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Glaziers

Install glass in windows, skylights, store fronts, and display cases, or on surfaces, such as building fronts, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.

Other names for Glaziers: Art Glass Setter, Glass Fitter, Glass Glazier, Glass Inserter, Glass Installer, Glass Mechanic, Glass Setter, Glazer, Glazier, Glazier Apprentice, Installer, Lead Applier, Leaded Glass Installer, Mirror Installer, Plate Glass Installer, Stained Glass Glazier, Stained Glass Installer, Stained Glass Joiner, Window Assembler, Window Glass Installer, Window Glazier,

What do Glaziers do?

  • Install pre-assembled metal or wood frameworks for windows or doors to be fitted with glass panels, using hand tools.
  • Cut and attach mounting strips, metal or wood moldings, rubber gaskets, or metal clips to surfaces in preparation for mirror installation.
  • Assemble, erect, and dismantle scaffolds, rigging, and hoisting equipment.
  • Load and arrange glass and mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass.
  • Measure and mark outlines or patterns on glass to indicate cutting lines.
  • Grind and polish glass, and smooth edges when necessary.
  • Prepare glass for cutting by resting it on rack edges or against cutting tables, and brushing thin layer of oil along cutting lines or dipping cutting tools in oil.
  • Pack spaces between moldings and glass with glazing compounds, and trim excess material with glazing knives.
  • Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
  • Confer with customers to determine project requirements and to provide cost estimates.
  • Select the type and color of glass or mirror according to specifications.
  • Move furniture to clear work sites, and cover floors and furnishings with drop cloths.
  • Assemble and cement sections of stained glass together.
  • Measure, cut, fit, and press anti-glare adhesive film to glass, or spray glass with tinting solution to prevent light glare.
  • Create patterns on glass by etching, sandblasting, or painting designs.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, and thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, and staging and scaffolding materials required.
  • Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb-lines and levels.
  • Fabricate and install metal sashes and moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
  • Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered in order to determine work procedures.
  • Fasten glass panes into wood sashes or frames with clips, points, or moldings, adding weather seals or putty around pane edges to seal joints.
  • Secure mirrors in position, using mastic cement, putty, bolts, or screws.
  • Cut, fit, install, repair, and replace glass and glass substitutes, such as plastic and aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors and in furniture or other products.
  • Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
  • Set glass doors into frames, and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, and other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.
  • Score glass with cutters' wheels, breaking off excess glass by hand or with notched tools.
  • Cut, assemble, fit, and attach metal-framed glass enclosures for showers, bathtubs, display cases, skylights, solariums, and other structures.
  • Drive trucks to installation sites, and unload mirrors, glass equipment, and tools.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Rulers
  • Power saws
  • Protective gloves
  • Goggles
  • Fall protection lanyard
  • Pneumatic sanding machines
  • Saws
  • Scaffolding
  • Scribers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Scribers
  • Platform lift
  • Lifts
  • Leg protectors
  • Glass cutters
  • Bevels
  • Slings
  • Soldering irons or guns
  • Spatulas
  • Levels
  • Welding tools
  • Hand sprayers
  • Below the hook device
  • Squares
  • Tape measures
  • Straight edges
  • Platform lift
  • Power saws
  • Tape measures
  • Torque wrenches
  • Triangles
  • Power sanders
  • Utility knives
  • Suction cups
  • Pressure or steam cleaners
  • Glass cutters
  • Wood chisels
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Hand clamps
  • Glass cutters
  • Dollies
  • Drilling machines
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Protective gloves
  • Hold down clamps
  • Lifts
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Power saws
  • Tongs
  • Power grinders
  • Saws
  • Files
  • Hammers
  • Sheet metal pliers
  • Hard hats
  • Hoists
  • Power saws
  • Squares
  • Ladders
  • Levels
  • Leg protectors
  • Levels
  • Lifelines or lifeline equipment
  • Lifting hooks
  • Locking pliers
  • Mallets
  • Tape measures
  • Metal cutters
  • Milling machines
  • Nibblers
  • Glass cutters
  • Nut drivers
  • Open end wrenches
  • Workshop cranes
  • Screwdrivers
  • Platform lift
  • Plumb bobs
  • Point drivers or accessories for picture frames
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Power sanders
  • Demolition hammers
  • Power saws
  • Power saws
  • Power screwguns
  • Blow torches
  • Protective aprons
  • Protective shirts
  • Pry bars
  • Putty knives
  • Power saws
  • Ratchets
  • Power saws
  • Respirators
  • Rivet tools
  • Screwdrivers
  • Files
  • Mallets
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Hex keys
  • Glass cutters
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Metal cutters
  • Files
  • Power grinders
  • Manlift or personnel lift
  • Levels
  • Glass cutters
  • Hammers
  • Cold chisels
  • Squares
  • Power drills
  • Countersinks
  • Power saws
  • Hammers
  • Desktop computers
  • Workshop presses
  • Power sanders
  • Locking pliers
  • Razor knives
  • Power drills
  • Files
  • Grinding or polishing machines
  • Screwdrivers
  • Forklifts

Technology used

  • Project management software
  • Facilities management software
  • Computer aided design CAD software