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Clean job sites.
Mix mortar and plaster to desired consistency or direct workers who perform mixing.
Apply coats of plaster or stucco to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using trowels, brushes, or spray guns.
Set up scaffolds.
Determine materials needed to complete the job and place orders accordingly.
Cure freshly plastered surfaces.
Area of Drywall and Lath Installation Specialization
- Exterior prefabricated wall and partition systems
- Exterior prefabricated wall panels
- Decorative finishes and accessories
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Job task planning and organizing
- Computer use
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Additional Skills
- Work at heights
- Supervise other workers
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and specifications
- Estimate labour and material costs
Specific Skills
- Trowel or spray coats of stucco over exterior surfaces
- Tape over joints with tape and compound
- Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
- Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks
- Erect scaffolding
- Cut and install metal corner beads
- Create decorative designs in finish coat
- Clean and prepare surfaces
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
Area of Plastering Specialization
- Stucco
- Decorative texturing
Type of Establishment/Work Setting Experience
- Residential
Major Work Area
- Repair
- Construction
Area of Lath Installation Specialization
- Stucco exterior metal lath