lady tapers

**crack filler** · 02-02-2010, 08:04 PM

Just as a matter of interest are there any lady tapers around. I see the odd lady painter and once a brikie but thats all. I remember when I started there was a husband and wife team going round, I would go into the house they were taping and they would have deckchairs set up and she would be frying bacon on a gas stove.

**TonyM** · 02-02-2010, 08:33 PM

Me and a mate worked on an accommodation block in Devonport dockyard about 4 yrs ago and there was a lady taper working there. Came from Newcastle I think.

**swazi** · 02-02-2010, 09:00 PM

i worked on a job where there were a husband and wife team taping. Never seen a lone lady taper though

**matt** · 21-02-2010, 10:30 PM

I seen one working alongside a guy and she had the bag of finish over her shoulder, he had his hands in his pockets.
Equality eh

**crack filler** · 22-02-2010, 07:13 PM

looks like our jobs are still safe from the multi-tasking lovelies

**Deck** · 22-02-2010, 08:40 PM

Christ Almighty-a husband and wife team - its bad enough having to live with mine never mind work with her LOL. I just hope she never logs on to this or I will be in deep shit! I have never seen lady tapers, I have seen a few lady painters although they were apprentices and to the best of my knowledge they never finished their time.

**drywall finisher** · 31-03-2010, 09:49 PM

Lady Taper,

I took my wife to help me to spray texture a garage and wash and dryer room.

I taught her how to mask, mix mud , how to load the hopper , and to spray ...she wasn't big on the spraying ...but she help me a lot in positioning the light and clean up afterwards. She showed me to be a hard worker.
I believe women do have a place in the work place. We have at lest 10 women in the drywall industry here in northeren california. How about where your at ? How many women in the trade ? How long have you been in the trade ?

drywall finisher

**turrican_007** · 01-04-2010, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by swazi

i worked on a job where there were a husband and wife team taping. Never seen a lone lady taper though

I`ve met a husband & wife team taping and she was a good taper, they were sleeping in a camper van on site and traveled to were the work was.

**DMS** · 07-04-2010, 03:02 PM

there were quite a few working in the union in seattle, my top framer on a crew i was running there was female, though I didn't realize it for a few weeks! There seems to be alot more women in the trade in North America, particularly the states. Generally they don't get harassed like you might think on a construction site, as there crew mates are pretty protective.

**theblones** · 07-04-2010, 06:29 PM

keep the women of the building sites, they aint built for sites

**TonyM** · 07-04-2010, 06:34 PM

They need extendable long handles on all their tools to be able to tape from the kitchen.

**theblones** · 07-04-2010, 08:23 PM

they dont concentrate properly on the job, they will be spotting some ceiling and wondering what to do for their husbands tea

**savvysteph** · 03-05-2010, 01:15 PM

I'm a lady taper and a newbie to the forum ..

How sad am I? Got a little excited last night when I found you all!

Been doing this for 8 years based in France. Love to see the look of surprise from other trades when they turn up on a job .. and strangely I never think about the kitchen in the course of my working day!

**crack filler** · 03-05-2010, 01:58 PM

welcome steph glad to have you on board

**turrican_007** · 03-05-2010, 02:31 PM

Hi and welcome, im sure theres a few comments in this thread for you to read

**TonyM** · 18-07-2010, 12:48 PM

I'm taking my 16 yr old daughter to work with me tomorrow. She's bored and wants to earn a few quid before she starts her A levels in September. The week after next, I have a large house to board with fireline - she'll love that.