Building Operations & Maintenance

Maintenance Operations maintain campus buildings that total approximately 10.5 million square feet of state-funded space plus approximately 4 million square feet of auxiliary services space. This includes mechanical, electrical, and utility systems, built-in furniture, doors, windows, locks, security systems, insulation, permanent signage, glazing, painted surfaces, and roof drain systems.

Structural Shop

Carpenters

All work associated with carpentry is performed by this shop. This includes: building cabinets, installing floors, putting up partition walls, ceiling and furniture repairs, servicing doors and hardware, repairing and/or replacing doors and frames, and performing minor remodeling.

Painters

The Paint Shop is responsible for new and recurring exterior and interior painting projects, and specializes in special coating and texture. Our painters provide general maintenance on campus crosswalks, light poles, street painting and parking lots. The shop also performs line striping; cabinetry and furniture refinishing; cleaning and repair of Venetian blinds, shades and video screens; and graffiti removal.

Glaziers

The glaziers repairs broken windows, prepare emergency enclosures, install/repair window screens, and install new mirrors and polycarbonate materials, such as Plexiglas and Lexan.

Roofers

This unit's work includes providing quick response to roof leaks from mid-October through March, and performing permanent roof repairs and replacements from April through September. Work is performed on all types of roofs for the UC Berkeley campus and off-campus buildings, including housing units. The services provided by the roofing unit include:

Installing and repairing shingle, PVC roofing, composition, shakes, and tile metal.
Emergency response (water leaks, roof leaks, skylights, gutter cleanout).
General maintenance of exterior/below grade waterproofing, preventative maintenance, and inspection.
Roof inspections. Professional consultation for capital projects.

Skilled Trades ManagerJohn Rangel
Structural Shop requestsCall FS CSC @ 642-1032