House painter and decorator
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Vocational | |
Activity sectors | Construction |
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Competencies | Patience, steady hand, physically strong |
Education required | Apprenticeship |
Fields of employment | Construction |
Related jobs | Plasterer |
A house painter and decorator is a tradesperson responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator, or house painter.[1][2] The purpose of painting is to improve the appearance of a building and to protect it from damage by water, corrosion, insects and mould. House painting can also be a form of artistic and/or cultural expression such as Ndebele house painting.
History of the trade in England
In England, little is known of the trade and its structures before the late 13th century, at which point
The Act legislated for a seven-year
Enforcement of this Act by the Painter-Stainers Company was sought up until the early 19th century, with
In 1894, a national association formed, recreating itself in 1918 as the National Federation of Master Painters and Decorators of England and Wales, then changing its name once again to the British Decorators Association before merging, in 2002, with the Painting & Decorating Federation to form the Painting & Decorating Association. The Construction Industry Joint Council, a body formed of both unions and business organizations, today has responsibility for the setting of pay levels.[2]
Activities of the trade
Historically, the
Larger firms operating within the trade were generally capable of performing many painting or decoration services, from creating an accent wall to sign writing, to the gilding of objects or the finishing or refinishing of furniture.[2]
Painter-work is described in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition where the relevant skills include preparing surfaces, mixing paint, gilding, distemper, and faux-finishes including marbleizing and graining.[3]
More recently, professional painters are responsible for all preparation prior to painting. All stucco or popcorn or texture scraping,
Gallery
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South African artist Esther Mahlangu painting in the distinctive Ndebele house painting style.
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A painter working on an exterior wall in Kolkata, 2010
See also
- Accent wall
- Adhesion testing
- Coating
- Environmental impact of paint
- Painting and Decorating Contractors of America
- Popcorn ceiling
- Volatile organic compounds
- Wallpaper
References
- ISBN 1-4051-1254-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Modern Painter and Decorator volume 1 1921 Caxton
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 457–459.