CARP 140 - Light Frame Construction Lab

Credit Hours: 4
Lecture Hours: 0
Laboratory Hours: 12

Prerequisite(s): None

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): CARP 130

Students apply the principles of building layout, floor framing, and the construction of wall and ceiling systems used in residential construction. Also included is the framing of the various types of roof designs the carpenter should be familiar with. Students practice cutting and fitting structural members in laboratory situations.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Students should be able to correctly identify by name and select the tool that best satisfies a given task.
Students should be able to identify and accurately layout the framing members necessary to construct a floor system.
Students should be able to identify and accurately layout the framing members necessary to construct a Wall system.
Students should be able to identify and accurately layout the framing members necessary to construct a Roof system.