taffordbark Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Carpet and floor layers required for a well established,soon to expand company in pooraka,north adelaide. P.M me for details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Telza123 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Soon to be moving to Oz on a one year working visa. I have been accepted . Fully qualified, experienced and insured. What is the pay like over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Telza123 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hi could you tell me more about this please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffordbark Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I dont know about he rest of australia but the rates in Adelaide are comparible with what I was getting in the UK a couple of years ago,,the work is quite different though as every job is usualy a full house of either carpet,vinyl or laminate/floatig floors. I have only done 2 hsl's in 2 years but there is usualy lots of seaming to do as all of the carpet here is 12foot wide and most of the rooms are a lot biggger than that. You dont get crappy broken up ashphalt floors or rotting timber floors in ancient properties like you do in the uk so remedial work is usualy quite minimal, and they don't use doortrims like in the UK ,most doorways have to be seamed up. There is plenty of comercial work available as well,,in fact I have been working on the same job since july last year,sadly this is coming to an end ut there are lots of other big projects if thats your thing. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Telza123 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Sounds Good To Me, I'm looking to be out there next year. I jump between comercial and domestic here in London. Is the work normaly on a price or day rates, in London now a day rate ranges from £125 to £180 depending on what's involved obviously. I'm really looking forward to getting out there just worried about getting work and how much money to take with me to use while I'm looking for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest julesnjas Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hi can you tell me what kind of vinyl you are talking about as im an Amtico / Karndean design vinyl specialist. Many thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taffordbark Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 The rates are usualy piece work, I myself have been earning around $500 per day laying commercial vinyl. You will find lots of work if you can do a bit of everything as the layers out here seem to only do one thing i.e a carpet layer does not do vinyls,,a vinyl layer does not do carpets,a laminate layer doesnt do anything but laminate. Most of the stores I have dealt with are always looking for good reliable fitters as there seems to be a shortage ,especialy if you can do everything. Until I came out here I never toutched karndean,but have also been layingthis,,straight lay is around $12 per metre but your average job is 120m2 plus! and the prep is a lot easier than back home as the floors are in better condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulswin Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hey guys we're coming to Perth in February any help/contacts would be much appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adelaide Bound Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Carpet and floor layers required for a well established,soon to expand company in pooraka,north adelaide. P.M me for details Hi, could you please provide some more information. My husband is a floor layer with lots of experience. Is there any possibility of Employer Sponsorship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamskyline Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I know this is an old thread but I'm looking into coming out to oZ soon and have been fitting since I was 18' that was 15 yes ago so I have quite a bit of experience. I have been with a company called carpet right now for over 8 yrs and have done various tests with them I have certificates and am f.I.t.a. Registered here in the uk. I have fitted some amtico and karndeen with a trained fitter but usually just fit carpet and vinyl for carpet right. Any help would be appreciated for anywhere in Australia tbh, thanks Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsthestory Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I know this is an old thread but I'm looking into coming out to oZ soon and have been fitting since I was 18' that was 15 yes ago so I have quite a bit of experience. I have been with a company called carpet right now for over 8 yrs and have done various tests with them I have certificates and am f.I.t.a. Registered here in the uk. I have fitted some amtico and karndeen with a trained fitter but usually just fit carpet and vinyl for carpet right. Any help would be appreciated for anywhere in Australia tbh, thanks Graham. Hi Graham, i too am heading to oz (Adelaide) this year, i primarily fit karndean and contract vinyl, had no luck hitting any tidy contacts thru here tho. any good info you can share? where you headed mate? regards Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamskyline Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Hi Danny. I'm going to Sydney in a couple of weeks. I'm there for a month to visit friends and search for info on work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamskyline Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Sorry just realised this is an old post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatandKel Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Hi Graham, Are you looking to come to oz on a more permanent basis, we have a floor covering business in Scone (Horse capital of Australia) New South Wales, 3 hours north of Sydney. An opportunity has became available for a full time layer, what aspects of floor covers are you experienced in.: Email us at: countrycarpets@bigpond.com Many Thanks Mat and Kel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahamskyline Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Sent you an email Matandkel. Yes I'm interested in sponsorship. A couple of weeks now till I land in Sydney. I'm happy to come over to scone to meet up for a chat if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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