How do they match: Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

  • Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles

  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Apply material to fill gaps in surfaces.
  • Clean surfaces in preparation for work activities.
  • Finish concrete surfaces.
  • Prepare surfaces for finishing.