External Works

Building Technology · Level 6 · 4 Chapters

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Chapters

Perform sustainable landscaping

Construct drainage system

Lay external paving

Construct gates and fences

What External Works covers: 19 main topics in 4 chapters

1. Perform sustainable landscaping

1.1 Determination of area for landscaping
1.2 Preparation of landscaping ground
1.3 Planting vegetative features
1.4 Method of irrigation
1.5 Beatification

2. Construct drainage system

2.1 Interpretation of sustainable Drainage drawings
2.2 Excavation of Drainage channels; Encourage excavation with minimal environmental impact
2.3 Backfilling
2.4 Laying of Drainage pipes
2.5 Construction of Drainage channels and collection chambers

3. Lay external paving

3.1 Ground survey preferably with digital tools
3.2 Ground excavation
3.3 Base preparation
3.4 Levelling
3.5 Kerbs stones, surface drainage
3.6 Laying external paving
3.7 Marking

4. Construct gates and fences

4.1 Gate location and orientation
4.4 Procurement and installation of the gate

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions Quick recall — check you know the facts

3 more for this unit

Oral exam preparation What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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