General:

Lays ceramic, clay, slate, marble and glass tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes.

Tasks Include:

• examines plans, measures and marks surfaces and lays out work
• prepares wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, and cleaning and dry polishing
• spreads adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, and sets tiles in position
• ensures tiles are aligned
• grouts tiles and cleans and removes excess grout
• may lay floors of granolithic, terrazzo, cement or similar composition