Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for installation
- Applicable legislative, OHS and organisational requirements relevant to installing carpet floor coverings to custom designed stairs are verified and complied with
- Instructions and/or plans are read and interpreted to identify the process required to complete work tasks
- Floor condition is assessed for suitability for installation of unpatterned tufted and bonded carpet
- Tools, equipment and materials are selected and checked prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work, serviceable and in a safe condition
- Sequence of work is planned, including the starting point, to ensure efficiency and quality of installation
- Set out materials
- Carpet to be installed is checked against order
- Carpet floor coverings are acclimatised according to manufacturer recommendations
- Stairway or step is measured and the required amount of floor covering, and underlay including allowances for type of stairs, is calculated and obtained
- Suitable adhesives, gripper strips and edge strips are selected
- Work lines and starting point are established
- Gripper strips (if required) are cut and installed as specified in AS/NZS2455.1.1995
- Underlay (if required) is checked against specified type and fitted as specified in AS/NZS2455.1.1995
- Lay floor coverings
- Instructions and sequence for laying and fixing are followed
- Carpet floor coverings are laid out to meet allowances for type of stair requirements and minimise waste
- Carpet floor coverings are accurately and clearly marked for cutting
- Carpet floor coverings are cut to required shape with minimum waste of materials and laid
- Instructions, sequence, fixing methods and equipment are used following specifications and Australian Standards AS/NZS2455.1.1995
- Installation is completed to specification
- Finished stairway is checked for flaws in installation and materials and faults rectified
- Complete housekeeping