Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 – Describe the safety hazards when working with exterior finish materials.
- Identify safety hazards that are present when working at elevations.
- Describe safety hazards when working with hand and power tools, equipment, and exterior finish materials.
Learning Objective 2 – Describe the various types and applications of exterior finish materials.
- Identify the types of wood siding.
- Identify vinyl and metal siding materials and components.
- List applications for fiber-cement siding.
- Discuss the types of veneer finishes.
- List specialty exterior finishes.
- Explain the purpose of flashing.
Learning Objective 3 – Explain how to install exterior finish materials.
- Describe surface preparation that must be performed prior to installing exterior finish materials.
- Discuss the types of furring and insulation that might be applied to exterior walls.
- Explain how to establish a straight reference line.
- Describe how to install wood siding.
- Describe how to install vinyl and metal siding.
- Describe how to install fiber-cement siding.
- Explain how to install cornices.
Learning Objective 4 – Describe the estimating procedure for exterior finish projects.
- Explain how to perform a takeoff on panel and board siding.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 3) – Install three of the most common siding types in your area.
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objective 4) – Estimate the amount of lap or panel siding required for a structure.
