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-Measure, cut and fit drywall sheets for installation on walls and ceilings
-Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists
-Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners
-Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife
-Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound
-Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
-Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
-Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings.
Area of Drywall and Lath Installation Specialization
- Access flooring systems
- Acoustical ceilings
- Textured ceilings
- Suspended ceilings and floors
- Exterior prefabricated wall and partition systems
- Exterior prefabricated wall panels
- Fabric walls
- Ducts, elevator shafts and stairwells
- Demountable partition systems
- Decorative finishes and accessories
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not applicable
Additional Skills
- Work at heights
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Estimate labour and material costs
Specific Skills
- Install exterior and interior steel studs
- Finish corners and angles
- Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks
- Fabricate grids for acoustical and coffered ceilings
- Cut openings in laths for piping, ducts and electrical outlets
- Cut and install metal corner beads
- Clean and prepare surfaces
- Attach metal or gypsum lath to studs or furring
- Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
- Erect scaffolding
Type of Establishment/Work Setting Experience
- Residential
- Commercial
Major Work Area
- Construction