Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Home Improvement Installers

Home Improvement Installers install functional and decorative home improvements, such as awnings, curtains, blinds, security screens, garage doors, exterior cladding, shower screens, and prefabricated windows and doors.

What the job involves

  • Examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type and quality of installations required and their location

  • Preparing site for installation of fittings by nailing up furring, drilling holes for screws and bolts, and erecting scaffolding and ladders

  • Gluing blocks and slabs of foamed plastic and cork to walls

  • Measuring, cutting and applying solar control film to windows

  • Fitting awnings, security screens, shower screens, prefabricated windows and doors, exterior cladding and other home improvements using hand tools

  • Drilling holes in wood, brick, stone and fibrous structures, and bolting, screwing and nailing fittings into place

  • Attaching and adjusting mechanical fittings such as cranks, locks and pull-cords

  • Installing flashing and waterproofing to fittings such as shower screens and prefabricated windows and doors