Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work
- Identify and follow work health and safety, legislative and organisational requirements
- Correctly identify work requirements and process from review of documentation
- Assess subfloor condition for suitability for nailing consistent with Australian Standards and manufacturer recommendations
- Select fixings and adhesives based on job requirements
- Select and check tools, equipment and materials prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work, serviceable and in a safe condition
- Plan sequence of work to ensure efficiency and quality of application
- Prepare to nail strip timber flooring
- Follow instructions and sequence for nailing and fixing timber flooring
- Establish work lines and starting point
- Lay out timber flooring to meet directional sequence, pattern match, specification requirements, minimising waste and joins
- Inspect timber flooring material and confirm species, grade, size and quantity against work orders
- Moisture check timber using required equipment and confirm suitability of moisture content for site conditions as per pre-site inspection procedures
- Maximise the aesthetics of the materials by matching grains and colours where appropriate
- Establish safely located work station as power source for nail guns, and run air hoses to worksite in manner that minimises risk
- Nail strip timber flooring
- Organise and use nails, staples and adhesives for fixing in accordance with safety management requirements
- Use nailing methods and equipment in accordance with manufacturer recommendations and Australian Standards
- Position strip timber flooring using cramping procedures
- Use required nailing methods based on job requirements
- Inspect finished job and rectify any imperfections following workplace procedures.
- Complete housekeeping
- Store and recycle unused materials in accordance with workplace procedures
- Check, clean and store tools and equipment in accordance with workplace procedures
- Clean work area and dispose of rubbish safely
- Accurately complete required workplace documentation
- Identify and follow work health and safety, legislative and organisational requirements
- Correctly identify work requirements and process from review of documentation
- Assess subfloor condition for suitability for nailing consistent with Australian Standards and manufacturer recommendations
- Select fixings and adhesives based on job requirements
- Select and check tools, equipment and materials prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work, serviceable and in a safe condition
- Plan sequence of work to ensure efficiency and quality of application