Competitors will gain marks for underlay, battening, slating, health and safety, and working methods.
Marks will also be awarded for working safely and wearing the appropriate PPE throughout the competition.
You won’t see the project drawing until competition day, but you can still get ready by practising and testing your skills with past projects: drawings.
To be able to take part in this competition, you should be able to:
- Demonstrate a good set of inter-personal skills to ask questions
- Read and understand working drawings, specifications and standard graphical details
- Manage your time effectively
- Accurately set out and apply underlay, battens, and plain tiles to features such as eaves, verges, valleys, and hips
- Mix, gauge and apply mortar for roof details
- Work to a high level of dimensional accuracy
- Ensure structure is securely fixed throughout (in accordance with the specification)
- Cut tiles to a high standard of accuracy using hand tools and, where required, machine or power tools
- Keep the work area clean and tidy
- Work in a safe manner
- Use appropriate PPE.