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drywall installer

drywall installer

Western 1 Drywall Ltd.Victoria, BC, CA
27 days ago
Salary
CA$28.85 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Permanent
Job description
  • Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience : 2 years to less than 3 years
  • 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
    • Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
    • Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
    • Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
    • Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exteriors of buildings to form weatherproof surfaces
    • Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
    • Install acoustic tile, hangers for suspended ceilings and metal studs for composition wallboard or lath
    • 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
    • Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
    • Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms
    • Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specifications
    • Work Term : Permanent
    • Work Language : English
    • Hours : 40 hours per week