Set up vapor barriers and vents.
Roofing work description.
May spray roofs sidings and walls with material to bind seal insulate or soundproof sections of structures.
Install insulation and solar energy systems.
Also known as roof mechanics or roofing contractors roofers inspect repair replace or maintain the roofs of residential homes and buildings.
They use a variety of materials such a metal aluminum wood shingles tiles slate and steel.
Removing debris garbage and dangerous materials from sites.
2 aligns roofing material with edge of roof and overlaps successive layers gauging distance of overlap with chalkline gauge on shingling hatchet or by lines on shingles.
Although some roofers work alone many work as part of a crew.
1 covers roofs with roofing materials other than sheet metal such as composition shingles or sheets wood shingles or asphalt and gravel to waterproof roofs.
A roofer repairs replaces and installs roofs on residential homes or commercial buildings.
Electricians and painters as required.
Whether they lay roofing on large business buildings in commercial settings or on houses in the private sector roofers are laborers who often work in hot sunny conditions.
Loading and unloading of materials tools and equipment.
A roofer is responsible for repairing replacing and installing roofs on residential homes or commercial buildings.
Use hand tools and other equipment e g.
Roofing work can be physically demanding because it involves heavy lifting as well as climbing bending and kneeling.
Cuts roofing paper to size using knife and nails or staples it to roof in overlapping strips to form base for roofing materials.
Duties tasks part 2.
May spray roofs sidings and walls with material to bind seal insulate or soundproof sections of structures.
Restock roofing materials such as clay and cement.
Roofers work outdoors in very hot or very cold weather but they do not work when there is precipitation or when it is very windy.
Roofers specialize in the placement removal and repair of various roofing materials such as asphalt wood and plastics.
Smoothen roof surfaces and fill in edges with cement.
Roofers scale the tops of a property to repair leaky roofs replace broken tiles or seal areas to make them watertight.
Cover roofs of structures with shingles slate asphalt aluminum wood and related materials.
Assembling and breaking down barricades temporary structures and scaffolding.
Ensure roofs protect buildings from weather conditions such as rain or snow.
Summary description cover roofs of structures with shingles slate asphalt aluminum wood or related materials.
Preparing construction sites materials and tools.