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Job Demand: High
Average weekly wage: $1,373
Where you could work:
Renovation businesses - Mintconstruct Pty Ltd, Jemade Design and Construction, SET Apartment Pty Ltd, Coastech Constructions
Self Employed
Home Improvement Installers do the following tasks:
- Examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type and quality of installations required and their location
- Preparing site for insulation and installation of fittings by nailing up furring, drilling holes for screws and bolts, and erecting scaffolding and ladders
- Gluing blocks and slabs of foamed plastic and cork to walls
- Operating equipment to blow and spray mineral wool, fibre fill and foam insulation material into cavities
- Cutting insulation material to size and shape, and nailing and stapling batt-type insulation to joists, studs and furring
- Measuring, cutting and applying solar control film to windows
- Fitting awnings, security screens, shower screens, prefabricated windows and doors, exterior cladding and other home improvements using hand tools
- Drilling holes in wood, brick, stone and fibrous structures, and bolting, screwing and nailing fittings into place
- Attaching and adjusting mechanical fittings such as cranks, locks and pull-cords
- Installing flashing and waterproofing to fittings such as shower screens and prefabricated windows and doors