Insulation Workers

Insulation Workers typically perform the following tasks: • Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors. • Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires. • Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements. • Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars. • Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles. • Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials. • Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic. • Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material. • Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures. • Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.