PREREQUISITES: Completion of Carpentry I & II with a C or better

Students will prepare materials; calculate the cost for a building site, and layout a site with a transit, locating property lines and corners. Students calculate the amount of concrete needed for footing and foundation walls and construct different types of foundations and forms. This course will introduce the student to heavy and commercial construction. The student will receive information about rigging, mall forms, vertical piers and columns, grade curb forms, above-grade slab systems, fireproof encasement forms, stair forms, and bridge deck forms. Safety in the lab and on the job is stressed.