Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to set out, cut, lay and fix pre-finished, engineered or solid direct stick timber flooring within a space to a hard underlay base or subfloor.
This unit applies to flooring technicians installing timber flooring in accordance with pre-determined work orders.
Licensing, legislative or certification requirements may apply to this unit and relevant state/territory and local government agencies should be consulted to determine any necessary certification or licensing for undertaking flooring work. Industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must also be applied. Access to construction sites requires certification of general induction training specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work (ASCC 2007).
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Prepare for work | 1.1 Identify and follow work health and safety, legislative and organisational requirements 1.2 Correctly identify work requirements and process from review of documentation 1.3 Confirm subfloor suitability for installation consistent with Australian Standards and manufacturer recommendations 1.4 Select underlays adhesives, trims and accessories based on job requirements 1.5 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 1.6 Plan sequence of work, including the starting point, to ensure efficiency and quality of installation. |
2. Set out materials for installation | 2.1 Check flooring against work order and acclimatise in accordance with manufacturer recommendations 2.2 Organise pre-finished, engineered or direct stick timber flooring for fixing and use in accordance with relevant safety management requirements 2.3 Remove or undercut skirting boards or cover trims, if required, and store for re-fitting or send for machining in accordance with job requirements 2.4 Prepare required adhesives and accessories for use in accordance with manufacturer instructions 2.5 Establish working lines and starting point |
3. Prepare and cut flooring | 3.1 Follow instructions and sequence for laying and fixing 3.2 Lay appropriate underlay in accordance with manufacturer recommendations 3.3 Lay out flooring to meet directional sequence, pattern match, specification requirements, and minimising waste and joins 3.4 Maximise the aesthetics of materials, where appropriate, by matching grains and colours 3.5 Accurately and clearly mark flooring for cutting 3.6 Cut timber flooring to length and size for final laying ensuring minimum waste. |
4. Lay flooring | 4.1 Organise materials for fixing and use in accordance with safety management requirements 4.2 Prepare required adhesives and accessories for use 4.3 Use fixing methods and equipment in accordance with manufacturer recommendations 4.4 Allow appropriate field and perimeter expansion joints 4.5 Fit and/or re-fit skirting boards or cover trims and finish in accordance with job requirements 4.6 Inspect finished job and rectify any imperfections in accordance with workplace procedures |
5. Complete housekeeping | 5.1 Store and recycle unused materials in accordance with workplace procedures 5.2 Check, clean and store tools and equipment in accordance with workplace procedures 5.3 Clean work area and dispose of rubbish safely 5.4 Accurately complete required workplace documentation |
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency
Sectors
Flooring technology