Segmental Pavers
Lay out, cut, and place segmental paving units. Includes installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.
- Tasks
- 12 tasks12 core
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-4091.00SOC 2018: 47-4091
What the work is made of
All 12 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Prepare base for installation by removing unstable or unsuitable materials, compacting and grading the soil, draining or stabilizing weak or saturated soils and taking measures to prevent water penetration and migration of bedding sand.Core taskTask 8285Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 2. Supply and place base materials, edge restraints, bedding sand and jointing sand.Core taskTask 8284Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 3. Discuss the design with the client.Core taskTask 8292Rated by 74 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 4. Set pavers, aligning and spacing them correctly.Core taskTask 8287Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 5. Sweep sand into the joints and compact pavement until the joints are full.Core taskTask 8288Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 6. Screed sand level to an even thickness, and recheck sand exposed to elements, raking and rescreeding if necessary.Core taskTask 8294Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 7. Cut paving stones to size and for edges, using a splitter and a masonry saw.Core taskTask 8293Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 8. Compact bedding sand and pavers to finish the paved area, using a plate compactor.Core taskTask 8289Rated by 76 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 9. Design paver installation layout pattern and create markings for directional references of joints and stringlines.Core taskTask 8290Rated by 76 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 10. Sweep sand from the surface prior to opening to traffic.Core taskTask 8286Rated by 75 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 11. Resurface an outside area with cobblestones, terracotta tiles, concrete or other materials.Core taskTask 8291Rated by 74 people who do the job, June 2008
- Task 12. Cement the edges of the paved area.Core taskTask 8295Rated by 74 people who do the job, June 2008
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-4091
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