drywallers
Interior wall builders
Drywallers are workers who install drywall—the large panels of gypsum plaster used to create interior walls and ceilings.
The trade involves hanging, taping, and finishing these panels to create smooth surfaces ready for painting.
The drywallers finished the basement in two days.
Applying wet compound
- tapingRecording or binding
- joint compoundDrywall finishing paste
- spacklePaste for patching walls
- sandingFriction-smoothing a surface
texture · seams · corner bead · finishing · skim coat · feathering · trowel · putty knife
Gypsum building panels
- plasterboardGypsum-core building panel
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- hangingExecution by noose
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
measuring · stilts · utility knife · screws · fasteners · adhesive · studs · partition walls
Qualified trade worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- hangerCloset garment support
- tradespersonSkilled manual laborer
union · piece rate · subcontractor · crew · craftsmanship · certification · contractor · estimating
mudding
Applying wet compound
- tapingRecording or binding
- joint compoundDrywall finishing paste
- spacklePaste for patching walls
sanding · texture · seams · corner bead · finishing · skim coat · feathering · trowel · putty knife · hawk
sheetrock
Gypsum building panels
- plasterboardGypsum-core building panel
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- hangingExecution by noose
cutting · measuring · stilts · utility knife · screws · fasteners · adhesive · studs · partition walls · backing
journeyman
Qualified trade worker
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- hangerCloset garment support
tradesperson · union · piece rate · subcontractor · crew · craftsmanship · certification · contractor · estimating · bidding
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drywallersframers
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painters · roofers · tapers · mudders · excavators
drywallersplasterers
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