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Application Form Part 2 and Technical Industry Questions – Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining

20/02/2023

Levelling (Use Spirit level, Optical or dumpy level, laser levels)

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Erect Scaffolding and working safely at heights

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Assemble partitions (Cut and assemble L shape intersections, a T intersections and window and door panels)

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Construct bulkheads Straight and curved bulkheads using both timber and steel)

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Fit internal wet area sheets, eg. in bathrooms

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Fix wall sheets including; butt joints between studs, back blocking joints, provision for door and window openings, position joists and penetrations for services

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Fix battens to ceiling, including control joints.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Fix plasterboard sheets to frames and furring channels

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

Fix external ceiling sheets to external protected areas

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

10.

Fix fibre cement boards

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

11.

Install profile paper-faced cornices, including internal mitre, external mitre, splayed mitres and butt joints.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

12.

Install floor to ceiling columns

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

13.

Install exposed suspended ceilings and concealed suspended ceilings

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

14.

Fire-rated walls (Fix to steel stud wall, covering columns and beams and multiple layer systems)

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

15.

Rectify faults in installation, products, sanding and setting

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

16.

Use vacuum and electric sanding equipment to finish plaster work on walls, ceilings, doors, windows, corner joints.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

17.

Mix plastering compounds. Manually finish joints. Apply quality finishes at level 3, 4 and 5.

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

18.

Demolition project (Remove ceilings, walls, fixtures and fittings from a non-load bearing wall)

Weekly

Monthly

Every 3 months

Once or twice a year

Rarely or never

None

19.

If a joint in wall sheet cannot be located over a wall stud, how must the join be reinforced?

Nothing, the gyprock with span once set

Install an additional stud where the join will be located

Glue and install a baton along and behind the joint

Both B and C

None

20.

When screw fixing standard wall and ceiling sheets, why is it important not to overtighten fixing screws?

Because it flattens the drill battery quicker and wears out the screw driver bit

An overtightened screw will go through the face of the gyprock and can cause screws to ‘pop’

It makes the fixing point harder to set

It makes them harder to remove later

None

21.

Why should standard wall sheets be fixed 10 mm off the floor?

To allow for easier painting later,

To allow for expansion in hot weather

To allow for movement of the building structure and prevent joints from cracking.

To allow for fixing of the skirting board

None

22.

When fixing standard wall and ceiling sheets to timber framing how wide the gap should be between sheets?

There should be no gap and sheets should be firmly butted together

The gap should not be more than 5mm

A 1mm gap should be left to allow for structural movement

A gap can be less than 5mm only if you’re going to set the wall without re-enforcing tape

None

23.

Why would paper tape be used in preference to perforated self-adhesive fibreglass joint tape?

Because the paper tape can be removed easier

Paper tape provides a stronger joint and there is less chance of cracking.

Because in a fire it doesn’t let off toxic fumes

Paper is more cost effective

None

24.

How do standard ceiling sheets differ from standard wall sheets?

They contain fiberglass in the core to allow for maximum span of 600mm.

Ceiling sheets are thinner than wall sheets

They come in longer lengths

There is no difference

None

25.

How long should be left between the applications of base coat and following topping coats?

1 hour

6 hours

12 hours

24 hrs or as recommended by manufacturer.

None

26.

Why is it recommended that a jointing system be three coats?

If you use three coats a joining tape is not required

To allow compounds to shrink back as they dry and achieve a flat finish.

It is not recommended

A third coat will not crack with temperature changes

None

27.

What is a level 5 finish?

A level 5 finish is a joining system that requires 5 topcoats

A level 5 finish is the joining system for 5mm compressed sheeting

A level 5 finish is where an entire surface is set with toping compound so as to achieve a perfectly flat surface.

A level 5 finish is a painting term and does not apply to wall and ceiling lining

None

28.

When using a mitre box to cut a mitre to cut paper faced cornice a common mistake is to-

Not use a proper saw

Use a metal instead of a wooden mitre box

Not measure the cornice length correctly

Cut the cornice upside down

None

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Application Form Part 2 and Technical Industry Questions – Certificate III in Wall and Ceiling Lining

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