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Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights & Allied Workers – Local 83

CARPENTER

Carpenters construct, maintain, and repair structures made of wood and wood substitutes, steel, concrete, and other materials. They make foundations, lay out beams, subflooring, walls and roofs, and fit and install doors and other access points.

Responsibilities:

• Read and interpret blueprints and drawings
• Calculate requirements and prepare layouts to follow building codes
• Measure, cut, shape, and assemble materials
• Build foundations, framework, and concrete forms such as tunnels and bridges
• Fit and install windows, doors, flooring, walls, stairs, roof systems, mouldings, and hardware
• Maintain, repair, and renovate residences and wooden structures

Contact Local 83 to learn more about the carpenter trade.

President: Jeff Richardson
t: 902-759-1922 | ACRC Local 83