hardwood floor layer
Hardwood floor layers install floors made of solid wood. They prepare the surface, cut parquet or board elements to size, and lay them in a predetermined pattern, straight and flush.
Also called: wood floor layer, parquet floor installer, installer of harwood floors, timber floor layer, hardwood floor installer, parquet floor layer
- 22
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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Essential skills
22- clean wood surface
- create floor plan template
- create smooth wood surface
- fill nail holes in wood planks
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- identify wood warp
- inspect construction supplies
- install wood elements in structures
- interpret 2D plans
- interpret 3D plans
- join wood elements
- lacquer wood surfaces
- lay underlayment
- monitor processing environment conditions
- pin parquet
- prepare surface for hardwood floor laying
- transport construction supplies
- types of wood
- use measurement instruments
- wax wood surfaces
- wood cuts
- work ergonomically
Optional skills
22- acclimatise timber
- advise on construction materials
- advise on maintenance of parquet floors
- aesthetics
- answer requests for quotation
- apply restoration techniques
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- estimate restoration costs
- keep personal administration
- keep records of work progress
- lay marquetry
- monitor stock level
- nail floor boards
- order construction supplies
- process incoming construction supplies
- seal flooring
- secure parquet boards
- tend CNC laser cutting machine
- use safety equipment in construction
- use sander
- wood moisture content
- work in a construction team
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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