Introduction
The carpenter is a specialist in interior design: housing, shops, and also offices. He makes cupboards, floors, stairs, doors, windows, and shutters.
He uses wood and also plastic or aluminum.
The carpenter works the wood. He manufactures, repairs, and also installs. He chooses the material suitable for the work to be done.
Then, using the marking gauge, compass, square, and ruler, he traces the dimensions needed to make the pieces.
He shapes them using numerically controlled machines and assembles them from an assembly and installation plan.
If wood remains his favorite material, the carpenter uses more and more aluminum, PVC, chipboard, or laminate.
He can also restore old works.
The carpenter must therefore be both a skilled craftsman with quick and sure movements, and master the essential notions of geometry
Responsibilities
The carpenter works mainly to measure and also to install mass-produced elements. From taking measurements for installation to leak testing, His tasks are multiple:
- Measurement of the locations where the carpentry fittings must be housed.
- Drawing plans.
- Cutting, assembly, and assembly of carpentry elements.
- Realization of the sealing of the support and also the frame.
- Installation of glazing.
- Lock smithing of doors and windows.
- Control of locksmith elements, sealing, and also insulation.
- He manufactures, repairs, and installs
Education and Training
In the United States, a high school diploma is a requirement. Although, knowledge in technical drawing is an added advantage. They, however, do not require formal education. The skills and techniques of the job are learned through apprenticeship and on the job.
Salary
The average salary of carpenters annually is $49,520. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the salary, however, ranges from $31,200 to $87,410. The pay is dependent on experience level and job skills.
Job Opportunities
The carpenter can be an employee of a company or an independent craftsman. Depending on the case, he works in a workshop, on a construction site, or in a place he has to arrange.
He travels often and also works in collaboration with other building professionals (masons, plumbers, painters). He handles heavy loads in often awkward positions.
The carpenter can gain employment in a private company active in joinery, carpentry, interior fittings, etc., or work in the public sector (building management, municipal works services, etc.). He can also practice on his account.
In this case, he also manages his budget, produces quotes, and issues invoices. Once experienced, the carpenter can devote himself to decorating and fitting out kitchens (kitchen designers), bathrooms, or boats.
He, however, can become a team leader, a foreman in a large company.
Career developments
After a few years of professional experience, the carpenter can become a team leader or foreman in a large company or set up on his own.
He can also acquire a specialization: layout of kitchens (kitchen designer), bathrooms or boats, installation of acoustic insulation ceilings, parquet, manufacture, and assembly of decorations, etc.
Job Description
The carpenter generally performs five types of activities:
- Exterior carpentry (production and placement of exterior doors and windows, mechanical shutters, verandas, etc.)
- Interior carpentry (production and placement of interior doors and kitchens, furniture, partitions, false ceilings, etc.)
- The framework
- The stairs
- Floors.
His work is done in the workshop where he chooses the appropriate type of wood, traces the location of the parts, cuts them out, and then assembles them according to the assembly plan.
When the frame is finished, he treats it to protect it from bad weather (cold, rain).
He has a wide range of tools: plumb line, pliers and pliers, electric saws, drill/drill, planer, etc. Progress obliges, the current carpentry combines traditional work to measure and also work from elements produced industrially
Skills & Actions
- Know the species of wood and materials
- Master the basics of geometry
- Read and execute a plan
- Draw a preliminary draft using appropriate instruments
- Use a computer-aided production management program (CAMP)
- Use tools and also machines correctly
- Develop and supervise a production, manufacturing, or transformation process
- Propose measures to improve productivity, quality, and also reliability
- Write reports and production sheets
- Follow safety regulations
- Comply with acoustic, thermal, and also insulation standards
Qualities
- Team spirit
- Good communication
- Patience
- Observation
- Perseverance
- Stress resistance
- Precision and thoroughness
- Method and organization
- Reactivity
- Address and dexterity
- Creativity
- Versatility
- Taste for manual work
- Good physical condition
