Types of surfaces and their properties

Once a internal block work structure is built, what material generally is fitted next?

There are three methods in which plasterboard can be fixed, what are they?

• Dot and Dob

• Fixed to a tin stud wall

• Fixed to a timber stud wall

• None of the above

‘Dot and Dabbing’ is the trade term for what process

What woven, mesh, self adhesive tape is placed over the joints of two adjoined plasterboard lengths?

• Mesh tape

• Masking tape

• Scrim tape

• Scran tape

What is the purpose of scrim tape?

State the two types of timber used in Construction

Generally, which type of timber is painted?

What surface defect is prevalent with softwood materials, and is required to be remedied before priming?

Which order of these processes are correct?

• Fill, knot, prime

• knot, fill, prime

• Knot, prime, fill

• prime, fill, knot

What type of abrasive is generally most suitable to sand between coats when building up the paint coatings?