Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

What Does a Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Do?

Apply plasterboard or other wallboard to ceilings or interior walls of buildings. Apply or mount acoustical tiles or blocks, strips, or sheets of shock-absorbing materials to ceilings and walls of buildings to reduce or reflect sound. Materials may be of decorative quality. Includes lathers who fasten wooden, metal, or rockboard lath to walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings to provide support base for plaster, fireproofing, or acoustical material.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Read blueprints or other specifications to determine methods of installation, work procedures, or material or tool requirements.
• 2Measure and mark surfaces to lay out work, according to blueprints or drawings, using tape measures, straightedges or squares, and marking devices.
• 3Fit and fasten wallboard or drywall into position on wood or metal frameworks, using glue, nails, or screws.
• 4Measure and cut openings in panels or tiles for electrical outlets, windows, vents, plumbing, or other fixtures, using keyhole saws or other cutting tools.
• 5Assemble or install metal framing or decorative trim for windows, doorways, or vents.
• 6Cut metal or wood framing and trim to size, using cutting tools.
• 7Inspect furrings, mechanical mountings, or masonry surfaces for plumbness and level, using spirit or water levels.
• 8Cut fixture or border tiles to size, using keyhole saws, and insert them into surrounding frameworks.

Required Skills

• Business management software
• Construction Software Center EasyEst
• DevWave Estimate Works
• Job costing software
• Logic Group Scanner Digitizing Software
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word
• On Center Quick Bid
• Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal

Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers Salary