drywall installer

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Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Noisy

Work setting

• Commercial
• Residential
• Various locations

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• 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
• Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings
• Finish corners and angles and create decorative designs in finish coat, if required
• Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• 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
• Spray acoustic or texture materials over walls and ceilings
• 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
• Install exterior and interior steel studs
• Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools
• Install vapour barriers and thermal and sound insulation
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Utilize laser alignment system
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Erect and install scaffolding, falsework and other working platforms

Experience

• 2 years to less than 3 years
• Durée de l'emploi : Permanent
• Langue de travail : Anglais
• Heures de travail : 40 hours per week
18 days ago