drywall installer

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Tasks:

• Prepare tenders and quotations.
• Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.
• Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster.
• Clean and prepare surfaces.
• Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
• Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners.
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings.
• Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife.
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required.
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets.
• Mould and install ornamental plaster panels, cornices and trim.
• Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring.
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied.
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools.
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts.
• Estimate costs and materials.

Experience:

Experience an asset.