Listings for carpenters, from formwork to roof trusses and timber-frame builds, at home and in Germany and Austria. Fill in your profile once and offers keep coming.
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Carpenters are drawn mainly to formwork and roof trusses. On cast-in-place concrete projects in Germany and Austria you work with Doka and Peri system formwork, where speed, accuracy and safe work at height count. The second strong area is roof trusses, roofs and timber-frame builds.
For work abroad it helps to have experience with a particular formwork system and to read drawings. A trade certificate or experience in the field is an advantage, but what really decides is what you can actually handle on site.
The most listings and the highest rates are in Germany and Austria. How it all runs is explained on the working abroad page.
Through Alogator you create a profile with an availability calendar and companies approach you themselves. You mark whether you do formwork, roof trusses or both, and when you can start.
In Germany and Austria Doka and Peri dominate. If you have experience with at least one system, you can reach most of the listings on cast-in-place concrete projects. In your profile you simply mark the system.
Formwork has the most listings on large projects abroad. Roof trusses and timber-frame builds have steady demand both at home and abroad. If you do both, your choice of work is wider.
Yes, most listings are open both to self-employed tradespeople and to employees. At the higher rates abroad, self-employment tends to pay off. In your profile you mark what suits you.
Working abroad
Overview of markets, rates and conditions
Work in Germany
The largest market, 28 to 40 €/hr
Work in Austria
Close to home, protected wages (KV)
Work in the Netherlands
Steady work, accommodation included
Work for welders
TIG, CO2, pipework and structures
Work for electricians
LV wiring, instrumentation, photovoltaics
