Guides: Carpentry & Joinery: Construct, Assemble and Install

Residential Carpentry Framing Series

Floor Framing Starting with floor framing and using the platform method, carpenters place sills and check the foundation to make sure it’s level. Students see how girders and joists are installed and how spacing marks are made and transferred. Construction terms are used throughout as specific steps are demonstrated.
Wall Framing This program explains wall framing, with detailed information on chalking; cutting the stock plate; laying out the walls; cutting the lumber to size; preassembling the wall components; assembling, raising, bracing, and plumbing the walls; and nailing the cap plates.
Ceiling Framing Ceiling framing and roof framing follow the same pattern. Taking students through the construction process and providing clear instructions and demonstrating each step.
Roof Framing Roof framing follows the same pattern. Taking students through the construction process and providing clear instructions and demonstrating each step.

SketchUp Tutorials

eBooks

SketchUp for Dummies (2017) Design almost anything in 3D with SketchUp.

Tutorials

Square One Playlist: SketchUp Short videos explaining the different features you need to use to creat a project on SketchUp.
Let's Talk Layout: SketchUp A short playlist of tutorials on how to layout your project on SketchUp.
SketchUp Skill Builder: SketchUp Want to see how much you can develop your SketchUp Skills? Thse video tutorials will help you expand upon what you already know.
SketchUp: Getting Started A series of tutorials direct from the SketchUp help pages.
WikiHow: How to use SketchUp Step-by-step instructions on how to creat a SketchUp account, through to how to use the basic tools to begin a project.
SketchUp Tutorials for any skill Level Beginner, intermediate and advanced step-by-step tutorials for learning how to use SketchUp.

Carpentry

E-joist Sub-Floor Timelapse

This time lapse video shows our carpentry students constructing an e-joist sub-floor in one day. Wesbeam, assisted with the supply of material for our students so they were able to gain hands-on experience in using engineered wood products.