Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 • Read and interpret specifications and drawings to determine floor system requirements.
- Explain the importance of specifications.
- List items commonly shown on architectural drawings.
- Describe information typically shown on structural drawings.
- Explain the importance of referencing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans.
- Describe the proper procedure for reading a set of prints.
Learning Objective 2 • Identify the different types of framing systems.
- Describe the general components of a platform-framed structure.
- List differences between platform framing and balloon framing.
- Describe the characteristics of post-and-beam framing.
Learning Objective 3 • Identify floor system components.
- Define sill plate and describe its role in floor framing.
- List and recognize different types of beams and girders and supports.
- List and recognize different types of floor joists.
- List and recognize different types of bridging.
- Explain the purposes of subfloor and underlayment.
Learning Objective 4 • Describe the construction methods for floor systems, and identify floor system materials.
- Describe how to check a foundation for squareness.
- Name the methods used to lay out and fasten sill plates to the foundation.
- Describe the proper procedure for installing a beam or girder.
- Describe how to lay out sill plates and girders for floor joists.
- Describe how to lay out and install floor joists for partitions and floor openings.
- Identify different types of bridging and describe how to properly install each type.
- Describe how to properly install subfloor.
- Explain how to install joists for projections or cantilevered floors.
Learning Objective 5 • Estimate the amount of material needed for a floor assembly.
- Describe how to estimate the amount of sill plate, sill sealer, and termite shield.
- Describe how to estimate the amount of beam or girder material.
- Describe how to estimate the amount of lumber needed for joists and joist headers.
- Describe how to estimate the amount of bridging required.
- Describe how to estimate the amount of subfloor material required.
Learning Objective 6 • Identify some common alternative floor systems.
Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1 (Learning Objective 4) • Lay out and construct a floor assembly, including a rough opening and subfloor material.
Performance Task 2 (Learning Objective 5) • Estimate the amount of material to frame a floor assembly from a set of plans.
Course Sessions
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