Building Trades
Instructor: Marvin Carlton
This program offers a 95% hands-on experience
in all phases of residential construction. Once all safety
procedures have been completed, students will be briefed on current
building codes, span charts, blueprint reading, and
estimating/scheduling. The students will then spend the remainder
of the year at our off-campus jobsite, constructing a house from
start to finish. Areas of study will include concrete, carpentry
framing, roofing, siding and exterior trim, plumbing, HVAC, drywall
and interior trim. In addition to using conventional lumber and
understanding all its characteristics, they will also learn about
and or use composite materials, engineered lumber and connectors.
Second year students, after meeting the required criteria, are
given the opportunity to obtain an internship, receiving wages from
an employer while gaining experience in a trade of choice that
pertains to construction. (I225/I335)
Marv Carlton can be reached at (815) 786-9873 or via e-mail at
marvcarlton@yahoo.com.
