Is plaster-boarding a job traditionally done by a carpenter or a plasterer?

[george75]

What trade traditionally did plaster-boarding?

 

[foxhole]

Various trades install plasterboard, what do you have that needs boarding?

 

[george75]

It's basic back to brick rooms

 

[blup]

A good carpenter will be able to cut and fix plasterboard and may be able to advise on how to plaster/board the solid wall. But he will need to be able to skim the board too, so maybe ask a plasterer to quote as well.

Blup

 

[foxhole]

Window installers for windows, plasterer for boarding, maybe insulated board for solid walls.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Whose job was it to traditionally do plaster-boarding? Was it mostly a carpenters or plasterers job?

Boarding out was traditionally a joiners job (it was certainly in the C&G syllabus when I trained) and we still do a fair amount of it although these days with the introduction of metal framing and partition systems it tends to be more of a dry liner's thing on bigger jobs. Dot and dab (a more recent introduction) has always been a plasterer's thing. These days you'll also find plasterers who board-out