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Constructs, erects, installs, renovates and repairs structures and
fixtures of wood, plywood, wallboard and other materials.
SKILL LEVEL:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate
III or higher qualification. Registration or licensing may be
required.
TASKS INCLUDE:
- studies drawings and specifications to determine materials
required, dimensions and installation procedures
- orders and selects timbers and materials, and prepares layouts
- cuts materials with hand and power tools, and assembles or
nails cut and shaped parts
- erects framework, lays sub-flooring and verifies trueness of
structures
- assembles ceiling joists and rafters to construct roof framing,
or nails pre- fabricated roof trusses into place
- nails fascia panels, sheathes roofs and fits exterior wall
cladding to enclose structures
- cuts and nails frames around windows and doors, hangs
doors, installs prefabricated units and other structures, and
nails floor-boards over sub-floor
- may install door handles, locks, hardware, flooring underlay,
suspended ceilings, insulating materials and other fixtures
- may examine and remove parts of existing structures, do
minor preparatory work and install building supports
- may erect scaffolding and steel studding
SPECIALISATIONS:
Fixing Carpenter
Formwork Carpenter
Prop and Scenery Maker
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