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Mason: the trade
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 The first to intervene on a building site, the mason is a qualified professional of the “carcass work heavy castings”.
It sets up the foundations, and the vertical and horizontal structure of the building.
It is specialized in the realization of lighter works or the restoration of old buildings. By his professional choices and his experiment, the mason builds his professional future.
• Specialities
“house” Qualified professional of the carcass work heavy castings of the building, the mason intervenes on the elements carrying a construction: foundations, the frontage, walls, floors, partitions. He works the concrete, cement, the breeze blocks, the brick, the stone, but also of the resins and new materials.
According to the size and the speciality of the company in which it works, its function can be very different, often general-purpose.
In the industrial construction industry, it uses reinforcements for reinforcement, installs, builds formwork and moulds in which it runs concrete
• The mason
“working of masonry” Intervenes on smaller building sites: particular houses, restoration, etc It assembles the breeze blocks, the bricks, carries out flagstones, takes part in work of completion as the installation of coatings.
If it works in a small company, it is often in liaison with the customers.
When it intervenes at the beginning of building site, it plays an important part in the organization of work of the other trade associations (electricians, painters….)
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• The mason
“manufacturer out of concrete reinforced” or “workman with the concrete” Intervenes on large building sites of construction or public works.
It works the concrete reinforced within a team having several specialists: the mason banchor carries out the installation of concrete walls, the timberman carries out the formwork to run there the concrete, the scrap merchant poses the elements of reinforcement.
A mason can also intervene on building sites of restoration of the inheritance. He uses techniques resulting from old know-how and takes part in the realization of elements of decoration by also handling the plaster and the resin.
The mason with the possibility of directing his professional course. It can choose the company in which it works, which will enable him to acquire various know-how according to the size of the company, of its geographical establishment, of its speciality.
• A characteristic in PACA:
The “mason roofer” The work of cover (roof) is often completed by a mason having acquired this competence thanks to the opportunity and the frequency of the building sites entrusted to its company.
There exists little of companies specialized in work of cover, except, another regional characteristic, in the Camargue where there are some companies which work stubbles it.
Work of cover is entrusted to the frame cover or building firms.
A good physical condition is required, even if if nowadays, the machines specialized contribute to the most painful tasks Work in height, or work with knees, handling of brushes, rollers, work outside or inside, exposure to products and odors, make that this work is not accessible to the people having problems from giddiness, allergy, or back.
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 One of the trades of the building where the women are represented. Painter is one of the trades of the building where they are represented.
The employers say to appreciate their care, and their aesthetic sensitivity…
• Studies and formations
- a CAPE mason,
- a CAPE manufacturer out of concrete reinforced with the building,
- a CAPE manufacturer in structures,
- a technical BEP of the carcass work heavy castings,
- a vat pro construction, building, carcass work heavy castings,
- a BP construction in masonry and reinforced concrete,
- a BP trades of the stone,
- one MC restoration of the architectural heritage, option carcass work heavy castings,
- one MC ready-mixed concrete.
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