Help brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, or tile and marble setters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
<ul><li>Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas.</li><li>Erect scaffolding or other installation structures.</li><li>Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters.</li><li>Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements.</li><li>Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces.</li><li>Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment.</li><li>Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences.</li><li>Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines.</li><li>Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment.</li><li>Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.</li><li>Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels.</li><li>Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels.</li><li>Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.</li><li>Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.</li><li>Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials.</li></ul>