// Unit group · 7121

Roofers

Roofers build and repair roofs on all types of buildings using one or more kinds of material.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 71 Building and Related Trades Workers (excluding Electricians) / 712 Building Finishers and Related Trades Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

Heat and coldLifting and postureNoiseWork at height

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Hammers

studying drawings, specifications and construction sites to determine materials required

covering roof frameworks with slate and pre-fabricated tiles to cover pitched roofs

laying a waterproof shield and fixing metallic or synthetic materials to a building’s frame

sizing and cutting roofing materials to fit around edges, corners and protuberances such as chimneys

using natural materials such as thatching to provide roof coverings

creating temporary structures such as scaffolding and ladders.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Asphalt roofer
- Metal roofer
- Roof fixer
- Roof tiler
- Slate roofer
- Thatcher

Notes

Installers of metal roofing are classified in Unit Group 7121: Roofers. Workers who make sheet metal products for adaptation and installation by roofers are classified in Unit Group 7213: Sheet Metal Workers.

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