Work setting

Tasks

Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine work requirements
Instruct apprentices
Supervise other workers
Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints
Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster
Clean and prepare surfaces
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
Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets
Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency
Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry
Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound