Practical Demonstration Checklist

The checklist below sets out the sorts of things your trainer will be looking for when you undertake the practical demonstrations for this unit.

Make sure you talk to your trainer or supervisor about any of the details that you don't understand, or aren't ready to demonstrate, before the assessment event is organised. This will give you time to get the hang of the tasks you will need to perform, so that you'll feel more confident when the time comes to be assessed.

Performance checklist

Are you able to:

1. Follow all company safety policies and procedures while at work.
   
   
   
2. Carry out a visual inspection of a timber subfloor using a template checklist and correctly fill in the required details, including:
   
   
   • planeness and smoothness of the surface
     
     
   • any problems in bearers, joists, structural flooring or other elements that might affect the floor covering installation
     
     
   • any problems in the subfloor ventilation
     
     
   • recommendations on work that will need to be done in preparation for the installation.
     
     
     
3. Carry out a visual inspection of a concrete subfloor using a template checklist and correctly fill in the required details, including:
   
   
   • moisture content readings taken in appropriate places
     
     
   • pH readings taken in appropriate places
     
     
   • planeness and smoothness of the surface
     
     
   • whether there are curing compounds or other contaminants on the surface that will need to be removed
     
     
   • whether there are cracks, spalling or other surface irregularities that will need to be filled or patched
     
     
   • whether expansion joints are clean and unobstructed.
     
     
   • recommendations on work that will need to be done in preparation for the installation.
     
     
     
4. Carry out a series of moisture tests on a timber floor using an electrical resistance moisture meter and complete a written record of the test results, including:
   
   
   • details on the instrument used, such as type, make, model and calibration
     
     
   • line drawing showing the floor plan and positions the readings were taken, including bearers, joists and structural flooring
     
     
   • ambient temperature and RH at the time of the readings
     
     
   • recommendations on whether the floor is ready for the floor covering to be installed.
     
     
     
5. Carry out a series of moisture tests on a concrete floor using a capacitance meter for the preliminary checks and a hygrometer for the formal tests, and complete a written record of the test results, including:
   
   
   • details on the instruments used, such as type, make, model and calibration
     
     
   • line drawing showing the floor plan and positions the readings were taken
     
     
   • ambient temperature and RH at the time of the readings
     
     
   • recommendations on whether the floor is ready for the floor covering to be installed.