using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
Tile Setter
USDOL
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Work Process Content
On the Job Training
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Repair/Patchwork
0
400
Use and Maintenance ofTools and Equipment
0
500
Preparation of Substrates for Tile
0
900
Mathematics/Layout Techniques
0
600
Wall/Ceiling Tile Installations per Industry Standards
0
1.2K
Floor/Stair/Countertop Tile Installations per Industry Standards
0
1.4K
Grout, Clean, and Seal Tile Work
0
500
Supplemental Skills and Specialty installations
0
500
Math Skills
19
- Calculate tile and stone quantities for basic projects
- Estimate manpower requirements for jobs
- Calculate tile and stone quantities for special shapes and applications
- Calculate setting material quantities for tile and stone
- Calculate grout quantities for tile and stone
- Calculate placement, location and cuts for the installation of accessory materials
- Use blueprints and specifications to determine calculations
- Solve problems related to rounding off numbers
- Properly measure capacity and mass
- Properly measure lengths
- Use fractions in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Convert between fractions and decimals
- Solve ratio and proportion problems
- Calculate the percentage value of a number
- Calculate the percentage value of one number relative to another
- Calculate perimeters and circumferences
- Calculate hypotenuse using Pythagorean & Theorem (3-4-5 method)
- Use formulas to calculate the areas of various shapes
- Calculate volumes of various shapes
Reading Blue Prints/Plans
11
- Interpret schedules and specifications
- Interpret elevation changes
- Interpret section views
- Interpret floor plans
- Interpret symbols & notations
- Interpret scaling & dimensions
- Interpret and sketch details
- Interpret plot plans
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Hand Tools
8
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of measuring tools
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of layout tools
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of tile cutters, nippers, and rubbing stones
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of chisels and hammers
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of trowels and floats
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of mortar and grout mixings tools
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of utility knives
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Power Tools
9
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of tile and stone saws
- Determine the proper saw blade required for cut
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of grinders
- Determine the proper grinding stone / wheel required for project
- Demonstrate the safe and proper use of polishers
- Determine the proper polishing wheel for project
- Demonstrates how to properly change blades, stones, wheels, and polishers
- Demonstrates proper techniques for drilling of tile, stone, glass
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Use and Maintain Tools & Equipment
7
- Checks electrical cords and equipment before use
- Keeps hand tools in good repair
- Demonstrates proper maintenance of power actuated equipment
- Keeps power tools clean and in good order
- Checks for required guards and other safety features on power equipment
- Stores tools properly
- Other tools and equipment maintenance as required
Lasers and Levels
10
- Inspects laser and/or level for accuracy prior to use
- Properly sets up laser for use
- Transfer elevations correctly
- Mark vertical and horizontal lines correctly using level
- Mark vertical and horizontal lines correctly using laser
- Turn angles for large projects
- Cleans laser/and or level after use
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Safety
14
- Wears safety glasses when required
- Wears gloves / long sleeves when required
- Identifies potential hazards prior to beginning work
- Reports potential hazards when noticed
- Follows processes and procedures as required
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Uses guards on equipment
- Wears required PPE
- Reviews SDS sheets prior to working with hazardous materials
- Uses ramps, ladders, and lifts correctly and safely
- Wears eye protection when needed
- Wears appropriate hearing apparatus when needed
- Wears appropriate breathing apparatus when needed
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Scaffolding
8
- Received and understands scaffolding systems and structures training
- Understands scaffold components and materials
- Wears proper safety equipment when using scaffolds
- Properly erects scaffolds
- Braces scaffold correctly
- Safely dismantles scaffolds
- Instructs users of scaffold of how to work safely on equipment
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Methods of Cutting Tile
15
- Measures and marks materials correctly
- Selects appropriate tool(s) for application
- Makes cuts accurately
- Trims material as needed
- Uses proper PPE for the project
- Follows safety rules and requirements associated with this section
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Measures and marks materials correctly
- Selects appropriate equipment for application
- Makes cuts accurately
- Uses proper PPE for the project
- Follows safety rules and requirements associated with this section
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Mixing Mortars, Epoxy Resins, and Adhesives
13
- Selects proper tools as required for the job
- Selects proper mortar types to be mixed as specified
- Maintains proper consistency as required
- Re-tempers as permitted
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Identifies equipment to be used
