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Intro

Roofers install, repair or replace flat roofs and shingles, shakes or other roofing tiles on sloped roofs. Shinglers install and replace shingles, tiles and similar coverings on sloped roofs. They are employed by roofing and general contractors, or they may be self-employed.

Main Duties

Roofers perform some or all of the following duties:

Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel
Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions
Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
Install sheet metal flashings
Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level
Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools
Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs
May estimate materials required and quote costs.

Shinglers perform some or all of the following duties:

Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings
Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs.

Employment Requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.
For roofers, completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program
or
Over three years of work experience in the trade are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
Roofing trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
Trade certification for residential steep roofers is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.
Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified roofers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Shinglers require one to two years of on-the-job training.

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