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Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
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Prepare cost estimates for clients or employers.
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Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
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Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.
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Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.
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Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patching plaster, trowel, and sanding tool.
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Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
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Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
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Perform minor plumbing, welding, or concrete mixing work.
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Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses or buildings, using paint, hand tools, or paneling.
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Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative paneling to ceilings or walls.
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Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.
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Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
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Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
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Work with or remove hazardous material.
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Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
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Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.
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Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.
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Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.
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Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
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Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
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Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
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Select and order lumber or other required materials.
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Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
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Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
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Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
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Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
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Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.
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Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.