Mouldings

Question 1

How is skirting joined in length?

Answer 1

Mitred heading joint

Question 2

What is the purpose of picture rail?

Answer 2

To hang pictures on and separate the room for decoration.

Question 3

What is the purpose of dado rail?

Answer 3

Protects the wall from damage and divides room for decorating

Question 4

What type of joint would be used for skirting at an external corner?

Answer 4

Mitre

Question 5

What is the purpose of architrave?

Answer 5

Protects the wall and hides the gap between the wall and lining

Question 6

What type of joint would be used for skirting at an internal corner?

Answer 6

Scribe

Question 7

What is the purpose of skirting?

Answer 7

To protect the wall & hide the gap between the floor and wall.

Question 8

When would a plinth block be used?

Answer 8

When the skirting is thicker than the architrave.

Question 9

What PPE is required when installing mouldings using masonry nails?

Answer 9

Eye protection

Question 10

What maintenance is required to prevent the hammer slipping off the nail?

Answer 10

Clean face of hammer using abrasive paper

Question 11

What is the BEST method of fixing hardwood skirting?

Answer 11

Screws & wooden pellets

Question 12

What maintenance is required on a nail punch?

Answer 12

To dress the head to prevent mushrooming

Question 13

How are hammer marks avoided when fixing mouldings?

Answer 13

By leaving the nail proud and setting it below the surface using a nail punch

Question 14

Name two types of moulding profile used for skirting.

Answer 14

E.g., Torus, ogee, chamfered round, bullnose, pencil round, ovolo

Question 15

What type of joint is used where the leg meets the head of architrave?

Answer 15

Mitre joint

Question 16

What type of fixing is used with a hammer when fixing mouldings?

Answer 16

Oval or lost head nail.

Question 17

What visual safety checks should be carried out on an electric mitre saw before use?

Answer 17

Check cable or battery, body of tool, condition of blade and guard.

Question 18

What type of adhesives are used to secure mouldings?

Answer 18

Grab adhesive, Mitre bond & PVA

Question 19

Why is skirting scribed at internal corners?

Answer 19

To hide shrinkage.

Question 20

What is the advantage of using MDF skirting?

Answer 20

More stable than softwood.

Question 21

When cutting a scribe on skirting what hand tool is used to cut the moulded section?

Answer 21

A Coping saw.

Question 22

What PPE is required when using a second fix nail gun?

Answer 22

Ear & eye protection.

Question 23

What PPE is required when using an electric mitre saw?

Answer 23

Ear & eye protection, plus dust mask or extraction

Question 24

How can skirting be fitted to an uneven floor?

Answer 24

Scribe to floor.

Question 25

What tool is used to set a nail or pin below the surface of the timber?

Answer 25

nail punch.

Question 26

How can the nail be prevented from splitting the timber when fixing mouldings?

Answer 26

ANS: Blunt the tip of nail, cut the tip of nail off, pilot hole for the nail.

Question 27

State three health and safety regulation you should comply with when installing mouldings?

Answer 27

HASWA, Manual handling, COSHH, PUWER

Question 28

If your nail gun jambs when installing mouldings what action should you take?

Answer 28

Isolate from power then remove the jamb.

Question 29

How could skirting be fixed to a plastered brick wall?

Answer 29

Screws, plastic plugs and adhesive.

Question 30

Name three types of materials that mouldings can be made from?

Answer 30

Timber (hard & softwood), Aluminium, Plastic & plaster.

Question 31

What is the industrial standard for the size of the margin when installing architrave?

Answer 31

6-10mm

Question 32

How is the skirting finished off when the run meets the fire hearth or where it meets the stair opening?

Answer 32

The moulding is returned across its width or thickness.