Job Description:

• 1) Applies asbestos, aluminum, pulpwood fiber, plastic panels, brick veneer, or porcelainized metal siding to building exteriors to provide decorative or insulating surfaces: Attaches tar paper, building paper, or other material to building surface, using nails or adhesive cement to provide insulating base.

• 2) Fastens wood or metal laths to surface, using screws or nails.

• 3) Fits and fastens siding material to laths, using rule, measuring tape, handtools, power tools, nails, screws, or bolts.

• 4) Cuts and trims material to shape when fitting siding around windows or corners, using knife, shears, or portable power saw.

• 5) Waterproofs surface by filling joints or cracks with caulking compound, using putty knife, trowel, or caulking gun.

• 6) May apply precut siding or may cut material to size and shape at work site.

• 7) May attach siding to surface of building, using adhesive cement.

• 8) May attach siding by interlocking pieces through tabs provided at edges, following sequence indicated by numbers printed on reverse of each piece.

• 9) May specialize in type of siding applied and be designated Aluminum-Siding Installer; Asbestos-Siding Installer; Concrete-Panel Installer; Ornamental-Brick Installer; Plastic-Panel Installer; Porcelain-Enamel Installer.