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Painting and Decorating

Painting and Decorating
Item #: 310-7370-05
Author: Roy Hughes
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN:0-7506-6737-0
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $36.95

Painting and Decorating is a valuable reference for beginners!
Assuming no prior experience of the trade, Roy Hughes details the underpinning knowledge of the materials, tools and techniques required for successful painting and decorating, and provides step-by-step guidance towards developing the essential skills required for anyone wishing to embark on a career in decorative occupations.

The reader is guided through each of the key areas and processes in the field, with additional emphasis placed on Health & Safety. Written by the author of the CITB/City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Certificate, the book fully covers the syllabus requirements for the Intermediate Construction Award (painting and decorating route) and the Decorative Occupations NVQ at Level 2.

Readers will find the topic Colour in Decoration – a critical aspect of actual painting and decorating practice – is also addressed, making this essential reading for Modern Apprentices in the trade, as well as serving as a useful reference for qualified painters and decorators.

The book is designed to maximize accessibility of the text for the reader. Activities, key points, and 'test your knowledge' questions (for use during college/centre training), feature throughout the text to allow application of theory into practical contexts. An additional answer section at the back of the book aids self-assessment, enabling the reader to revise all key concepts that have been introduced. 224 pp.

Painting and Decorating - Table of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Tools & equipment
  • Preparation of surfaces
  • Preparation of materials
  • Preparation of the work area
  • Brushes & rollers
  • Basic coatings (paints, stains, clear coatings)
  • Application of coatings
  • Application of wall & ceiling hangings
  • Colour in decoration
  • Decorative paint effects
  • Scaffold
  • Health & safety
  • Appendix – Colour in decoration
  • Glossary
  • Self assessment section
  • Model answers for chapters 1 to 12
  • Index
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