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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Smooth and finish surfaces of poured concrete, such as floors, walks, sidewalks, roads, or curbs using a variety of hand and power tools. Align forms for sidewalks, curbs, or gutters; patch voids; use saws to cut expansion joints.
Other names for Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers:
Cement Finisher, Cement Gun Operator, Cement Mason, Cement Mason Apprentice, Cement Patcher, Cementer, Column Precaster, Concrete Fence Builder, Concrete Finisher, Concrete Finisher Apprentice, Concrete Floater, Concrete Floor Installer, Concrete Grinder Operator, Concrete Mason, Concrete Placement Equipment Operator, Concrete Pointer, Concrete Polisher, Concrete Rubber, Concrete Smoother, Concrete Stone Finisher, Curb Builder, Equipment Operator, Finisher, Float Operator, Floor Grinder, Joint Finisher, Joint Setter, Mason, Operator, Swimming Pool Installer,
What do Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers do?
Check the forms that hold the concrete to see that they are properly constructed.
Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
Spread, level, and smooth concrete, using rake, shovel, hand or power trowel, hand or power screed, and float.
Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
Monitor how the wind, heat, or cold affect the curing of the concrete throughout the entire process.
Signal truck driver to position truck to facilitate pouring concrete, and move chute to direct concrete on forms.
Produce rough concrete surface, using broom.
Operate power vibrator to compact concrete.
Direct the casting of the concrete and supervise laborers who use shovels or special tools to spread it.
Mix cement, sand, and water to produce concrete, grout, or slurry, using hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine.
Cut out damaged areas, drill holes for reinforcing rods, and position reinforcing rods to repair concrete, using power saw and drill.
Wet concrete surface, and rub with stone to smooth surface and obtain specified finish.
Wet surface to prepare for bonding, fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry, and smooth, using trowel.
Clean chipped area, using wire brush, and feel and observe surface to determine if it is rough or uneven.
Apply hardening and sealing compounds to cure surface of concrete, and waterproof or restore surface.
Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.
Spread roofing paper on surface of foundation, and spread concrete onto roofing paper with trowel to form terrazzo base.
Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.
Sprinkle colored marble or stone chips, powdered steel, or coloring powder over surface to produce prescribed finish.
Cut metal division strips, and press them into terrazzo base so that top edges form desired design or pattern.
Fabricate concrete beams, columns, and panels.
Waterproof or restore concrete surfaces, using appropriate compounds.
Install anchor bolts, steel plates, door sills and other fixtures in freshly poured concrete or pattern or stamp the surface to provide a decorative finish.
Apply muriatic acid to clean surface, and rinse with water.
Push roller over surface to embed chips in surface.
Polish surface, using polishing or surfacing machine.
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Tangent benders
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Edgers
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Floats
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Hand clamps
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Floats
Concrete mixers or plants
Cement pumping units
Power routers
Power saws
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Tampers
Paint rollers
Concrete vibrators
Power drills
Power saws
Pry bars
Curing machines
Shovels
Desktop computers
Saw blades
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Trowels
Squeegees or washers
Tilt trucks
Respirators
Edgers
Edgers
Gas generators
Cement bulk material equipment
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Cement retainers
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Trowels
Power saws
Gas generators
Batching plants or feeders
Hand sprayers
Trowels
Grinders
Edgers
Plaster or mortar mixers
Hand sprayers
Cement retainers
Hammers
Power saws
Demolition hammers
Aggregate spreaders
Concrete vibrators
Tampers
Ladders
Jacks
Batching plants or feeders
Shovels
Trowels
Floats
Power saws
Trowels
Levels
Tape measures
Measuring wheels for distance
Plaster or mortar mixers
Power saws
Trowels
Notebook computers
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Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Pneumatic nail drivers
Trowels
Trowels
Power drills
Post hole digger
Floats
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Pry bars
Tangent benders
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Paving breakers
Power buggies
Power saws
Trowels
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Batching plants or feeders
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Batching plants or feeders
Trowels
Shovels
Batching plants or feeders
Floats
Scarifiers
Screwdrivers
Cement retainers
Curbing machines
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Batching plants or feeders
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Floats
Shovels
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Trowels
Paint brushes
Straight edges
Concrete vibrators
Trowels
Levels
Cement bulk material equipment
Concrete spreaders
Trowels
Utility knives
Concrete spreaders
Concrete spreaders
Paving breakers
Power buggies
Concrete spreaders
Trowels
Water pumps
Concrete spreaders
Wheelbarrows
Floats
Cement retainers
Technology used
Project management software
Accounting software
Information retrieval or search software
Analytical or scientific software