T&G Timber floor options

[journeyman Mick]

No problems Trevor, I'm wearing steel cap boots anyway! I don't know of any body specialising in laying timber floors up here adn I've got a feeling that the QBSA would require them to be licensed as carpenters or builders anyway. Keeping up to date with new practices and products can be a bit difficult especially if you do most of your ordering over the phone and work on smaller jobs where you never see reps. Not that i can remember ever getting any useful information directly from a rep, they might have faxed something through if I hassled them but that's about it. The QBSA is going to start a professional development type scheme. Basically license holders will have to get so many points over a three year period in order to keep their license. Points are awarded for being a member of a trade organisation, having an apprentice and going to seminars. This is good for prospective apprentices and the trade organisations who will get more members and run seminars but I wonder how much people will really pick up. I went to a health and safety training course a year or so ago and learnt that "training" is where the cream is. 3 staff members in a function room at one of the clubs. They would have gotten a really good rate on the room hire, I'm sure as it was held on a friday afternoon. I reckon they'd almost pay you to use their venue because you'd be bringing about 300 tradesmen into the club on a friday arvo. There was a bar opened just outside the function rooms and there was a stream of blokes back and forth during the course. 1 guy presented the training (videos) and two took your money at the door. You filled out your details and signed a roll when you entered and were presented witha blank card and a self adhesive "laminating" pouch when it was over. They would have grossed about $10K for the two hours. What I learnt at the course? Safety is everyone's responsibility-well duuh! I didn't know that.

Mick

[glock40sw]

G'day Mick.
You're right. Some of the so called training is a real waste of time.
As to licenses. I think that the TFFAQ has some kind of deal going with the TAFE on floor laying...I'm not 100% sure. At the end the layer will receive a card like a "GOLD CARD" but specially for timber floor installation.
Contact the TFFAQ. Robert knows more about it than I do.
Have you used Johnson River Hwd?
I've heard that it is harder than Grey Ironbark.
Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton

[Scooterscum]

Hey Mick, that sounds like the same safety seminar I went to
Obviously you got the same amount of satisfaction out of it as I did!!
Regards
Simon

[journeyman Mick]

Trevor,
used JRH once, years ago. Some 2nd hand boards on a mates extension, pretty damn hard and I didn.t have air tools back then (what was I thinking?). It was a very popular flooring timber, beautiful colour and grain and very hard wearing. Black Penda is even harder, you are flat out driving a nail into a hole drilled only slightly undersize but I don't think they ever made flooring out of it.

Simon,
yeah, I wouldn't mind sitting through a 2hr or whatever seminar if I was actually going to learn something from it but it was just a rubber stamping execise. And of course we'll both have to go and do it again every 2? years from now on. (Note to self, find site safety card and check renewal date).