Nails template to floor, using cement nails and hammer.
Enlarges recessed area around reinforcement rod projecting from floor at column installation site to ensure proper height of column when installed, using hammer and chisel. Wets area with water to ensure bonding of mortar, and applies mortar with trowel. Installs column in wet mortar with protruding pipe end of column down over rod. Aligns and braces column vertically, using bubble lever, board, nails, and hammer. Nails upper column support templates to top of columns, using hammer and measures distance between columns, using tape.