Overview
Fibrous Plasterers apply and fix plasterboard partitions, suspended ceilings, fire rating systems, acoustic tiles, and composite wall linings to buildings.
Day-to-day
- determines plasterboard layout and installs insulation and vapour barriers
- measures, marks and cuts plasterboard, lifts and positions panels and secures them to walls, ceilings and battens
- prepares corner beads and securing them in position
- covers joins and nail holes with wet plaster and sealing compounds, and smoothes them using wet brush and sand paper
- plumbs and straightens corners, angles and wall and ceiling surfaces
- applies and finishes acoustic, insulating and fireproofing materials bonded with plaster, plastic cement and similar materials.
Considerations
- Physically demanding
- Requires driving
- Working outdoors
To become a Fibrous Plasterer
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You can work as a Fibrous Plasterer without formal qualifications, however, a certificate III in wall and ceiling lining may be useful.
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Registration or licencing may be required.
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