Tile and Stone Setters

What Does a Tile and Stone Setters Do?

Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Align and straighten tile using levels, squares, and straightedges.
• 2Finish and dress the joints and wipe excess grout from between tiles, using damp sponge.
• 3Cut and shape tile to fit around obstacles and into odd spaces and corners, using hand and power cutting tools.
• 4Determine and implement the best layout to achieve a desired pattern.
• 5Mix, apply, and spread plaster, concrete, mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives to form a bed for the tiles, using brush, trowel and screed.
• 6Study blueprints and examine surface to be covered to determine amount of material needed.
• 7Measure and mark surfaces to be tiled, following blueprints.
• 8Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural, and floor designs.

Required Skills

• Aya Associates Comp-U-Floor
• EasyCAD Iris 2D
• Measure Square FloorEstimate Pro
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Salesforce software
• TileGem

Tile and Stone Setters Salary