Apply blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors.

• Floor Layer
• Floor-Covering Layer
• Floor-Layer Apprentice
• Soft-Tile Setter

• Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
• Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
• Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions.
• Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams.
• Disconnect and remove appliances, light fixtures, and worn floor and wall covering from floors, walls, and cabinets.
• 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.
• Heat and soften floor covering materials to patch cracks or fit floor coverings around irregular surfaces, using blowtorch.
• Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
• Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.
• Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
• Remove excess cement to clean finished surface.
• Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
• Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
• Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint.

• adhere to safety procedures
• apply adhesives, caulking, sealants, or coatings
• apply grouting or other masonry adhesives
• clean rooms or work areas
• cut, fit, or join floor covering or foundation materials
• erect scaffold
• estimate materials or labor requirements
• fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
• inspect premises or structure for evidence of deterioration or damage
• install carpet, linoleum, tile, or related material onto floors or walls
• install prefabricated building components
• measure and mark reference points or cutting lines on workpieces
• move or fit heavy objects
• perform safety inspections in construction or resource extraction setting
• prepare building surfaces for paint, finishes, wallpaper, or adhesives
• read blueprints
• read tape measure
• read technical drawings
• understand construction specifications
• use basic carpentry techniques
• use blowtorch
• use hand or power tools
• use measuring devices in construction or extraction work