Construction Trades

Trowel Occupations refers to ...

• Making towels

• Anyone working with plaster and skim

• Anyone working with Bricks, Blocks & Stone

• Anyone working in the construction industry

Draw a brick next to a block

What is mortar?

• A type of hat a university graduate wears

• A mix of sand and cement that is used to bond bricks and blocks together

• A material that is used in the floor of a building

• A mix of sand and stone that is used in dry stone walling

What does a carpenter do?

• Works with wood to make structural and finished components of buildings

• Lays carpets and flooring

• Works with bricks and blocks to make walls

• All the painting/wallpapering/decoration in a house before it is sold

First fix means ...

• A tradesman completes first fix if they get something right the first time they try it

• The bit a of job that has to be completed last

• The floor construction

• All structural work after foundation but before the finishing work starts

Second fix is ...

• If you didn't get it right first time, try again

• Fitting second hand components to be more sustainable

• All the finishing components of a building such as doors, skirting boards etc

• Working with any component that has more than one element to it

Building Services Trades are ...

• The trades that put the drainage into a building

• The trades that provide services such as laundry and take away food

• The Plumbing & Electrical Trades

• The trades that maintain a building once it has been completed

An electrician typically installs what...

• Only the wiring systems in domestic housing

• Anything to do with electrical wiring, testing, alarms (fire & security) in homes & commercial buildings

• Anything to do with telephone systems

• They only install cables to get a supply to a building site

What is the role of a plumber?

• To install & maintain pipes for drinking water, washing, foul water, heating & ventilation of buildings

• To pick plumbs during the summer. Delicious

• To maintain washing machines and dishwashers

• To install wiring systems in commercial buildings.

A plasterer is someone who ...

• Is responsible for first aid on site

• Painting/Decorating/Finishing a property

• Works with bricks, blocks and stones,

• Creates finished surfaces internally & externally