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Select lumber appropriate to application.
Assessment Strategies
Projects, exam
Criteria
Explain how trees are harvested and milled into lumber
Identify woods commonly used in construction
Identify common defects in lumber
Select the appropriate lumber for projects
Visually evaluate lumber defects
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Interpret building plans.
Assessment Strategies
Building projects using plans, exam
Criteria
Identify blueprint symbols
Interpret schedules and notes from the plan
Determine measurements from the plan
Identify features based on line weights and line types
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Build a product from given plans.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, build a sawhorse
Criteria
You follow proper safety procedures
Sawhorse is of the correct dimensions.
Sawhorse is made of specified and structurally sound lumber
Sawhorse sits with all four feet on a flat floor
Sawhorse fasteners are countersunk
Sawhorse is made of cleanly cut lumber
Sawhorse edges are eased
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Explain house framing methods.
Assessment Strategies
Exam
Criteria
Identify different framing methods
Explain on-center spacing
Explain the effects of loads and forces on homes
Compare the pros and cons of each method
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Install a girder or beam and posting.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
You follow proper safety procedures
Girder, beam and posting are cut to the correct length
Girder, beam and posting are installed in correct location
Girder, beam and posting are nailed as per applicable codes and specifications
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Install mudsills.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
You follow proper safety procedures
Mudsills are installed as per plans and applicable codes
Mudsill is correctly located, square and level
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Construct a floor frame.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
Identify members of a floor frame
You follow proper safety procedures
Rim boards and floor joists are installed as per plans and applicable codes
Frame floor openings are built per plans and applicable codes
Floor sheathing is installed as per plans and applicable codes
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Frame exterior walls with window and door openings.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
Identify framing members in an exterior wall
You follow proper safety procedures
Exterior walls are constructed as per plans and applicable codes
Wall is square
Wall is in correct place
Wall is plumb
Wall is properly braced
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Sheath building.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
Explain the structural role of exterior sheathing
Describe how to install exterior sheathing
You follow proper safety procedures
Exterior sheathing is installed as per plans, applicable codes and instructor directions
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Frame interior partitions.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
Explain how to lay out interior walls
Follow proper safety procedures
Interior walls are framed as per plans and applicable codes
Interior walls are located in the correct positions
Interior walls are square
Interior walls are plumb
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Frame roofs.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
You follow proper safety procedures
Interpret roof plans
Cut and install roof rafters per plans and applicable codes
Fly rafters, lookouts, subfascia are installed so roof is ready for finishing
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Install roof trusses and bracing.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
Explain the pros and cons of constructing roofs with trusses
Explain the movement of forces in a roof truss
You follow proper safety procedures
Interpret truss plans
Roof trusses are installed as per truss plans, building plans, and applicable codes
Roof trusses are braced as per truss plans and applicable building codes
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Install roof sheathing.
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, exam
Criteria
Explain the structural role of roof sheathing
Describe how to install roof sheathing
You follow proper safety procedures
Roof sheathing is installed as per plans, applicable codes and instructor directions
Roof is protected from rain