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DRY-WALL APPLICATOR

Specialty Definition: DRY-WALL APPLICATOR

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Plans gypsum drywall installations, erects metal framing and furring channels for fastening drywall, and installs drywall to cover walls, ceilings, soffits, shafts, and movable partitions in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings: Reads blueprints and other specifications to determine method of installation, work procedures, and material, tool, and work aid requirements. Lays out reference lines and points for use in computing location and position of metal framing and furring channels and marks position for erecting metalwork, using chalkline. Measures, marks, and cuts metal runners, studs, and furring channels to specified size, using tape measure, straightedge and hand and portable power cutting tools. Secures metal framing to walls and furring channels to ceilings, using hand and portable power tools. Measures and marks cutting lines on drywall, using square, tape measure, and marking devices. Scribes cutting lines on drywall, using straightedge and utility knife and breaks board along cut lines. Fits and fastens board into specified position on wall, using screws, handtools, portable power tools, or adhesive. Cuts openings into board for electrical outlets, vents, or fixtures, using keyhole saw or other cutting tools. Measures, cuts, assembles, and installs metal framing and decorative trim for windows, doorways, and vents. Fits, aligns, and hangs doors and installs hardware, such as locks and kickplates [CARPENTER (construction)] 860.381-022]. Worker is usually assisted by other workers. (references)
 Installs plasterboard or other wallboard to ceiling and interior walls of building, using handtools and portable power tools: Installs horizontal and vertical metal or wooden studs for attachment of wallboard on interior walls, using handtools. Cuts angle iron and channel iron to specified size, using hacksaw, and suspends angle iron grid and channel iron from ceiling, using wire. Scribes measurements on wallboard, using straightedge and tape measure, and cuts wallboard to size, using knife or saw. Cuts out openings for electrical and other outlets, using knife or saw. Attaches wallboard to wall and ceiling supports, using glue, nails, screws, hammer, or powered screwdriver. Trims rough edges from wallboard to maintain even joints, using knife. Nails prefabricated metal pieces around windows and doors and between dissimilar materials to protect drywall edges. Work is usually performed with other workers. May remove plaster, drywall, or paneling during renovation project, using crowbar and hammer. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: DRY-WALL APPLICATOR

Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-d-i-l-l-l-o-p-p-r-r-t-w-y"

-5 letters: patrilocally.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DRY-WALL APPLICATOR


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 52 59 2D 57 41 4C 4C      41 50 50 4C 49 43 41 54 4F 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01010010 01011001 00101101 01010111 01000001 01001100 01001100 00100000 01000001 01010000 01010000 01001100 01001001 01000011 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#82 &#89 &#45 &#87 &#65 &#76 &#76 &#32 &#65 &#80 &#80 &#76 &#73 &#67 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0052 0059 002D 0057 0041 004C 004C      0041 0050 0050 004C 0049 0043 0041 0054 004F 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3852591557354646235505046433735544952

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INDEX

1. Anagrams
2. Orthography
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