Sheetrock/Drywall Basics

Course Number:
CT 231
Transcript Title:
Sheetrock/Drywall Basics
Created:
Apr 28, 2023
Updated:
Apr 28, 2023
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture / Lab Hours:
60
Lab Hours:
0
Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
No
Satisfies General Education requirement:
No
Grading Options
A-F, P/NP, Audit
Default Grading Options
A-F
Repeats available for credit:
0
Prerequisites

MTH 98 or placement into MTH 65; placement into IRW 115 or WR 115

Course Description

Explores the basics of working with sheetrock, from handling and storage to mud, tape and textures. Introduces tools and techniques and addresses proper measuring, cutting and fitting. Prerequisites: MTH 98 or placement into MTH 65; placement into IRW 115 or WR 115. Audit Available.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate safe practices associated with Construction industry.
  2. Apply an understanding of single layer sheetrock/drywall construction installation.
  3. Perform backing and edge corner treatments.
  4. Identify proper tools and techniques for applying mud, tape and textures.
  5. Apply finishing techniques.

Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies

The determination of assessment strategies is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: writings (journals, self-reflections, pre writing exercises, essays), quizzes, tests, midterm and final exams, group projects, presentations (in person, videos, etc), self-assessments, experimentations, lab reports, peer critiques, responses (to texts, podcasts, videos, films, etc), student generated questions, Escape Room, interviews, and/or portfolios.

Course Activities and Design

The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.

Course Content

Outcome #1: Demonstrate safe practices associated with Construction industry.

  • Cleanliness of work area
  • Recognizing margins for specific tool safety – Red Zone
    • Saws
    • Drills
    • Hand tools
  • Maintaining tools in proper working condition
  • Safety rules of thumb:
    • Don’t force tools to do something they are not meant to do
    • Be present when using tools
    • Stay alert to what is going on around you

Outcome #2: Understand single layer construction.

  • Calculate drywall materials
  • Types of drywall
  • Proper storage and handling of drywall

Outcome #3: Perform backing and edge corner treatments

  • Cornerbeads
  • Rigging
  • Molding application
  • Covering seams

Outcome #4: Identify proper tools and techniques for applying mud, tape and textures.

  • Tool selection
  • Applying tape
  • Types of textures and its application (orange peel, stucco, slap brush)
  • Patching damaged drywall

Outcome #5: Apply finishing techniques.

  • Troweling
  • Edging
  • Broom finish
  • Concrete stains

Suggested Texts and Materials

Modern Carpentry, 12th Edition, Wagner, Smith