roofer

Roofers with plain tiles with segment cut, here as crown covering (i.e. 2 rows of tiles on a batten)

With his work, a roofer ensures that buildings are windproof and weatherproof . In addition to roofing, the roofer's area of responsibility includes the entire area of roof, wall and sealing technology. His field of activity also includes the installation of roof windows and the installation of solar systems . Roofers work together with roof plumbers (regionally also known as roof tinsmiths) , especially when it comes to metal work .

By using regional materials, roofers can specialize, regional materials are in northern Germany , the thatch and low mountains of slate that from Leyendecker is used.

job

On June 30, 2013 there were 54,371 roofers in Germany who were subject to social security contributions. The collectively agreed minimum wage for commercial employees (workers) in the roofing trade is nationwide uniformly 12.90 euros per journeyman hour (as of November 2017). For people without a completed roofing apprenticeship, it is only 12.20 euros per hour. Pupils at general education schools and cleaning staff are not covered by the scope. The minimum wage lower limit according to the collective agreement must be applied by all roofing companies and independent company departments of the roofing trade (also based abroad), regardless of collective bargaining , through the general binding declaration of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in connection with the Employee Posting Act or guild membership. The average annual salary of managing directors in the roofing trade was an annual fixed salary of 90,584 euros and royalties of 11,490 euros (as of October 2012).

activities

Thermal insulation on the roof and outer wall ( Energy Saving Ordinance )
Covering / covering house / industrial wall surfaces and roofs with slate , shingles , cardboard docks , roof tiles .
Sealing of roof surfaces, wall and floor surfaces
Cladding of external walls ( facades ) with different materials (slate, metal)
Construction of green roofs ( green roof )
Construction of devices for the drainage of surface water ( gutter )
Installation of roof windows (including work on the roof truss )
Installation of solar systems ( PV systems or thermal solar systems )
Erection of lightning rods
Creating roof seals with bitumen sheeting, plastic sheeting and liquid plastic

Germany

education

Roofing is a recognized training occupation in the craft and is regulated by the roofing training ordinance. The training ordinance provides for a three-year training period with accompanying vocational school lessons. The company and the trainee set a focus at the beginning of their training, which is then deepened in the third year of training. In the first 2½ years, the content of the training is the same for everyone. This is followed by a specialization in one of the following areas: sealing, roofing, exterior wall cladding, energy or thatched roof technology. The focus can be changed by mutual agreement. The inter-company training is part of the in-company training and comprises 6 weeks in the 1st year of training, 5 weeks in the 2nd year and 4 weeks in the 3rd year of training. It complements and deepens training in the company. Trainees should be gifted technically, a good physical constitution and have not been afraid of heights suffer. In 2017 there were 6,651 trainees in the roofing trade in Germany.

Training allowance

According to the collective wage agreement for apprenticeships in the roofing trade - roofing, wall and sealing technology - from October 5, 2016 between the Central Association of the German Roofing Trade - Fachverband Dach-, Wand- und Abdichtungstechnik - e. V. and the industrial union Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt , trainees in the roofing trade receive the following monthly training remuneration nationwide:

from October 1, 2016
Year of training	monthly Training remuneration (gross)
1st year of training	0€ 760.00
2nd year of training	€ 910.00
3rd year of training	1160.00 €

Wages / income

After successful training, a roofer bachelor receives a collectively agreed hourly wage of € 16.27 in Germany for the first 12 months. It is negotiated individually and can also be less, depending on the level of knowledge and practice. With 39 hours per week, this results in a gross monthly wage of around € 2,750.00 (standard hourly wage from May 1, 2017). The minimum wage in the roofing trade is € 12.25 / hour nationwide. (from January 1, 2017).

Higher qualifications in apprenticeships in the construction industry in Germany

Through internal training and further education or seminars:

Manager, specialist advisor, site or operations manager,
Instructor, factory foreman or certified foreman

By attending a master's or technical college :

Master (requirement for self-employment )
Designer in the craft
Technician for building construction, building maintenance, monument protection

And of course by studying at a university of applied sciences with a corresponding university entrance qualification.

Austria

In Austria roofers complete a three-year apprenticeship to graduation. Due to the professional proximity, roofers often acquire - as part of a so-called double apprenticeship - also an apprenticeship as a plumber . Then the training lasts four years. The prerequisite for this is that training for both professions is guaranteed in the same training company. After two years of practice and a master class, a master's examination can be taken. As for other Austrian apprenticeships, there is the possibility of catching up on the Matura and then going to universities of applied sciences. Further training opportunities are also offered by various colleges for specific subject-related directions, such as building construction or maintenance of townscapes .

Switzerland

education

Roofers (formerly: Polybauer specializing in roofing) are responsible for covering sloping roofs with clay tiles, metal, natural slate or fiber cement panels. You are also responsible for the thermal insulation and the expansion of attic floors.

higher vocational education

Group leaders lead a small task force.
Property managers are responsible for managing and handling an entire building envelope construction project with several task forces.
Foreman specialization in pitched roof / flat roof / facade: Foremen are managers who are practical in construction and who handle and coordinate several objects in relation to construction.
Meister: Masters are entrepreneurs in the building envelope market.
Energy advisor building with federal Specialist certificates are consultants for an energy analysis in building renovations.
The solar installation project manager is responsible for planning standardized systems and managing the installation. They also advise customers and assess the building's suitability for solar systems (electricity and heat).

Phrase

The idiom you can think of like a roofer comes from the fact that in the past no building owner or architect dared to go up on the roof to control the work of the roofer. So they could work as they wanted.