How do they match: Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers

  • Lath Hand
  • Lather
  • Lather Apprentice
  • Metal Lather
  • Plaster Lather
  • Rock Lather
  • Rockboard Lather
  • Wire Lather
  • Wood Lather

  • 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.

  • Fasten metal or rockboard lath to the structural framework of walls, ceilings, or partitions of buildings, using nails, screws, staples, or wire-ties.
  • Install metal lath where plaster applications will be exposed to weather or water, or for curved or irregular surfaces.
  • Measure and cut openings in panels or tiles for electrical outlets, windows, vents, plumbing, or other fixtures, using keyhole saws or other cutting tools.
  • Mount tile, using adhesives, or by nailing, screwing, stapling, or wire-tying lath directly to structural frameworks.

  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Cut openings in existing structures.