Chippy
By George Giannakakis · B.Arch.Studies · M.Arch (UniSA) · RLA300580
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"The chippies have the frame up and the roofies are on next week."
Chippy explained in detail
A carpenter. The chippy frames the house, hangs the doors, fits the skirting and architraves, and builds the deck. A "form chippy" builds concrete formwork; a "fix-out chippy" does the finishing timber inside. Short for chips of wood.
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