How do they match: Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

  • Concrete Setter
  • Concrete Form Setter
  • Joint Setter

  • 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; and use saws to cut expansion joints.

  • Set the forms that hold concrete to the desired pitch and depth, and align them.
  • Build wooden molds, and clamp molds around area to be repaired, using hand tools.
  • Chip, scrape, and grind high spots, ridges, and rough projections to finish concrete, using pneumatic chisels, power grinders, or hand tools.
  • 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.
  • Mold expansion joints and edges, using edging tools, jointers, and straightedge.
  • Polish surface, using polishing or surfacing machine.

  • Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools.