Drywall Installer

Type of workplace

• Commercial
• Residential

Schooling

Secondary school

Experience needed

1 to 7 months

Where

You'll work on site. This job can't be done from home.

Day to day

• Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
• Supervise other workers
• 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
• Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
• 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
• Cut openings in lath for heating and ventilation piping, ducts and electrical outlets
• Install corner beads and wire mesh around beams to which plaster is to be applied
• Prepare wall and ceiling layouts
• Work at heights, on scaffolding or swing stages
• Supervision: 1 to 2 people

What makes a good fit

• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Team player