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

Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material. Cut covering and foundation materials, according to blueprints and sketches. Cut flooring material to fit around obstructions. Determine traffic areas and decide location of seams. Form 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. Heat and soften floor covering materials to patch cracks or fit floor coverings around irregular surfaces, using blowtorch. Inspect surface to be covered to ensure that it is firm and dry. Lay out, position, and apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative coverings to floors, walls, and cabinets, following guidelines to keep courses straight and create designs. Measure and mark guidelines on surfaces or foundations, using chalk lines and dividers. Remove excess cement to clean finished surface. Roll and press sheet wall and floor covering into cement base to smooth and finish surface, using hand roller. Sweep, scrape, sand, or chip dirt and irregularities to clean base surfaces, correcting imperfections that may show through the covering. Trim excess covering materials, tack edges, and join sections of covering material to form tight joint. Disconnect and remove appliances, light fixtures, and worn floor and wall covering from floors, walls, and cabinets.

Installation -- Installing equipment , machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. Mathematics -- Using mathematics to solve problems. Equipment Selection -- Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information -- Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.