711 Building Frame and Related Trades Workers

House builders erect, maintain and repair houses and similar small buildings using either traditional or modern techniques and materials. Tasks include - (a) preparing ground for erecting building or other structures; (b) erecting structures to support roofs, and building and covering walls with appropriate materials; (c) fixing rafters to roofs and covering with roofing material; (d) levelling floors to make them smooth and serviceable; (e) maintaining and repairing existing structures; (f) arranging for specialized work such as bricklaying, painting, plumbing and electrical wiring to be done by subcontractors; (g) coordinating and supervising the activities of subcontractors, labourers and other workers. Examples of the occupations classified here: - House builder Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Construction project manager - 1323 - Project builder - 1323 - Construction supervisor - 3123.

Bricklayers and related workers lay bricks, pre-cut stones and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, partitions, arches and other structures. Tasks include - (a) laying stone, brick and similar building blocks to construct or repair walls, partitions, fireplaces and other structures such as smokestacks, furnaces, converters, kilns and ovens, piers and abutments; (b) laying footpaths, kerbs and pavements; (c) laying bricks or other masonry to build patios, garden walls and other decorative installations. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Block layer - Bricklayer - Chimney builder - Refractory bricklayer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Stonemason - 7113.

Stonemasons, stone cutters, splitters and carvers cut and shape hard and soft stone blocks and slabs for the construction and maintenance of stone structures and monumental masonry, and carve designs and figures in stone. Tasks include - (a) driving wedges into quarried stone to break it into slabs or blocks; (b) selecting and grading slabs and blocks of granite, marble and other stone; (c) cutting, shaping and finishing building and monumental stone such as granite or marble using hand tools or hand-held power tools; (d) making patterns and marking shapes on stone for subsequent sawing, planing, drilling and other dressing and cutting operations; (e) cutting and carving characters, figures or designs on stone blocks used for monuments or memorials; (f) setting stone in the erection of monuments and memorials; (g) repairing and replacing stonework on old buildings, churches and monuments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Granite cutter - Stone carver - Stone cutter - Stone polisher (hand or hand-powered tools) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wall and floor tile setters - 7122 - Machine operator (stone cutting or processing) - 8112.

Concrete placers, concrete finishers and related workers erect reinforced concrete frameworks and structures, make forms for moulding concrete, reinforce concrete surfaces, cement openings in walls or casings for wells, finish and repair cement surfaces and carry out terrazzo work. Tasks include - (a) constructing and repairing reinforced concrete floors, walls, tanks, silos and other concrete structures; (b) making shuttering or assembling prefabricated forms for moulding concrete; (c) cementing openings in walls or casings for wells; (d) finishing and smoothing surfaces of concrete structures; (e) applying a durable smooth surfacing composed of cement, sand pigment and marble particles to floors, known as a terrazzo finish. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cement finisher - Concrete placer - Terrazzo worker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Concrete finishing machine operator - 8114 - Road surface laying machinery operator - 8342.

Carpenters and joiners cut, shape, assemble, erect, maintain and repair various types of structures and fittings made from wood and other materials. Tasks include - (a) making, altering and repairing structural and other woodwork at a workbench or on a construction site; (b) constructing, erecting and installing heavy-framed wooden structures on building sites; (c) fitting, assembling and altering internal and external fixtures of buildings, such as walls, doors, door and window frames, facings and panelling; (d) making, repairing and fitting scenic equipment for theatrical performances and motion picture or television productions; (e) constructing, assembling, altering and repairing wooden fixtures and fittings in train coaches, aircraft, ships, boats, floats and other vehicles. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Carpenter - Door installer - Finish carpenter - Framer - Joiner - Shipwright (wood) Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cabinet-maker - 7522 - Wheelwright - 7522.

This unit group covers building frame and related trades workers not classified elsewhere in Minor Group 711: Building Frame and Related Trades Workers. For instance, the unit group includes steeplejacks, scaffolders and demolition workers. In such cases tasks would include - (a) climbing and performing miscellaneous construction and building maintenance work on tall structures such as towers, chimneys and spires; (b) erecting temporary metal or wooden scaffolding on building sites; (c) demolishing buildings and other structures. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Building wrecker - Prefabricated building assembler - Scaffolder - Skilled demolition worker - Steeplejack Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Construction labourer (building work) - 9313 - Demolition labourer - 9313.