Roof Plumber
What the work is
Installs, maintains and repairs flashings, metallic roof and wall claddings, and rainwater products such as gutters and downpipes.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Inspects roofs for damage and performs necessary repairs
- Removes damaged or old roofing materials and disposes of them properly
- Measures, cuts and installs roofing materials such as metal sheets, tiles or shingles
- Applies waterproofing materials to roofs and walls
- Installs and repairs flashings to prevent water leakage
- Fabricates and installs gutters and downpipes
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a roof plumbing business fitting gutters, flashings and metal roofs on homes, sheds and school buildings. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A long metal sheet is lifted, set and fastened, and the roof line looks razor straight
- After a storm, you stop a leak that was ruining a family's lounge room
- Rain pours off a roof you finished, straight down the downpipe and away
Hard days
- Stuck on a hot metal roof in summer with a long job to finish
- A flurry of storm calls and not enough hours to reach everyone
- Finding that the previous roofer cut a corner you now have to fix
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 363331, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.