Overview

– Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
– Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
– Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
– Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
– Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
– Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
– Build and repair wooden frames used to mould concrete products