Tool Essentials
01/06. TOOLS & EQUIPMENT OF THE TRADE
- Measuring and Marking
- Levelling and Setting Out
- Power Saws
- Making Holes
- Fastening
- Finishing Trim
- Surfacing and Shaping
- Fibre Cement Cutting
- Concreting
- Working with Metal
- Plasterboard
- Clamps and Cramps
- Access Equipment
02/06. PRELIMINARY WORK
- Site Establishment & Investigation
- Establishing the Site
- Maintaining the Site
- Protection
- Disestablishing the Site
- Planning for Demolition
- Set-Out Surveying Services
- Set-Out Tools & Equipment
- Set-Out Process
- Set-Out for Commercial Buildings
03/06. SUPPORT STRUCTURES
- Piles Versus Poles
- Types of Piles
- Setting Out and Installing Piles
- Installing Subfloor Framing
- Subfloor Ventilation
- Installing Flooring
- Second-Storey Floors
- Exterior Stairs
- Ramps
- Excavations
- Foundations
- Preparing the Sub-base for a Concrete Slab
- Damp-Proofing
- Formwork
- Reinforcing Steel
- Reinforcing Mesh
- Waffle (Ribbed) Slab
- Services
- Other Cast-ins
- Concrete for Foundations & Floors
- Suspended Concrete Floors
- Types of Retaining Wall
- Regulatory Requirements
- Dealing with Water
- Building a Timber Piled Retaining Wall
04/06. FRAMES AND STRUCTURES
- Wall Types
- Framed Walls Terminology
- Standing Up Timber Wall Frames
- Constructing Timber Wall Frames
- Framing Anomalies with Additions and Alterations
- Steel Wall Framing
- Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
- Interior Partitions
- Concrete Walls
- Roof Styles
- Roof Terminology
- Truss Terminology
- Roof Framing Terminology
- Truss Types
- Roof Bracing
- Erecting Trusses
- Forming a Hip
- Forming a Valley
- Framed Roofs
- Pitching a Framed Gable Roof
- Pitching a Framed Hip Roof
- Pitching a Framed Valley Roof
- Eaves Framing
- Framing for Boxed Soffits
- Framing for Sloped Soffits
- Steel Roof Framing
- SIPs Roofs
- Ceiling Types
- Direct-Fixed Ceiling Terminology
- Suspended Ceiling Terminology
- Direct-Fixed Ceiling Construction
- Framing for Penetrations
- Columns, Posts, Beams, & Portals Terminology
- Engineer-Designed Columns & Portals
05/06. EXTERIOR ENVELOPE
- Types of Carpenter-Installed Roof Claddings
- Types of Specialist-Installed Roof Claddings
- Accessories with Long-Run Roof Claddings
- Long-Run Roofing Installation
- Safety When Working on Roofs
- Spouting Installation
- Joinery Materials
- Joinery Terminology
- Weatherproofing Timber Joinery
- Window Types
- Door Types
- Preparation for Installation
- Weatherproofing Components
- Installation Process
- Finishing Trim for Timber Joinery
- Cladding Types
- Building Underlays
- Installing Building Wraps
- Installing Rigid Air Barriers
- Cavity Battens
- Flashings
- Installing Bevel-Back Weatherboards
- Installing Rusticated Weatherboards
- Replacing Damaged Weatherboards
- Installing Sheet/Panel Claddings
06/06. INTERIOR LINING AND FINISHING
- Heat Transfer
- Thermal Resistance in NZ Context
- Types of Insulation
- Other Forms of Insulation
- Lining Types
- Setting Out for Plasterboard Linings
- Installing Plasterboard Linings
- Finishing Trim Types
- Finishing Trim Materials
- Finishing Trim Profiles
- Joins and Junctions in Finishing Trim
- Interior Doors
- Cabinetry
- Stairs
- What is Hardware?
- Hinges
- Latches and Locks
- Window and Door Fittings
- Miscellaneous Hardware
- Understanding Sound and Noise
- Measuring Sound
- Acoustic Performance
- Controlling Sound
- Measuring Fire Control Effectiveness
- Active Fire Control
- Passive Fire Control
- Proprietary Systems