This professional will be responsible for:
* Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings and specificationsPrepare wall and ceiling layouts;
* Install metal stud framing and furring for interior drywall or plaster walls and ceilings, using hand and power tools;
* Tape over joints using taping machine and embed tape in compound;
* Smooth out excess compound and allow coat to dry;
* Position and secure sheets to metal or wooden studs or joists;
* Mix plaster ingredients to desired consistency;
* Measure, cut, fit and install drywall sheets;
* Fill joints, nail indentations, holes and cracks with joint compound using trowel and broad knife;
* Fabricate and install suspended metal ceiling grids and place in panels to form acoustical and coffered ceilings;
* Cut and install metal corner beads to protect exterior corners;
* Apply, level and smooth coats of plaster;
* Apply successive coats of compound and sand seams and joints.