- Performs necessary maintenance
- Cleans equipment
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Handle and Move Job-Site Materials
28
- Provides clean, dry, secure area
- Provides storage area close to installation area
- Maintains clean and orderly storage area
- Stores materials so that labels are visible
- Stages materials according to work flow
- Monitors material inventory and reports to supervisor
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Handles material responsibility, using appropriate material handling equipment
- Identifies any hazardous or perishable materials
- Stores material as per manufacturer recommendations
- At the direction of the mechanic stages materials according to: Work flow Time requirements Where needed
- Maintains adequate inventory at installation site
- Reports missing or damaged materials to supervisor
- Coordinates scheduling material movement with on-site equipment
- Blends, sorts, and mixes materials as required
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers unused material, organizes, and re-stocks as appropriate
- Separates recyclable materials and disposes of according to job-site requirements
- Identifies and disposes of hazardous materials according to state and local regulations
- Gathers remaining waste and spoilage and disposes of it in an appropriate manner
- Identifies and secures materials to be returned to the shop
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Substrate Inspection
8
- Inspects integrity of substrate
- Identifies repairs needed to substrate
- Ensures substrate is a bondable surface
- If substrate repair needed, determines best method to repair substrate
- If slope is required, determines substrate has proper slope
- Identifies locations for expansion and movement joints
- Properly prepare surface for tile installation
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Walls - Thin Set
32
- Scraps, sweeps and cleans wall
- Checks for sound substrate. Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs
- Checks for within tolerance per specs: Straight, Flat, and Plumb
- Checks for painters’ overspray and correct substrate material
- Verifies finish heights
- Verify placement, size and shape of accessories and fixtures
- Maintains uniform joint width and height
- Performs final clean as necessary per manufacturer’s specs
- Identify any lighting related placement issues
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Corrects defects in substrate/framing
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Applies vapor/moisture barrier as required by specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Corrects defects in framing
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Applies vapor/moisture barrier
- Applies lath reinforcing
- Applies scratch coat per specs
- Applies mortar bed (float coat) per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Walls - Thin Bed
14
- Scrapes, sweeps, and cleans work surface
- Checks for sound substrate: Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs Properly bonded underlayments If containments are present, address per specs
- Checks for tolerance per specs and corrects as necessary: Straight, Flat and Level
- Checks for movement in joints: If present, verifies location and treats per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material of the specs
- Corrects and defects in substrate
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Floors - Mortar Bed
27
- Scrapes, sweeps, and cleans work surface
- Checks for sound substrate: Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs Properly bonded underlayments If containments are present, address per specs
- Checks for tolerance per specs and corrects as necessary: Straight, Flat and Level
- Checks for movement in joints: If present, verifies location and treats per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material of the specs
- Corrects and defects in substrate
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Dampens substrate
- Applies cementitious bond coat
- Applies dry pack mortar to wet bond coat
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material of the specs
- Corrects and defects in substrate
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Applies appropriate cleavage membrane
- Installs wire reinforcing as required
- Applies dry pack mortar per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Float, Screed and Scratch Walls
31
- Scrapes, sweeps, and cleans surfaces to be tiled
- Check for sound substrate: Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs Checks for tolerance per specs Straight, Plumb and Flat Verifies corrections by other trades
- Verifies finish heights and opening widths
- Verifies placement, size and shape of accessories and fixtures
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Identifies any lighting related placement issues
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Corrects any defects in framing
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Applies vapor/moisture barrier
- Applies lath reinforcing
- Applies scratch coat per specs
- Applies mortar bed (float coat) per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Corrects any defects in framing
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Apply vapor/moisture barrier if or as necessary
- Apply lath reinforcing if or as necessary
- Apply scratch/bond coat as necessary per specs
- Apply mortar bed (float coat) per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Prepare and Install Mortar Ceilings
35
- Scrapes, cleans ceilings
- Checks for sound substrate
- Checks for within tolerance per specs: Straight, Flat, and Level or Pitched
- Checks for painters’ overspray and that correct substrate material was used
- Verifies finish heights
- Verify placement, size and shape of accessories and fixtures
- Identifies any lighting related placement issues
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Protect other finishes
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs such as flat or pitch
- Corrects any defects in the framing
- Verify corrections by other trades
- Apply vapor/moisture barrier
- Apply lath reinforcing
- Apply scratch coat per specs
- Apply mortar bed (float coat) per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Protect other finishes
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs such as flat or pitch
- Corrects any defects in the framing
- Verify corrections by other trades
- Apply vapor/moisture barrier
- Apply lath reinforcing
- Apply scratch coat per specs
- Apply mortar bed (float coat) per specs
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Preparation of Countertops for Mortar Installation
12
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Protect other finishes
- Identifies tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Installs vapor/moisture barrier to counter and backsplash per specs
- Installs wire reinforcing to counter and backsplash per specs
- Installs punched metal strip or suitable substrate per specs
- Sets sink in mortar
- Applies wall mortar to backsplash and counter perimeter per specs
- Applies dry pack mortar to remainder of countertops
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Prepare and Install Shower Walls and Floors
26
- Scrapes, sweeps, cleans area as required
- Checks for sound substrate
- Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs
- Checks for tolerances per specs: Straight Flat Plumb and level
- Checks for painters’ overspray and confirms correct substrate material was used
- Verifies finish heights
- Verifies placement, size, shape of accessories/fixtures
- Identifies any lighting related placement issues
- Verifies slope to drain requirement
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gather necessary tools and equipment
- Identify tolerances necessary for the materials per specs
- Correct any defects in framing
- Check for proper placement of plumbing
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Inspects drain system, adjusts as necessary
- Dampens substrate
- Applies cementitious bond coat
- Applies dry pack mortar to pre sloped specs
- Allows to cure as necessary
- Applies waterproofing per specs
- Protects weep holes
- Applies wire reinforced mortar bed and slope per specs
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Prepare and Install Shower Walls and Floors (One Float Coat)
24
- Gather necessary tools and equipment
- Identify tolerances necessary for the materials per specs
- Correct any defects in framing
- Check for proper placement of plumbing
- Apply vapor/moisture barrier
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Applies waterproofing per code
- Apply lath reinforcing as required
- Apply scratch coat as required
- Apply mortar bed (float coat) as required
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gather necessary tools and equipment
- Identify tolerances necessary for the materials per specs
- Correct any defects in framing
- Check for proper placement of plumbing
- Apply vapor/moisture barrier
- Verifies corrections by other trades
- Applies waterproofing per code
- Apply lath reinforcing as necessary
- Apply scratch coat as required
- Apply mortar bed (float coat) as required
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Prepare and Install Countertops, Pullman, and Sinks
10
- Scrapes, sweeps, cleans areas to be tiled
- Checks for sound substrate
- Properly fastened cabinetry and substrate per specs
- Checks for tolerances per specs: Straight Flat Plumb and level
- Verify corrections by other trades
- Verifies finish heights and opening widths
- Verifies placement, size, shape of accessories/fixtures
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Prepare and Install Countertops, Pullman, and Sinks - Thin Set Method
6
- Gather necessary tools and materials
- Protect other finishes
- Identify tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Install and/or correct substrate as necessary
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Prepare and Install Countertops, Pullman, and Sinks - Thin Bed Method
11
- Gather necessary tools and materials
- Protect other finishes
- Identify tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Installs vapor/moisture barrier to counter/backsplash per specs
- Installs wire reinforcing to counter/backsplash per specs
- Installs punched metal strip or suitable substrates per specs
- Sets sink with mortar
- Applies wall mortar to backsplash and counter perimeters per specs
- Applies dry pack mortar to remainder of countertops
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Install Other Types of Substrates - Backer Board Walls
22
- Checks for sound substrate
- Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs
- Checks for tolerances per specs: Straight Flat Plumb
- Verifies finish heights
- Verifies placement, size, shape of accessories and fixture openings
- Identifies lighting related placement issues
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Protects other finishes
- Identify tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Trues framing as necessary to meet installation tolerances
- Installs and/or corrects substrate/framing as necessary
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Installs vapor barrier as required
- Installs backer board with fasteners per manufacturer’s specs and local codes
- Uses fastening spacing required by manufacturer
- Applies joint treatment per manufacturer’s specs
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Install Other Types of Substrates - Backer Board Floors
