Painting and Decorating

Course summary

Painters and Decorators operate in domestic and commercial properties and undertake the decoration and protection of buildings. Properties include houses, schools, offices, hospitals, factories and construction sites. Working internally or externally, working individually and/or as part of a team applying water-borne and/or solvent-borne paint coatings and wallcoverings. They have good knowledge of paint coatings and wallcoverings and understand and comply with statutory, safety and environmental requirements. They are responsible for their own work achieving a high quality finish at the appropriate pace. • Work Methods including the purpose and range of equipment, tools and materials and how to prepare the work area safely providing dust sheets and protection to furniture and nearby surfaces • Work hazards, safe working methods and appropriate safety requirements including how to work at height • How to identify and respond to customer needs including principles of costing, pricing and budgeting along with time, scheduling and costs associated with a project • Construction industry and building methods including key differences between modern and traditional construction methods • Product and specification information including differences of each type of product (water-borne, solvent borne and epoxy), drying, curing and recoating times • Preparation, application and removal including differences in systems for new and pre-decorated surfaces. • Specialist decorative techniques for example graining, marbling and gliding • The skills of removal and application of wallcoverings • Use of different application methods including brush, roller, spray, power-assisted rollers and special effect tools