plasterer
Trowel-wielding tradesperson
A plasterer is a tradesperson who applies plaster to walls and ceilings, creating smooth surfaces for painting or decoration.
The work involves mixing and spreading wet plaster, then finishing it before it sets: The plasterer patched the cracks in the old ceiling.
Plasterers also work with stucco on exterior surfaces.
Flat blade for spreading
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- screedLong tedious rant
- straightedgeLine-drawing tool
mixing paddle · bucket · stilts · scarifier · spray gun · featheredge
Hydrated calcium sulfate
- limeAcidic green citrus
- cementCalcium powder binding agent
- sandFine rock particles
- drywallGypsum-core building panels
joint compound · spackle · bonding agent · PVA · corner bead · lath · topcoat · hardwall
Passing lightly over
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- screedingSmoothing poured concrete flat
- scratch coatRoughened first plaster application
brown coat · finish coat · sgraffito · feathering · taping · jointing · molding
Builder using brick, mortar
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- tilerCeramic floor installer
- rendererProduces visual output
- latherFoamy soap bubbles
construction worker · journeyman · apprentice · foreman · decorator · painter · paperhanger · contractor
Vertical enclosing structure
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
coving · archway · pilaster · column · niche · reveal · soffit · bullnose
Gradually disintegrate from neglect
Home made of dirt
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
burrow · riverbank · breeding site · migration · insectivore
trowel
Flat blade for spreading
straightedge · mixing paddle · bucket · stilts · scarifier · spray gun · featheredge
gypsum
Hydrated calcium sulfate
drywall · joint compound · spackle · bonding agent · PVA · corner bead · lath · topcoat · hardwall · browning
skimming
Passing lightly over
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- screedingSmoothing poured concrete flat
scratch coat · brown coat · finish coat · sgraffito · feathering · taping · jointing · molding
mason
Builder using brick, mortar
- bricklayerTradesperson laying mortared blocks
- tilerCeramic floor installer
- rendererProduces visual output
lather · construction worker · journeyman · apprentice · foreman · decorator · painter · paperhanger · contractor · handyman
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
frieze · coving · archway · pilaster · column · niche · reveal · soffit · bullnose · partition
molder
Gradually disintegrate from neglect
mud nest
Home made of dirt
bridge · burrow · riverbank · breeding site · migration · insectivore
- workersworkers, employee, employees, laborer, laborers
- colonial tradesblacksmith, carpenter, cooper, cobbler, silversmith
- home servicescleaning, cleaning service, housekeeping, cleaning services, house cleaning
- old occupationsblacksmith, carpenter, miller, farmer, shepherd
- skilled tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, welder
- tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, mason
plastererwrecker
Vehicle that removes others
painter · electrician · plumber · carpenter · stripper
- sticky plasterAdhesive wound dressing
- plaster castRigid fracture immobilizer
- plaster of Pariscalcium powder for casts
- sticking plasterAdhesive wound covering
- plaster wallsInterior building surfaces
- lath and plaster
plaster, plastered, plastering, plasterwork, plasterboard, plasterers