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Doors and Windows

Carpentry and Joinery · Level 4  ·  7 Chapters

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Chapters

1
Set out and prepare openings for frames
14 topics
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2
Position and secure door and window frames
29 topics
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3
Apply fixings and reinforcements
20 topics
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4
Mark and cut out door and window component profile
22 topics
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5
Fit door & window joints
29 topics
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6
Perform doors & windows finishes
13 topics
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7
Erect Doors and Windows
27 topics
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What Doors and Windows covers: 40 main topics in 7 chapters

1. Set out and prepare openings for frames

  1. 1.1 Drawings for door and window frame installation
  2. 1.2 Dimensions of Openings Against Design Requirements
  3. 1.3 Sustainable Materials, tools and equipment
  4. 1.4 Alignment of Openings
  5. 1.5 Surface preparations and eco-friendly treatments

2. Position and secure door and window frames

  1. 2.1 Type of door and window frames
  2. 2.2 Safe lifting techniques
  3. 2.3 Securing Frames Using off-cut Wedges or Clamps
  4. 2.4 Checks i.e. Plumbness, Level, and Correct Alignment
  5. 2.5 Fixing Frames
  6. 2.6 Expansion Gaps and Appropriate and sustainable packing

3. Apply fixings and reinforcements

  1. 3.1 Durable and corrosion resistant Fixings and Reinforcements
  2. 3.2 Installing Fixings to Secure Frames
  3. 3.3 Reinforcing Structural Stability
  4. 3.4 Inspection and Testing of Fixings and Reinforcements

4. Mark and cut out door and window component profile

  1. 4.1 Eco -friendly personal protective equipment (PPE)
  2. 4.2 Types of doors
  3. 4.3 Types of windows
  4. 4.4 Door and Window materials
  5. 4.5 Door and Window component marking and cutting out
  6. 4.6 Housekeeping practices

5. Fit door & window joints

  1. 5.1 Energy efficient Doors and Window fixing tools
  2. 5.2 Types of joints
  3. 5.3 Cutting of timber joints
  4. 5.4 Sawing
  5. 5.5 Fixing and assembling of timber joints
  6. 5.6 Housekeeping practices

6. Perform doors & windows finishes

  1. 6.1 Door & door frame energy efficient finishing tools and sustainable materials
  2. 6.2 Surface preparation tasks
  3. 6.3 Eco friendly surface coatings
  4. 6.4 Housekeeping practices

7. Erect Doors and Windows

  1. 7.1 Eco friendly personal protective equipment (PPEs)
  2. 7.2 Doors and Window energy efficient erecting tools and equipment
  3. 7.3 Sustainable Doors and Window hardware
  4. 7.4 Background preparation
  5. 7.5 Erecting doors and windows
  6. 7.6 Quality checks
  7. 7.7 Fixing architraves
  8. 7.8 Housekeeping practices
  9. 7.9 Recycling of timber waste

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