Plasterers install, maintain and repair plasterboard in buildings, and apply decorative and protective coverings of plaster, cement and similar material to the interiors and exteriors of structures.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
Tasks
- Applying one or more coats of plaster to interior walls and ceilings of buildings to produce a finished surface
- Measuring, marking and installing ornamental plaster panels, and casting and trimming ornamental plaster cornices
- Measuring, marking and cutting plasterboard, lifting and positioning panels and securing them to walls, ceilings and battens
- Covering joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothing them using wet brushes and sandpaper
- Applying protective and decorative coverings of cement, plaster and similar materials to exterior building surfaces
- Making and installing decorative plaster fixtures of fibrous plaster
- Applying and finishing acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials
