CPCCPD3027Remove and apply wallpaper

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What an assessment for CPCCPD3027 must cover

87 assessable components: 5 elements (25 performance criteria), 17 performance evidence and 45 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan and prepare.

  • 1.1Review work instructions for details of requirements to apply wallpaper.
  • 1.2Plan all work to meet relevant requirements of work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, environmental plans and obligations, manufacturers’ specifications, and workplace requirements.
  • 1.3Prepare plan for hanging wallpaper.
  • 1.4Select and fit personal protective equipment (PPE) as required for each task.
  • 1.5Inspect work site, assess hazards and apply risk controls, including required signage and barricades.
  • 1.6Identify the types and quantities of materials required for the task and safely prepare and position ready for use.
  • 1.7Check wallpaper for conformity to pattern number, batch number and other shading requirements.
  • 1.8Select tools and equipment, check for serviceability and report any faults.

2 Remove wallpaper and prepare surface.

  • 2.1Determine type, condition and nature of existing wallpaper.
  • 2.2Select surface preparation method in accordance with environmental, finish and substrate requirements.
  • 2.3Remove wallpaper using appropriate tools.
  • 2.4Prepare surfaces by removing loose debris.
  • 2.5Repair surface defects and imperfections, and stop, fill and sand to smooth finish.
  • 2.6Conduct adhesion test and take any required remedial action.

3 Prepare to apply wallpaper.

  • 3.1Seal wall using appropriate material.
  • 3.2Prepare adhesives in accordance with safe workplace procedures.
  • 3.3Apply size coating to work area and allow to dry.

4 Apply wallpaper/lining paper to walls and ceilings.

  • 4.1Apply wallpaper/ lining paper ensuring an even surface, seams are butted, paper is plumb and pattern matches.
  • 4.2Trim accurately around fittings.
  • 4.3Remove residue for a clean finish.

5 Clean up.

  • 5.1Clean-up, meeting all legislative and workplace requirements for safety, waste disposal, materials handling and protection of the environment.
  • 5.2Clear work area, reuse or recycle materials and place waste and unwanted materials into job waste bins or rubbish stockpile.
  • 5.3Check and maintain tools and equipment and clean with appropriate solvents.
  • 5.4Dispose of waste and water and solvents used in cleaning tools and equipment in an environmentally sustainable manner.
  • 5.5Store tools, equipment and unused materials in accordance with workplace practices.

Performance evidence

  • removing a minimum of six square metres of wallpaper
  • preparing and applying a minimum of six square metres of lining paper
  • preparing and applying a minimum of six square metres of vinyl wallpaper
  • preparing and applying a minimum of six square metres of unpasted wallpaper
  • In removing this wallpaper, the following procedures, products and techniques must be included: dry stripping
  • soaking
  • steam stripping
  • In applying this wallpaper, a minimum of the following must be included: walls and internal and external corners
  • a reveal
  • a window
  • an arch
  • walls containing power points and switches
  • a ceiling to a minimum of three metres by three strips wide
  • one set pattern
  • one drop pattern
  • one random pattern
  • All work must be performed to the standard required in the workplace and must meet the requirements of work health and safety (WHS), Commonwealth and state or territory legislation, manufacturers’ specifications, and environmental plans and obligations.

Knowledge evidence

  • safety requirements relevant to applying wallpaper
  • environmental requirements relevant to applying wallpaper
  • painting and decorating terminology
  • use and application of woven and non-woven wallpaper
  • plans, drawings and specifications relevant to applying wallpaper
  • plans for hanging wallpaper
  • common wallpapering defects
  • compatibility of preparatory materials and wallpaper
  • types of wallpaper:
  • borders
  • lining paper
  • unpasted and ready pasted wallpapers (simplex and duplex)
  • vinyl wallpaper
  • washable wallpaper
  • paste on wall
  • types of wallpaper adhesives:
  • cellulose
  • latex
  • acetate
  • starch
  • other special adhesive blends
  • preparation for wallpaper applications for walls:
  • set plaster
  • flat surfaces
  • curved surfaces
  • surface preparation for:
  • fibre cement products
  • fibrous plaster
  • medium density fibre board
  • plasterboard
  • lined surface
  • rendered surface
  • types, characteristics, uses and limitations of tools and equipment relevant to applying wallpaper
  • procedures used to apply straight pattern match, drop pattern match and random match wallpapers
  • use of laser levels relevant to applying wallpaper
  • procedures, products and techniques associated with removal of wallpaper, including:
  • dry stripping
  • soaking
  • steam stripping
  • processes for the calculation of material requirements relevant to applying wallpaper
  • quality requirements relevant to applying wallpaper
  • surface preparation techniques for the application of wallpaper
  • types and properties of wall coverings and their suitability to various substrates
  • types, uses and limitations of commonly used wallpaper adhesives
  • wallpaper hanging processes and techniques

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