You must be able to:

  • demonstrate work skills to measure, set out, strip, cut out, remove, make good, apply, position, secure and finish

  • prepare surfaces to receive wall and floor tiling using appropriate accessories to produce finished work that conforms to British standards, manufacturers information and technical data sheets and undertaking the following as needed:

    • ensuring surfaces are level and plumb

    • conducting remedial work in accordance with specification

    • mixing primers, screeds, levelling compounds and suitable materials to specification

    • applying primers, screeds, levelling compounds and suitable materials to specification

    • siting and installation of movement joints

    • installation of membranes

Next: Knowledge

You must know and understand:

  • how to prepare backgrounds using primers and suitable materials that conform to British standards, manufacturers information and technical data sheets for the following:

    • ensuring surfaces are level and plumb

    • mixing primers, screeds, levelling compounds and suitable materials to specification

    • applying primers, screeds, levelling compounds and suitable materials to specification

    • siting and installation of movement joints

    • installing membranes

    • conducting remedial work in accordance with specification

  • the reasons for selecting and preparing the appropriate type of background to receive wall and floor tiling for the following:

    • wall and floorboards 

    • plaster 

    • screed 

    • render  

    • concrete 

  • how to mix and apply cement and sand renders, and screed and plaster renders to internal and external surfaces

  • how to mix and apply proprietary material to make good the surfaces

  • how to install appropriate accessories

  • how to locate and install movement joints

  • why, it is important to use waterproof tanking, uncoupling, decoupling, acoustic and anti-fracture membranes

  • how to prepare and apply different types of specialist preparations such as waterproof tanking, decoupling, uncoupling, acoustic and anti-fracture membranes

  • the difference in types of common preparation methods, there make-up and application including screed, levelling compounds, priming and surface preparation depending on substrate