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 basic stair construction before presenting advance skill needed to perform circular and “u” shaped stair framing tasks. Students will interpret floor plans and drawing elevations for job planning and to layout and construct advanced stair designs. Students will adapt stair calculations to determine the number of stairs, landing height, stair thread and riser dimensions. In addition to measuring skills, mathematical principles, stair and handrail fabrication and assembly, the installation techniques required for circular and “u” shaped stair configurations will be covered.