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 advanced commercial wall framing theory and construction techniques with structural hardware and shear panel installation. Students will interpret floor plans for job planning and to layout and detail plates for complex wall configurations, rake walls and openings. Instruction will include measuring skills, use of mathematical principles, advanced rake wall construction design, plywood shear panel installation, and structural hardware attachment.