Instruction on conventional wall and floor systems, and installation of trusses of wood frame construction. Topics include math to solve construction problems, identification of components, slab and building layout, build up of floor and wall members, construction of a floor and wall system and layout and installation of wood trusses.<\/p>\n
Students frame a 16 x 32 one-bedroom instructional unit (see a sample\u00a0floor plan<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 PDF). Activities include:<\/p>\n Students learn how to safely set up and use scaffolding. When working above ground students wear a harness that is connected to a\u00a0fall protection system<\/a>.<\/p>\n Student provided tools include at least the following; see the instructor\u2019s syllabus on the\u00a0current schedule page<\/a>\u00a0for their specific list of tools.<\/p>\n Course syllabus is available on the current semester schedule page<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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![floor plan<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 PDF). Activities include:<\/p>\n\nusing math to solve construct typical construction problems, including materials takeoff and estimating<\/li>\nidentifying components, slab and building layout<\/li>\nbuilding up floor and wall members<\/li>\nconstructing a floor and wall system<\/li>\nlaying out and installing wood trusses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nStudents learn how to safely set up and use scaffolding. When working above ground students wear a harness that is connected to a\u00a0fall protection system<\/a>.<\/p>\nStudent provided tools include at least the following; see the instructor\u2019s syllabus on the\u00a0current schedule page<\/a>\u00a0for their specific list of tools.<\/p>\n\nSafety glasses<\/li>\n16 oz or 20oz. hammer or larger<\/li>\n25\u2019 tape measure or larger<\/li>\nSpeed or combination square (photo<\/a>)<\/li>\nNail apron<\/li>\nNail Puller<\/li>\nProtective eyewear<\/li>\nCarpenters pencils<\/li>\nClosed toe shoes (no sandals or open toe shoes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCourse syllabus is available on the current semester schedule page<\/a><\/p>\nLaying out rafters<\/a>\u00a0(LARGE PDF)*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Instruction on conventional wall and floor systems, and installation of trusses of wood frame construction. Topics include math to solve construction problems, identification of components, slab and building layout, build up of floor and wall members, construction of a floor and wall system and layout and installation of wood trusses. Students frame a 16 x […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4094","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"featured_banner":false,"layouts":[{"acf_fc_layout":"one_column","heading":"Framing labs","column_1":"](\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/bct\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2014\/05\/floorplan.jpg\"){kind=link}