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Floor Layer What They Do

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

This career is part of the Architecture and Construction cluster Construction pathway.

Sweeps, scrapes, sands, or chips dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering.
Cuts flooring material to fit around obstructions.
Inspects surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry.
Trims excess covering materials, tacks edges, and joins sections of covering material to form tight joint.
Forms 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.
Measures and marks guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers.
Cuts covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches.
Rolls and presses sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller.
Applies adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
Lays out, positions, and applies shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs.

People who do this job report that:

You would often handle loads up to 20 lbs., sometimes up to 50 lbs. You might do a lot of lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling.
Work in this occupation involves bending or twisting your body more than one-third of the time
Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
Exposure to pollutants, gases, dust, fumes, odors, poor ventilation, etc.
Requires getting into awkward positions
Lighting is either extremely bright or inadequate
Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
Exposed to hazardous equipment such as saws, machinery, or vehicular traffic more than once a month
Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Work in this occupation involves kneeling, crouching, stooping, and/or crawling more than one-third of the time
Sound and noise levels are loud and distracting
Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time

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