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- Architecture and Construction
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- Tapers prepare the wallboard for painting, using tape and other materials. Many workers both install and tape wallboard.
What do they typically do
- Spread and smooth cementing material over tape, using trowels or floating machines to blend joints with wall surfaces
- Press paper tape over joints to embed tape into sealing compound and to seal joints and apply additional coats to fill in holes and make surfaces smooth
- Sand or patch nicks or cracks in plasterboard or wallboard
- Mix sealing compounds by hand or with portable electric mixers
- Work on high ceilings, using scaffolding or other tools, such as stilts
- Select the correct sealing compound or tape
- Countersink nails or screws below surfaces of walls before applying sealing compounds, using hammers or screwdrivers
- Install metal molding at wall corners to secure wallboard
- Sand rough spots of dried cement between applications of compounds
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Average AnnualJob Growth +2.5%Job Opening 0Education & Training
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