23
- Checks for sound substrate
- Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs
- Checks for tolerances per specs: Straight Flat Level
- Verifies finish heights
- Verifies placement, size, shape of accessories and fixture openings
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Scrapes, sweeps, cleans
- Identify tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Trues existing substrate as necessary to meet installation tolerances
- Protects other finishes
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Installs vapor barrier as required
- Trowels thin set to embed backer board per manufacturer
- Installs backer board with pattern and gap requirements as stated by manufacturer specs
- Installs backer board with fasteners and adhesives per manufacturer’s specs and local codes
- Uses fastening spacing required by manufacturer
- Applies joint treatment per manufacturer’s specs
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Installs Other Types of Substrates - Uncoupling Membranes Floors
21
- Checks for sound substrate
- Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs
- Checks for tolerances per specs: Straight Flat Level
- Verifies finish heights
- Verifies placement, size, shape of accessories and fixture openings
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Scrapes, sweeps, cleans
- Identify tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Trues existing substrate as necessary to meet installation tolerances
- Protects other finishes
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Trowels primer and/or thin set to embed uncoupling membranes per manufacturer
- Rolls out uncoupling membrane and presses into place per manufacturer
- Installs uncoupling membrane with pattern requirements as stated by manufacturer specs
- Installs seam tape as required by manufacturer
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Self-Leveling and Other Cementitious Underlayments
25
- Scrapes, sweeps, and cleans
- Checks for sound substrate
- Properly fastened and sound framing conditions per specs for wood sub-floors
- Clean, dry, and free of contaminants for concrete floors per specs
- Checks for tolerances per specs: Straight Flat Level
- Verifies finish heights
- Verifies placement, size, shape of accessories and fixture openings
- Documents and reports any discrepancies to supervisor
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Scrapes, sweeps, cleans
- Identify tolerances necessary for the material per the specs
- Seals all porous areas that may cause material to escape
- Protects other finishes
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Applies primer per manufacturer’s specs
- Mixes and applies underlayment per manufacturer’s specs
- True existing substrate as necessary to meet installation tolerances
- Cleans work area and tools
- Follows supervisor’s directions
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
The Product Knowledge
9
- Knows the difference between natural, calibrated, rectified
- Knows the ANSI standards for the various types of tile
- Reads tile boxes for standards and tile specific instructions
- References ANSI and TCNA Handbook as needed prior to installation
- Knows where to find lippage, grout joint width, and substrate requirements in ANSI
- Understands the type of adhesive required based on the usage and type of tile being installed
- Understands reason for straight trowel method vs swirling
- Understands coverage requirements
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Layout
8
- Able to center and balance a room
- Per ANSI, ensures that not less than ½ tile is used when possible
- Able to keep pattern running between rooms
- Utilizes 3,4,5 method or square to check work prior to installation
- Continues pattern around corners
- Uses chalk lines or lasers to mark lines for tile layout
- If creating pattern, gets mock up approved by owner/architect/GC
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Tile Installation
11
- Follows proper layout according to plans and specs
- Establishes plumb and level controls
- Dampens substrate as necessary (dependent on substrate)
- Spreads bonding material correctly using correct trowel
- Installs tile
- Checks for coverage of thinset/adhesive
- Adjusts and aligns as necessary
- Cleans work surface
- Leaves correct joint spacing
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Ceramic Tile Project Repairs
8
- Understand circumstances that cause damage to tile work
- Know what to look for and how to repair tile installation
- Properly remove damaged or loose tile
- Repair and prepare backings and substrates tile installation
- Replace tile as required
- Properly grout and reseal tile as required
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Natural Stone Products
23
- Identify and describe natural stone products
- Describe types, characteristics and uses for marble
- Describe types, characteristics and uses for granite
- Describe types, characteristics and uses for slate
- Describe types, characteristics and uses for agglomerate tile and slabs
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Inspection and preparation of substrates for stone products
- Install stone, marble and state on horizontal surfaces
- Install stone, marble and slate on vertical surfaces
- Polish stone and marble edges and cuts
- Grout, clean and seat stone projects
- Install marble, granite and slate for stairs and special projects
- Follows TCNA Handbook / manufacturer recommendations
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Describe the conditions that cause stone and marble to deteriorate, crack and spall
- Inspect and note stone/marble requiring replacement
- Remove cracked and spalled stone and marble slabs
