Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP 040B
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate placement; READ 022 or appropriate placement; MATH 020 or MATH 020C or appropriate placement

This course is designed to meet the needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are interested in the carpentry industry by providing procedures for floor joist construction and the various installation techniques used in the commercial industry. Students will interpret floor plans for job planning, identify floor joist system, and calculate material take offs. Integration of wall plating, joist layout and floor sheathing methods will be included. Instruction will incorporate measuring skills, use of math operations, specialty hardware applications and identification of appropriate building codes.