture tests and types of equipment
Sub-floor preparation
Plywood (practical)
DPM’s (demonstration)
Levelling Skims (demonstration)

Types and methods of installing

Interlays
Tackless strips (gripper rods)
Door profiles
Underlays

Types of carpet construction and how they effect the fitting methods

Fitting carpets, stretching and cutting in methods

Flat areas (square / oblong rooms)
Straight stairs
Joins / seaming
Cutting and heat seaming together

Tools of the trade.

Van suitability