Specialties and career as a plasterer

Plasterer is a small trade, but precisely because of that there is a need for those who can do it. When you are trained, you have a skill that few others possess, and that opens several doors.

§Restoration as a specialty

Because new construction with stucco is rare, a large part of the work lies in restoration. Here you recreate decorations in protected and heritage buildings. This requires that you can read an existing profile, make a mold after it, and perform a repair that blends in seamlessly.

§Employment

Many plasterers work in specialised stucco companies that solve tasks for private parties housing associations and the public sector. Others attach themselves to larger building projects where plastering and decoration work is included.

§Ways forward

With a journeyman's exam in hand you can choose to further develop your skills. Some stay in the workshop their whole life and become the specialists others call when a job is difficult. Others further educate themselves for example towards a role as building coordinator where you plan and direct work rather than just doing it.

§A trade with pride

Many plasterers experience a special pride in working with cultural heritage. What you create can stand for generations and you are part of looking after buildings that many people care about. It is a strong motivation in a craft where patience and care are rewarded.

“When you've learned to recreate a hundred-year-old profile you know something that can't be looked up in a machine.”