CPCPRF3022 - Fabricate and install roof drainage systems

Unit code:CPCPRF3022Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

48

Location

Sunshine

Prerequisites

CPCPCM2043 - Carry out WHS requirements; and
CPCPCM2055 - Work safely on roofs
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to fabricate and install roof drainage systems and associated rainwater components.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, incl the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
* a valley gutter
* a fascia, including one internal and one external angle, that is attached to an approved support system and a minimum of three metres in length
* an eaves gutter, including:
* gutter support system
* nozzle
* stop end
* internal and external angle
* fall
* overflow measure
* expansion allowance
* a downpipe, including:
* offset
* spreader
* fixings
* a box gutter, including:
* overflow measures
* sump or rainwater head
* expansion allowance
* gutter support system
* ridged support
* fasteners and sealants.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
* current standards and codes for roof drainage systems:
* National Construction Code (NCC)
* AS/NZS 3500 Plumbing and drainage Set
* HB39 Installation code for metal roof and wall cladding
* types and sizes of gutters, downpipes and support system
* installation requirements:
* appropriate falls
* pitches
* overflow measures
* support and fixings
* cross-sectional area
* expansions allowances
* environmental conditions
* approved sealants and fixings
* capillary action
* electrolysis
* tools, materials and equipment used to fabricate and install roof drainage systems
* work health and safety (WHS) requirements for fabricating and installing roof drainage systems.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

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