Roofer Specific Skills

Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel; Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings; Install sheet metal flashings; Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools; Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level

Personal Suitability Dependability; Reliability

Work Location Information Various locations

Work Site Environment Dangerous; Outdoors; At heights; Dusty

Work Setting Residential; Institutional; Commercial

Weight Handling Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Area of Specialization

Tiled roofs; Shingled roofs; Conventional and inverted built-up system; Rigid pre-formed roofing system; Single ply sheet membrane roofing system; Modified roofing system

Additional Skills

Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications; Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Experience 3 years to less than 5 years

Education No degree, certificate or diploma

Languages English