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O*NET detailed work activityApply adhesives to construction materials
Stays humanHands-on work
12 jobs20 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Perform general construction or extraction activities, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 20 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Apply adhesive cement to floor or wall material to join and adhere foundation material.
- Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces.
- Use mechanical applicators that spread compounds and embed tape in one operation.
- Bond wood reinforcing strips to decks and cabin structures of watercraft, using resin-saturated fiberglass.
- Cement or nail flashing strips of metal or shingle over joints to make them watertight.
- Mask off mold areas not to be laminated, using cellophane, wax paper, masking tape, or special sprays containing mold-release substances.
- Spread mastic or other adhesive base on roof deck to form base for promenade tile, using serrated spreader.
- Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.
- Apply thinned glue to waterproof porous surfaces, using brushes, rollers, or pasting machines.
- Glue and clamp edges or joints of assembled parts.
- Brush glue onto manila paper on which design has been drawn and position tiles, finished side down, onto paper.
- Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together.
- Cut tile or linoleum to fit and spread adhesives on flooring for installation.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Apply mortar to tile back, position the tile, and press or tap with trowel handle to affix tile to base.
- Connect pipe pieces and seal joints, using welding equipment, cement, or glue.
- Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.
- Prepare surfaces for tiling by attaching lath or waterproof paper, or by applying a cement mortar coat to a metal screen.
- Cut, miter, and glue piping insulation to insulate plumbing pipes and fittings.
- Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.
- Mix paste, using paste powder and water, and brush paste onto surfaces.