Drywall & Finishing
Hang, tape, and finish walls and ceilings — intro to the drywall trade: the work, tools, safety, and career.
1. Introduction, Safety & Career
beginnerAn introduction to the drywall and finishing trade: what hangers and finishers do, gypsum board types and compounds, tools, hanging and the five levels of finish, fire-rated and sound-rated assemblies, the trade's safety hazards, and the apprenticeship and career path.
2. Drywall Field Practice: Framing, Rated Assemblies, Finish Quality & Estimating
intermediateThe second drywall course, for people who know the trade's basics and want to do commercial and residential wall-and-ceiling work well: metal stud layout and framing with deflection heads, building fire-rated and sound-rated walls exactly to the UL or GA listing, hanging for production and for the finisher, GA-214 finish levels with corner and control joint details, moisture and mold-resistant boards, ceiling grid and specialty assemblies, and the takeoffs, production rates, and crew management behind a drywall estimate.