CPCCJS3003 - Assemble and install stairs

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, including 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 of this unit by assembling and installing:
*one staircase, minimum six risers to be fixed to a wall, incorporating:

• stringers
• one landing
• winders
  *a closed stringer and a cut stringer
  *a balustrade comprising handrail, balusters and newel posts.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

*compliance requirements of the National Construction Code and Australian Standards relevant to assembling and installing stairs
*workplace quality policies and standards for assembling and installing stairs
*safety requirements for assembling and installing stairs
*components of stairs:

• balusters
• flooring
• handrails
• landing joists
• newel posts
• nosing
• risers
• stringers
• treads
• winders
  *different stair types and implications for on-site installation
  *processes to interpret drawings and specifications for assembly and installation of stairs
  *levelling techniques used when installing stairs on site
  *procedures for assembling stairs in correct sequence
  *processes for taking accurate measurements and setting out stairs
  *types and uses of tools and equipment required to assemble and install stairs
  *stair construction and joining methods for different types of stair designs
  *use, characteristics and limitations of adhesives, fixings and fasteners for installing stairs
  *checks for assembled stairs:
  *joints are secure and clean
  *no creaks in timber
  *no pencil or construction markings
  *treads and riser distances are equal size and compliant.