Tilesetters

Example job titles

• apprentice tilesetter
• ceramic tile installer
• marble setter
• terrazzo polisher
• terrazzo worker
• tile installer
• tilesetter

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Prepare, measure and mark surface to be covered
• Build underbeds and install anchor bolts, wires and brackets
• Mix, apply and spread mortar, cement, mastic, glue or other adhesives using hand trowel
• Set tiles in position and apply pressure to affix tiles to base
• Align and straighten tile using levels, squares and straightedges
• Cut and fit tiles around obstacles and openings using hand and power cutting tools
• Pack grout into joints between tiles and remove excess grout
• Install tile strips
• Lay and set mosaic tiles to create decorative wall, mural and floor designs

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over three years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in tilesetting is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Trade certification for tilesetters is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified tilesetters upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

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