You must be able to:

  • Comply with the contract information to set out for laying floorcoverings efficiently to the required specification by:

    • demonstrating work skills to:

      • measure 

      • mark out 

      • cut  

      • join 

      • fit 

      • secure 

      • sand 

      • clean 

      • stain 

      • seal 

      • wax 

      • lacquer 

      • finish 

      • protect 

    • Installing wood or timber-based floorcoverings, to working instructions, in contract or domestic situations, to form at least one of the following specified designs: 

      • parquet and herringbone 

      • mosaics 

      • panels 

      • border 

      • inset designs 

Next: Knowledge

You must know and understand:

  • How the resources should be used and how any problems associated with the resources are reported in relation to:

    • timber-based floorcoverings

    • wood blocks

    • shaped

    • interlocking

    • expansion joints

    • thresholds

    • skirtings

    • cover strips

    • ancillaries

    • adhesives

    • seals

    • lacquers

    • oils

    • wax

    • stains

    • protection materials

    • associated fixings, fittings and components

    • hand and power tools and ancillary equipment

  • Methods of calculating the quantity, length and wastage associated with the method and procedure to install specified design wood and timber-based floorcoverings

  • How to meet the contract specification in relation to the following:

    • how to check and ensure that subfloor surfaces are suitable for installing specified design wood and timber-based floorcoverings

    • how to interpret floor plans and transfer specified designs to floor areas for:

      • parquet and herringbone

      • mosaics

      • border

      • panels

      • inset designs

    • why it is important to ensure the appropriate underlays are in place

    • how to check:

      • datums

      • lines

      • angles

      • levels

      • diagonals

    • why it is important to acclimatise floorcoverings

    • how to cut and join wood and timber-based floorcoverings to form specified designs in contract and domestic situations for:

      • parquet and herringbone

      • mosaics

      • border

      • panels

      • inset designs

    • how to position, install and secure wood and timber-based floorcoverings, to setting out and reference marks for specified design installations in contract and domestic situations for:

      • parquet and herringbone

      • mosaics

      • border

      • panels

      • inset designs

      • how to form expansion joints

    • how to:

      • clean

      • sand

      • stain

      • wax

      • oil

      • lacquer

      • protect

      • wood and timber-based floorcoverings in contract and domestic situations

    • why it is important to finish and seal wood and timber-based floorcoverings in contract and domestic situations

    • why it is necessary to recognise and determine if underfloor heating is in-situ and respond accordingly

    • why it is important to recognise and determine when specialist skills and knowledge are required and report accordingly

    • the relevance of an assessment and its significance

    • why it is necessary to understand how to recognise specific requirements for structures of special interest, traditional construction, hard-to-treat buildings and historical significance

    • how to work with, around and in close proximity to plant and machinery

    • how to work at height using access equipment

    • how to use all hand and power tools and ancillary equipment

    • how and why operative care and maintenance of all hand and power tools and ancillary equipment is carried out

  • The importance of teamwork and communication

  • The importance of mental health awareness and wellbeing

  • The importance of applying Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) when dealing with others

  • The needs of other occupations associated installing specified design resilient or textile floorcoverings