District Council #4 Painters and Allied Trades

District Council #4 Painters and Allied Trades Industrial Painters, Glaziers, Commercial Painters, and Drywall Finishers

Start a proud, lucrative, and fulfilling career with the Painters and Allied Trades.

Build the world you live in

Start your career in Construction

A college degree is not a necessity to be successful. You do not need to acquire debt to pursue a career.

District Council #4 represents four trades (careers) in your area. Industrial Painters, Glaziers, Commercial Painters, and Drywall Finishers.

No experience is necessary and you will get paid to learn the trade! Earn while you learn!

Check out these four trades below to see which one you prefer!

Industrial Painters

INDUSTRIAL PAINTERS

Industrial Painters/Blasters perform coatings and painting applications, sand-blasting, rigging, decking and other tasks relative to industrial coatings. This often takes place on bridges and tanks.

Glaziers

GLAZIERS

Glaziers install glass in windows, skylights, storefronts, and display cases while using architectural metals to create aesthetically pleasing facades and interiors.

Commercial Painters

COMMERCIAL PAINTERS

Commercial painting is bigger version of residential painting. It involves all kind of painting like spraying, rolling, home painting, signs, specialty painting, faux finishes, etc. This painting involves all kinds of painting jobs (not canvas painting).

Drywall Finishers

DRYWALL FINISHERS

A drywall finisher is a skilled craftsman who takes over after the drywall panel hangers leave, and it's his job to prepare the wall for paint, texture or wall covering. This is typically done with joint compound and a variety of different tools.

Check out our training centers! We have training centers in Buffalo and Cortland NY with offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, Cortland, and Binghamton.

An indoor bridge at our training center for apprentices to learn industrial painting and blasting. This includes a full containment and decking system.

This is the blasting equipment used on the bridge and the blast booth in this photo.

This is a mock-up that drywall finishers, painters, and glaziers can perfect their skills on.

This is a mock-up where glaziers can learn many aspects of the trade.

Here is one of our classrooms where we have computer based learning and in-person training.

Our Cortland NY training facility.

What is the first step?

To learn more about these trades and how to start your career please contact: ftiwcny@dc4.org

Educators, community groups, and professional development facilitators, we are available to give in person presentations to future potential members. Use the contact above to reach us.

Check out IUPAT.org (International Union website) and DC4.org (Western and Central New York Website) for more info on our organization.

District Council #4 Finishing Trades Institute

716-565-0112

ftiwcny@dc4.org

Appreciate

Credits:

Created with images by Michele Bitetto - "untitled image" • Matías Santana - "untitled image" • Fabian Blank - "Cute piggy bank" • Silvia Brazzoduro - "Scoprire il gioiello di arte, architettura, storia che si nasconde dentro le mura del Teatro Grande di Brescia è un’esperienza da vivere. Amo questa città dal passato ricco ed interessante." • Étienne Beauregard-Riverin - "untitled image" • Sven Mieke - "untitled image" • João Silveira - "Sunrise" • Janine Robinson - "Boston Hancock" • RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist - "untitled image" • Charles Deluvio - "untitled image" • 贝莉儿 DANIST - "Construction site birds" • Lindsay Henwood - "untitled image" • ThisisEngineering RAEng - "Female software engineer in meeting with colleague" • twinsfisch - "Follow us over on Instagram @twinsfisch #fischertwinsphotography. Please tag us when using our photo. Thanks!"