Choice of the site - what to consider:
... conditions as strong winds or frequent rain showers
weather
The person who is responsible for the building site.
a site manager/a site agent
The person responsible for the technical design.
a civil engineer
The "base" of the house which is made with the help of concrete.
foundations
A plumber.
It is a person who installs water systems.
access to water or ... mains and electricity cables
gas
Name at least two types of stores which may be placed at storage places.
tool, brick, timber
People as joiners, carpenters or electricians are called ...
tradesmen
The roof, window and door frames are made by .....
carpenters/ joiners
An apprentice.
It is a person who hasn´t completed his/her training yet.
access to ... facilities as kindergartens or schools
education
People at the building site must follow ... rules and wear ... clothing and equipment.
safety + protective
People who do unskilled works are called ...
labourers
It must be built to help bricklayers to erect walls, especially to higher levels.
scaffolding
A chisel.
It is a tool which you use for cutting bricks, together with a hammer.
the level of ... so as the place is not too wet
groundwater
People at the building site should be especially aware of ... electricity, ... materials (easy to catch fire) and ... flames (open fire).
high voltage, highly flammable, naked
The person who prepares the approximate cost of the whole construction (and also makes periodic calculations of the completed work) is called ...
a quantity surveyor
Name at least FOUR exterior works needed to be done before interior works inside a building can start. Add a name of the person he/she does it (e.g. measuring the terrain for the building site and the size of the building by the land surveyor).
E.g. grading by the excavator/bulldozer driver, making the fundations by the concrete worker, putting up the scaffolding by the bricklayer, erecting the walls by the bricklayer, fixing the window or external door frames by the joiner/ carpenter, making the roof construction by the carpenter, covering roofs with tiles or slates by the roofer.
A tinsmith.
It is a person who fixes the gutters at the end of the roof.
the type of ..., e.g. gravel or sand
subsoil
The four different views of a building the architect draws are ...
a cross section, longitudinal section, floor plan, elevation
Name these tradesmen and spell the missing letters - each of the team one word collocation:
1. D _ _ _ _ _ L B _ _ _ _ _ _
2. C _ _ _ _ _ _ E W _ _ _ _ _
3. D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. F _ _ _ R L _ _ _ _ _
drywall builder, concrete worker, decorative plasterer, floor layer
Name at least FIVE building operations to be done inside a building after carcassing is finished and add a person who does this work.
Walls are plastered and whitewashed by the bricklayer or plasterer, the electric light circuit and central heating are fixed by the electrician, wooden work as thresholds or staircases are put in place by the joiner, gutters are fixed by the tinsmith, water systems are installed by the plumber, floors are covered with parquets or tiles by the floor layer, woodwork is painted by the painter, walls are decorated or tiled by the decorative plasterer or tiler, glass is put in the windows by the glazier.
Temporary services.
They are services that are removed when the permanent work is completed. The typical ones are access roads, site huts and storage places.