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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is NOT the suitable feature of material designed for plaster?
Durable
Smooth
Flat
Hard
What tool do you use to rub up the render to an even and smooth texture?
A trowel
A jointer
A float
A hammer
What tools is used to hold your plaster before you spread it on the wall?
Trowel
Hawk
Bucket
Stander
What tool is used to help form 90 degree internal angels?
Sand paper
Spirit level
Shovel
Steel square
What type of suction would you expect with Thermalite block walls?
High
Low
Medium
All of the above
What type of suction would you expect with dense concrete block walls?
Low
High
To check the suction of a background prior to plastering you must do what?
Splash Test
Wet Test
Slurry Test
The easiest way to cut a thermalite block is by using a ...?
(a)
EML is the acronym for?
Expanded metal lathing
Extra metal layer
Expanded metal level
Not sure
What is a method statement?
Something you tell your friends
A safe system of work
A speech that a politician says
Rules of what you can or can't do
Why do you plan what materials are to be used?
It is not necessary to do this
I don't plan, I just guess
The apprentice has to move it, so I never worry about planning
To help with budgets and have less waste
out of the 4 possilbe answers below, which one would you use the most with plastering
block plan
site plan
detailed drawing
assemble drawing
if the last bag of cement on the job is damp and damaged, would you use it?
Yes
No
if the contents look ok, then i would use it
ask the customer what their thoughts are
When drylining how should finished joints be left?
Proud ready to sand back
Slightly under the top of the board
Filled and flush
It doesn't matter cause the painter will finish it
Which document will help you to identify the type and thickness of the plasterboards to be used.
Risk assessment
Specification
Material schedule
Method statement
Direct bond mean what?
Fixing with screws
Fixing with nails
Fixing with bonding
Fixing with dabs of adhesive
What is the first step you should do when setting out for dot and dab?
Make a cup of tea
Measure the board length
Find the high spot on the ceiling
Find the high spot of the wall
Why should you apply a continuous band of adhesive round the perimeter of the room.
To use up the adhesive
So the boards stick
So for a solid fixing for skirting and fire regulations
For plug sockets
It is important that plasterboards are fixed, level and plumb to
Provide a true and flat surface for the the other trades
So the paint will not run
So the dabs can be applied evenly
It is easier then to fix your TV to the wall
The sides inside of a window are called?
Head
Sill
Reveals
Soffit
