CPCCBL3017 - Carry out tuck pointing and repointing to masonry

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines. Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills: *a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by tuck pointing and repointing the bed and perpendicular joints of a masonry wall. In doing this, the candidate must: *apply decorative tuck pointing to a minimum of two square metres to a specified colour and finish *apply repointing to a minimum of two square metres. Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge: *characteristics, applications and limitations of materials for tuck pointing and repointing: - mortar ingredients and consistency - mortar adhesive ability, stability and durability - colouring agents and pigments - slaked rock lime *processes and techniques for tuck pointing and repointing: - door and window reveals and sills - internal and external corners - maintaining consistent bed and perpend joints *terminology relating to tuck pointing: - ribbon - struck *functional and operational features of plant, equipment, hand and power tools *workplace safety: - job safety and environmental analysis (JSEA) - work at heights - hazardous manual tasks - hazardous substances - exposure to silica - exposure to loud *work instructions, standards, codes relating to tuck pointing and repointing *environmental and waste management requirements: - disposal of waste material - recycling materials