Roof Tiler

Cover roofs to keep the structure or area waterproof

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As a roof tiler, you use tiles, sheets and shingles to form a waterproof surface on the roof.

$85,000

Benefits

  • Indoor work
  • Physical work
  • Earn while you learn
A typical day may involve
  • Studying drawings, specifications and work sites to determine materials required
  • Erecting ladders and scaffolds
  • Placing and securing waterproof sheets over eaves
  • Nailing and stapling roofing underlay to roofs
  • Aligning starter rows of roofing material with edges of roofs, securing with wire, staples and nails, and overlapping successive layers of tiles
  • Sizing and cutting roofing material to fit around vents, chimney edges, corners and ridges
  • Fixing edge and ridge tiles in cement mortar
  • Slipping roofing material under prefabricated flashing and nailing it down
  • Caulking and flashing exposed nail heads to prevent leaks
    • It helps to be good at
  • Physical tasks
  • Using tools
  • Working at heights

    • Qualifications/ Equivalent Certification and Experience

  • Cert III Roof Tiling
  • Apprenticeship

    • You may be able to work in

    • Construction

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