Wall and Floor Tilers

Key Tasks

• •Examining plans, measuring and marking surfaces and laying out work
• •Preparing wall and floor surfaces by removing old tiles, grout and adhesive, filling holes and cracks, and cleaning surfaces
• •Spreading adhesive onto prepared surfaces and tiles, and setting tiles in position
• •Using tile-cutting tools to cut and shape tiles needed for edges and corners, and around objects such as fittings and pipes
• •Ensuring tiles are correctly aligned and spaced
• •Grouting tiles, and cleaning and removing excess grout
• •Applying waterproofing systems
• •May lay floors of granolithic, terrazzo, cement or similar composition
• •May lay coloured tiles in patterns to create mosaics

Employment Projections to 2034