- Repair and prepare backings and substrates for stone and marble
- Replace stone and marble slabs
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Grouting
29
- Checks for any residual setting material or foreign matter in the joints or on the surface
- Checks for any loose, damaged or improperly installed tiles
- Identifies areas to be grouted
- Identifies areas to be caulked or left ungrouted
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Verifies correct color and type of grout
- Protects adjacent finished surfaces
- Cleans any residual setting material or foreign matter
- Replaces any loose, damaged or improperly installed tiles
- Identifies and protects proper mixing area
- Locates potable water source and disposal area
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Mixes proper quantity of grout per manufacturer’s specs
- Uses proper float
- Works grout thoroughly into joints
- Cleans excess off tile surface and joints as needed
- Allows proper set up time per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Washes excess grout from surface of tile and joints
- Maintains uniform joint width and height
- Performs final clean as necessary per manufacturer’s specs
- Polishes haze from tile surface
- Cleans tools and work area
- Properly dispose of grout water
- Protects grouted work area as required
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Clean, Caulk, and Seal Surfaces
36
- Checks tile and grouting for any imperfections
- Determines that installation has properly cured per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Identifies areas to be cleaned, caulked, and sealed
- Determines and identifies any contaminants from other trades
- Verifies that proper ventilation exists
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Gathers necessary tools and materials
- Verifies correct cleaner, caulk, and sealer
- Protects adjacent finished surfaces
- Assures areas to be caulked are free of debris and containments
- Locates potable water source and disposal area
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Mixes proper quantity of cleaning materials per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Uses proper applicator per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Allows contact time per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Performs a final clean as necessary per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Protects finished surfaces as needed
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Verifies correct color and material
- Prime areas to be caulked as required
- Uses proper applicator per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Applies caulk using proper tools as needed
- Allows proper contact time per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Removes excess caulk from surface of tile
- Protects finished surfaces as needed
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
- Uses proper applicator per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Allows proper contact time per manufacturer’s recommendations
- Removes excess sealer from surface of tile and joints
- Protects finished work as needed
- Follows safety rules and requirements appropriate with this section
- Follows other processes and procedures as required
Related Instruction Content
Training Provider(s):
Orientation
6
Orientation to the Job Safety Requirements What is Takes to be a Tile Setter Job Description and Physical Skills
OSHA Construction Safety 30 hour
30
Safety
8
CPR/First Aid Scaffolding Forklift/Elevation Equipment Dust and Silica SDS PPE
Tools and Equipment
20
Lasers and Levels Making Jigs Lippage Tuning Systems Trowels
Material Handling & Identification
8
Types of Tile Communication Cutting, Finishing, Fitting Assessing Tile Lifting Techniques Proper Staging
Substrate Prep
38
Assessing Work of Others Backer Boards Water Tests Coordination with Other Trades Underlayments Crack Isolation Membranes Waterproof Membranes ANSI A108.01 Requirements Substrate Suitability Utilizing Tools to Prepare Substrate Bondable Surfaces Surface Profile
Mortars/Adhesives/Thin-Sets
34
Intro to Adhesives and Thin-Sets ANSI Standards Intro to Tile Standards Differences in Thin-Sets
Layout and Mathematics
40
Center and Balance Room Determining Trim Requirements Radius Layout Patterns Estimating Tile Needed Layouts Mock Ups Miters and Math for Angles
Reading Plans and Specs
34
Plans Patterns Specifications Pre-Install Adapting to Change Managing Change Reading Plans and Specs Together Costs Related to Decisions
TCNA Handbook Installation Methods
60
Reading Handbook Details Interior Floor Methods Bathtub Methods Shower Benches Interior Wall Methods Bathtub/Shower Methods Shower Methods Shower Benches Jambs, Curbs, Knee Walls Stone Installations
Shower Receptors
20
Water Theory Curbs Mold and Demolition/Repair Drains Wet Area Repairs Tile/Stone Water Management ADA Requirements
Mud Bed Floors and Walls
15
Wall Mud In Floor Heating Mud Setting Stone Stringing & Elevation Changes
Grouting and Finishing
40
Introduction to Grouts Grout Overview Standard Cement Grout Epoxy Grout High Performance Cement Grout Ready to Use Grout Grout Problems & Remedies Grout Clean-Up & Detailing
Sealants and Expansion Joints
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Movement Joints in Showers Communication of Movement Joints
Advanced Topics
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Gauged Porcelain Tile Stone/Stone Slab Installation Water Jets Rainscreens Site Management Communication: GC/Owner/Architect Glass/Mosaic Installation Elevator Cabs Steam Rooms Exteriors Balconies/Patios/Roof Decks Sealants Production/Goal Setting
Certified Tile Installer (CTI)
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CTI Videos CTI Hands On Test CTI Written Test