Floor Layers
Code: 47-2042.00
Description : Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.
JobTitles : Floor Coverings Installer, Flooring Installer, Vinyl Installer, Floor Covering Contractor, Floor Layer, Flooring Mechanic, Tile Installer, Tile Setter, Flooring Helper
Tasks:
- Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
- Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
- Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
- Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.
- Form a smooth foundation by stapling plywood or Masonite over the floor or by brushing waterproof compound onto surface and filling cracks with plaster, putty, or grout to seal pores.
- Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
- Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
- Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
- Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
- Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams.