Construction Education and Training

Roofing Apprentice Program

WORK PROCESS SCHEDULE - ROOFING PROGRAM HOURS

This instruction and experience shall include the following operations, but not necessarily in the listed sequence. Time spent on specific operations need not be continuous.

I. GENERAL - 400 Hours

            A. Carrying and placing materials for use by journeyperson.
            B. Material handling, setting up job site, cleaning up job site.
            C. Hoisting, loading and unloading materials and tools.

II. COMMERCIAL ROOFING (SINGLE PLY AND BUILT UP) - 2,750 Hours

            A. Safety aspects.
            B. Removal of old roofing.
            C. Preparing of roof surfaces for covering
            D. Preparing materials and equipment.
            E. Product identification, applications methods, manufacturer�s; specs.
            F. Vapor Barriers.
            G. Insulation installation; tapered insulation; coverboards.
                 1. Cutting, fitting, attachment methods, fastening patterns.
            H. Single Ply layout, attachment, installation methods.
            I. Single Ply flashing materials, details, methods.
            J. BUR layout, application of asphalt, felts, caps, gravel.
            K. BUR flashing materials, details, methods.
            L. Drain/Scupper Flashing.
            M. Perimeter edge materials, details, methods.
            N. Completing job, cleaning up, breaking down, clean/maintain equip.

III. SHINGLE WORK - 400 Hours

            A. Asphalt shingles, underlayments, rolled roofing.
            B. Nailing patterns, proper overlap, etc.
            C. Cutting of shingles at ridges, valleys, edges.
            D. Flashings.
            E. Cleaning and completing job.

IV. OTHER MATERIALS - 200 Hours

            A. Lumber, fasteners, felts, underlayments, insulations, pitch, asphalt flashing cement, coatings, gravel, river rock, etc.
            B. Tile, mortar, grout, water, solutions, etc.
            C. Slate, wood shakes, sheet metal, and more.

V. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT - 250 Hours

A. Ladders, boom trucks, skytracks, aerial lifts, tankers, kettles, piping, mops, scaffolding, hoists, hydraulic buckets, hoppers, scaffold, ATV�s, wheel barrels, carts, axes, saws, knifes, shovels, rakes, brooms, trowels, hammers, levels, squares, punch, hand tools, chalk line, knifes, scissors, rollers, heat guns, drill motors, and more.

TOTAL IN-FIELD LEARNING HOURS - 4,000

ROOFER-RELATED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

Modules Hours

Basic Safety 15

Introduction to Construction Math 15

Introduction to Hand Tools 10

Introduction to Power Tools 5

Introduction to Blueprints 7.5

Basic Rigging 20

Underlayments 10

Nails, Fasteners, and Adhesives 5

Wood, Gypsum, Tectum, Concrete, and Steel Decks 20

Framing and Reinforcing 10

Welding, Soldering, Cutting 10

Insulations 20

EPDM 40

TPO 40

PVC 40

BUR 40

Metal Roofing 40

Gutters and Downspouts 15

Flashing and Trim 15

Physical Characteristics/Properties of Metals 7.5

Reroofing 20

Metal Fabrication (radial line development) 30

Mechanical Equipment (usage and maintenance) 20

Roof Coatings 15

Shop Production and Organization (Job Site organization also) 20

Research Project 30

Comprehensive Review 30

TOTAL HOURS 550

* DOL apprenticeship program standards recommend 144 hours related instruction level and/or year.