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Apr 18, 2024
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CON 175 - Residential Construction Applications
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2019
6 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Total Lab Hours: 150
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
Students will apply advanced construction procedures on decks, walls, roofs, stairwells, and related structures. Durable design and application of proven methods will be emphasized. The course relates to sustainable building practices. In addition, this course will help students gain valuable knowledge and skills related to construction, which can be used to obtain construction related jobs or utilized for personal home construction or repairs.
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face
Credit for Prior Learning: None
Course Fees: 0
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
- Identify common framing material.
- Explain various lumber and its application.
- Apply dimensions from blueprints to field layout.
- Locate interior and exterior walls from blueprints.
- Build walls according to blueprint.
- Construct walls from blueprints with appropriate openings and on center spacing.
- Install windows and doors into the drainage plane system.
- Construct and assemble a roof system.
- Calculate, cut and install rafters.
- Locate stair opening and construct stairs.
- Construct stairs to comply with local and national building code.
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