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

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• Read and interpret blueprints or specifications to determine size, shape, color, type, or thickness of glass, location of framing, installation procedures, or staging or scaffolding materials required.
• Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
• Fabricate or install metal sashes or moldings for glass installation, using aluminum or steel framing.
• Measure mirrors and dimensions of areas to be covered 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, or replace glass or glass substitutes, such as plastic or aluminum, in building interiors or exteriors or in furniture or other products.
• Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
• Operate cranes or hoists with suction cups to lift large, heavy pieces of glass.
• Set glass doors into frames and bolt metal hinges, handles, locks, or other hardware to attach doors to frames and walls.

• Glass cutters
• Grinding or polishing machines
• Levels
• Power saws
• Screwdrivers

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