Building Trades
Instructor: Marvin Carlton
January 24, 2007
This program offers a 95% hands-on experience in all phases of residential construction. Once all safety procedures have been completed, students will be briefed on current building codes, span charts, blueprint reading, and estimating/scheduling. The students will then spend the remainder of the year at our off-campus jobsite, constructing a house or other project. Areas of study will include concrete, carpentry framing, roofing, siding and exterior trim, plumbing, HVAC, drywall and interior trim. In addition to using conventional lumber and understanding all its characteristics, they will also learn about and/or use composite materials and engineered lumber. Second year students are given the opportunity to obtain an internship, possibly receiving wages from an employer while gaining experience in a trade of choice that pertains to construction. (I225/I325)
Mr. Carlton can be reached at 815/786-9873 or via e-mail at marvcarlton@yahoo.com.
