Entry 3 Construction Skills (6219)
Unit 002 Constructing Housing Joints.
Aim
This unit aims to provide the learner with the knowledge and skills to construct Housing Joints
Learning outcome
1.1 identify Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) appropriate to constructing housing joints.
Has already been covered in the following link.
Personal Protective Equipment
The learner will:
1. Know How To Construct Housing Joints.
Assessment Criteria
The learner can:
1.2 Identify Types of Housing Joints
Housing joints are also known as dado joints, these are commonly used for building shelves and frames.
A housing joint is a three-sided channel that is cut across the grain of the wood and should not be more than three quarters the thickness of the timber.
To obtain a neater finish to the face side of the timber a stop housing joint is used.
Housing Joints
The width of the housing is normally equal to the thickness of the shelf or partition it is to receive
The joint can be glued into place and checked for squareness before clamping allowing time for the glue to set.
For this assessment criteria, you need to be able to use hand tools to create housing joints.
Powered Routers achieve a higher quality finish, but you need to be shown how to use powered machinery safely without causing damage to yourself or the surrounding area.
Tongued Housing Joint
Through Housing Joint
Stopped Housing Joint
