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Residential Construction
Residential Construction teaches you how to maintain, repair, construct, and remodel residential buildings and homes in a real world, practical setting. The program includes the fundamentals of blueprint reading, site preparation, and training in carpentry, plumbing, wiring, roofing, and drywall installation.
Credits
High School Credit Junior Year
Construction Trades: 2.5, Technology: .5, Geometry: 1.0
Potential College Semester Hour Credit
Cuyahoga Community College: 9.0
College Tech Prep: 6.0
Construction Trades: 2.5, Technology: .5, Geometry: 1.0
Potential College Semester Hour Credit
Cuyahoga Community College: 9.0
College Tech Prep: 6.0
Program Resources
Current Program Fees:
Junior: $173.00
Senior: $ 89.00
Teacher: Thomas Fazio
Email: tfazio@polaris.edu
Education:
BS, The University of Akron
Masters, Kent State University
Certifications: Certified to teach carpentry; construction design and building; and drafting occupations
Years at Polaris: 15
Industry Experience: 1-1/2 years as a draftsman; 18 years as a carpenter
Interests/Hobbies: Water skiing, snow skiing, sailing, hiking, traveling and spending time with my family
Education:
BS, The University of Akron
Masters, Kent State University
Certifications: Certified to teach carpentry; construction design and building; and drafting occupations
Years at Polaris: 15
Industry Experience: 1-1/2 years as a draftsman; 18 years as a carpenter
Interests/Hobbies: Water skiing, snow skiing, sailing, hiking, traveling and spending time with my family
Skills
- Residential Carpentry
- Floor, wall, and roof framing
- Stair building
- Material estimating
- Residential Wiring
- Wiring basic circuits
- Drawing and reading schematics
- Residential Plumbing
- Fundamentals of the drain, waste, and vent system
- Fundamentals of the potable water system
- Fundamentals of the storm water/foundation drainage system
- Practical shop activities in the following areas:
- Drywall
- Roofing
- Siding
- Door and window installation
- Overview of the concrete and masonry trades
- Blueprint reading
- Related mathematics
- Personal, shop, and work-site safety practices
Equipment
- Power drills
- Saber saw
- Transit
- Jointer
- Planer
- Table saw
- Radial arm saw
- Power miter saw
- Pneumatic tools
Career Options
- Carpenter
- Electrician
- Plumber
- Roofer
- Drywall installer
- Maintenance worker in schools, industry, hospitals, etc.
- Union/non-union apprentice
Future Opportunities with Further Education
- Company owner
- Professional builder
- Estimator
- Construction foreman
- Construction superintendent
- Construction manager
- Building inspector
- Building manager
- Architect/engineer
