| Description |
1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Book title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- About the authors -- Picture credits -- How to use this book -- 1 Principles of construction -- Understand the construction industry -- Understand construction information -- Building substructure -- Building superstructure -- Interpret building information -- Setting up and securing work areas -- Communication -- Sustainability -- 2 Health and safety in construction -- Health and safety roles and responsibilities -- Health and safety legislation -- Construction site health and safety inductions -- Accidents and emergencies |
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Fire safety -- Safety signs and signals -- Welfare at work -- First aid -- 3 Internal plastering and fixing dry lining -- Tools and equipment -- Prepare the background for plastering -- Prepare to fix plasterboard -- Fix plasterboard by direct bond -- Prepare loose plastering materials for mixing -- Apply plastering systems -- 4 Applying external plain rendering -- What is external rendering? -- Interpret information -- Select materials, tools and equipment -- Apply render to external backgrounds -- 5 Floor screed systems -- Interpret information -- Select materials and components |
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Types of screeded floor -- Lay sand and cement screeds -- 6 Producing, fixing and finishing plain plaster mouldings to match existing -- Fibrous plaster mouldings -- Select materials, components and equipment -- Plaster reverse moulds -- Cast from a reverse mould -- Fix and finish plaster mouldings -- 7 Metal frame systems -- Benefits of using metal frame systems -- Information sources for using metal frame systems -- Set out metal frame systems -- Metal stud partitions -- Metal wall lining systems -- Metal furring ceiling systems -- Test your knowledge answers -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- E |
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F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z |
| Summary |
Build up the skills you'll need for your career with this comprehensive new textbook published in association with City & Guilds and covering the 7908 and 6708 Plastering qualifications at Levels 1 and 2. Topic coverage includes areas such as internal plastering, applying external rendering, floor screed systems, mouldings and interior systems. - Test yourself and prepare for assessment with end of chapter questions and practical scenarios. - Build the skills you'll need to use regularly in the workplace with the 'Improve your maths' and 'Improve your English' tasks. - Get ready for the workpl |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Byrne, Mike Gashe
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| ISBN |
9781398306431 |
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1398306436 |
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