PLATELIKE SURFACE FINISHING MATERIAL APPLYING AND CONSTRUCTING APPARATUS

PURPOSE:To facilitate a tiling operation, to reduce the number of steps, to obtain a stable adherence and to provide a simple structure and easy handling by comprising of a plate material conveyor having many plate material holders attached to a crawler and a plate material applying unit for pressing plate materials held by the holders to a surface to be applied. CONSTITUTION:A platelike surface finishing material applying and constructing apparatus comprises a tile conveyor 15 composed by attaching many tile holders 28 to a crawler 26 engaged along a frame 16, and a tile applying unit 46 for pressing tiles held by the holders 28 to a surface to be tiled. The conveyor 15 is laid along the surface to be tiled by suitable means such as guide rails 1, 2, a crane, etc., provided on the surface to be tiled. Tiles are supplied one by one to the holders 28 according to an operating amount, and applied one by one to a wall surface 3 by the unit 46.