Occupation information for Paperhangers District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: More than 1 year on-the-job training

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• Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
• Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
• Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
• Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
• Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
• Cover interior walls and ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, using hand tools.
• Apply adhesives to the backs of paper strips, using brushes, or dunk strips of prepasted wallcovering in water, wiping off any excess adhesive.
• Measure and cut strips from rolls of wallpaper or fabric, using shears or razors.
• Place strips or sections of paper on surfaces, aligning section edges and patterns.
• Measure surfaces or review work orders to estimate the quantities of materials needed.

Tools:

• Industrial work surfaces
• Ladders
• Razor knives
• Shears
• Straight edges

Technology:

• Accounting software
• Enterprise application integration software
• Graphics or photo imaging software
• Project management software
• Word processing software

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