Exterior Trades Installations

Cover the ten most common materials in home building

The most challenging part of building a home is knowing what order to install the products and the details of the installations. Exteriors gives you step-by-step directions to build a house; this class starts by helping the student understand city permits and inspections. The idea is before you dive into building a home, you should check with the city before even purchasing land. Questions like, what are the building codes? How do I apply for the permits? Do I need a job site folder? What is the difference between load-bearing and non-load bearing walls? Even more is addressed with this program.
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Course curriculum

    1. Exteriors Description

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    2. Exteriors Course Objectives Video

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    3. Exteriors Objectives pdf

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    4. Exteriors Worksheet

    5. CTS Business Start-Up Road Map

    6. 8 Steps to Success Video

    7. The 8 Steps to Success in Residential Construction

    8. Your Exteriors Manual

    9. Exteriors Manual 1

    10. Exteriors Manual 2

    11. Changes September 2020

    1. Pre-Construction The Order of Operations

    2. Pre Construction and Demo Overview

    3. Job Site Safety

    4. Demo Considerations

    5. The Work Station

    6. Demo Plan

    7. Pre-Demo Plan

    8. Post Demo

    9. Difficult Install Considerations

    10. Fees

    1. Checking With the City Before Buying the Land

    2. What is a Permit

    3. What is an Inspection

    4. What are the Building Codes and Requirements

    5. The City Website

    6. Order of Operations

    7. Applying as a Contractor

    8. The Cities Contractor List

    9. Applying for Permits

    10. Paperwork to Turn in With Permits

    11. Site Prep Videos

    12. Meeting With the City

    13. Types of Permits

    14. When Can You Start Work

    15. Changes to the Permit and Plan

    16. Bulk Permits

    17. Who Pulls the Permits

    18. How Long do Permits Take

    19. Reasons the Permits May Be Delayed

    20. Who Calls in the Inspections

    21. How to Schedule, Reschedule and Cancel an Inspection

    22. Inspection Day

    23. Job Site Folder

    24. Paperwork You Must Have on Site

    25. What are Inspectors Looking For

    26. Green, Yellow and Red Cards

    27. Why Build Relationships with Inspectors

    1. What are Developers?

    2. Do Developers Need Permits?

    3. Site Preparation Codes

    4. Order of Operations for Land Development

    5. Check With the City for How the Land is Zoned

    6. Open

    7. Zoning is All About the City

    8. Do Remodelers Need to Know Site Prep?

    9. Apply for Zoning Permits (Sample Forms Included)

    10. Apply for Rezoning if Needed

    11. Historic Districts are Tough

    12. Conservation Districts are Similar to Historic Districts

    13. We Really do Not Know What Corp of Engineers Land is

    14. Homeowners Association HOA Have Power

    15. Why use an Architect and Engineer Before Buying Land?

    16. What is a Survey of the Land?

    17. Plat Plans and Numbers are Required on Every Project ( Sample Forms Included)

    18. How are Plot Plans and Site Plan Different?

    19. Buy the Land

    20. Make the Site, Plot and Foundation Plans

    21. Blueprints for Site Prep

    22. Apply for Excavation Permits (Sample Forms Included)

    23. Survey the Land and Stake Lots

    24. Set up Silt Fences and Any Environmental Barriers (Sample Forms Included)

    25. Rough Grading the Land

    26. Permits for Water and Sewer Installations

    27. Install Water, Sewer,and Storm Drains (Sample Forms Included)

    28. Inspection for Water, Sewer and Storm Drains

    29. Put in the Roads Through the Site

    30. Run franchise utilities to the lots i.e. electric, gas, cable ect.

    31. When do Developers Sell the Lots?

    1. Intro to Concrete

    2. How Concrete Works

    3. Serious Safety Issues

    4. Mixing Concrete

    5. What is Curing

    6. Concretes Compression, Tensile and Compressive Strength

    7. Types of House Foundations

    8. Hiring a Concrete Contractor

    9. Surveys

    10. Utility Locates

    11. Footers and Trenching

    12. Concrete Forms

    13. Gravel

    14. Mechanicals , Electrical and Plumbing - MEP Permits and Inspections

    15. Termites and Critters

    16. Vapor Barrier

    17. Rebar and Mesh

    18. Slump Test

    19. Vibrating the Air Out

    20. Screeding and Floating

    21. Finishing the Slab Surface

    22. Shower Floors

    23. Floor Leveling

    24. Stone Fireplaces

    25. Tile Setting

    26. Masonry

    27. What is Flatwork

    28. Monolithic Slab Foundations

    29. Continues Stem Walls

    30. Pier and Beam Foundations

    31. Radiant Heat

    32. Existing Structures

    33. Difficult Install Considerations

    34. MEPs

    35. Included in the Service

    36. Measuring

    37. Check the Installations

    38. Foundation Inspections

    1. Rough and Top Out MEP's Intro

    2. Intro to HVAC

    3. Codes and Permits

    4. Furnace

    5. Air Conditioner

    6. Heat Pump

    7. Air Handler

    8. Tons, Seers and BTU's

    9. Ducting, Plenums and Pookie

    10. Dampers, Vents and Unconditioned rooms

    11. Intro to Electrical

    12. Codes

    13. Quality Levels

    14. Electric From the Station

    15. The Meter

    16. The Main Breaker Panel

    17. Circuits

    18. House Wire

    19. GFCI and AFCI

    20. Boxes and Junctions

    21. Checking Before They Go

    22. Intro to Plumbing

    23. Incoming Pipes

    24. Outgoing Pipes

    25. Vents

    26. DWV DFU

    27. Cutting, Gluing, Soldering and Connecting

    28. Ordering and Scheduling

    29. Remodeling Problems

    30. Check the Work

About this course

  • $449.00
  • 219 lessons
  • 8 hours of video content