Advanced Commercial Framing

Catalog description

Advanced commercial wall framing theory and construction techniques with structural hardware and shear panel installation. Students will interpret floor plans for job planning to layout and detail plates for complex wall configurations, rake walls and wall openings. Instruction will include measuring skills, use of mathematical principles, wall construction, plywood shear panel installation, and structural hardware attachment. 27.00 hours lecture and 18.00 hours laboratory. (Letter grade or Pass/No Pass option)