Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work.
- Work instructions, including plans, specifications, quality requirements and operational details are obtained using suitable information sources, confirmed and applied for restoration of brickwork structures.
- Safety (OHS) requirements are followed in accordance with safety plans and policies.
- Signage and barricade requirements are identified and implemented.
- Plant, tools and equipment selected to carry out tasks are consistent with job requirements, checked for serviceability, and any faults are rectified or reported prior to commencement.
- Material quantity requirements are calculated in accordance with plans, specifications and quality requirements.
- Materials appropriate to the work application are identified, obtained, prepared, safely handled and located ready for use.
- Environmental requirements are identified for the project in accordance with environmental plans and statutory and regulatory authority obligations, and are applied.
- Prepare work location.
- Materials and existing brickwork, including type of bonds, are checked for consideration of colour wash, and composition of mortar stopping mix and mixing putty for beading.
- Work platform is erected in accordance with regulatory authorities' requirements.
- Work area and surrounds are isolated by use of barricades and signage or fall protection in accordance with regulatory and job requirements.
- Loose or broken bricks are removed and reinstalled individually and mortar is removed from joints in brickwork by raking out mortar to specified depth.
- Surface of work area is cleaned and prepared for application.
- Surface of work area is colour washed consistent with brick colour.
- Position of bed and cross joints is determined, measured and struck with chalk line.
- Mortar is prepared to determined composition, colour and mix for stopping application to brickwork.
- Mortar stopping mix is applied to ensure joints are full and brickwork is re-pointed to meet job requirements.
- Jointer tool is used to form an indent key to receive putty point.
- Apply putty point material to bed joints.
- Materials are identified, selected and prepared to determined composition and consistency used for pointing or beading putty in accordance with job requirements.
- Pointing putty is applied with the use of jointer tool to fill indent and form joints.
- Surplus pointing putty present on horizontal and vertical joints is removed with the aid of a Frenchman tool to form finite shape and edges to tuck pointing.
- Tuck pointed work area is completed, allowed to dry and any imperfections gently removed and lightly brushed clean.
- Clean up.
- Work area is cleared and materials disposed of, reused or recycled in accordance with legislation, regulations, codes of practice and job specification.
- Plant, tools and equipment are cleaned, checked, maintained and stored in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and standard work practices.