Hardware, Adhesives, Sealants & Flashings

Course Number:
CT 241
Transcript Title:
Hardware, Adhesives, Sealants & Flashings
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

Focuses on fundamentals related to the application and techniques for installing sealants, hardware, adhesives, and shaping flashings. Examines code requirements as well as ADA compliance. 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. Identify common types of adhesives, their characteristics and uses.
  3. Differentiate between water-based latex caulking and silicone-based sealants.
  4. Apply appropriate types of flashing to residential structures.
  5. Install a variety of residential hardware.

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: Identify common types of adhesives, their characteristics and uses.

  • Construction adhesives
    • Uses
      • Sheathing on roof or sub-floor systems
      • Repairing damaged lumber
      • Sound deadening for stair risers
    • Trouble shooting areas:
      • Quick skinning
      • Application and storage temperatures
      • Use with caulking gun and clean-up
  • Powdered glue
    • Uses
      • For woods with knots
      • Finished floor systems
    • Trouble shooting areas
      • Time sensitive
  • Water-proof type one water resistant adhesive:
    • Uses
      • Repairs and new construction when laminating
      • Mock-ups for fabricating

Outcome #3: Differentiate between water-based latex caulking and silicone-based sealants.

  • Caulking gun characteristics
  • Types of a sealants
    • Silicon-base
      • Applications/usage
      • Challenges
        • Cleaning requirements
        • Spreading/running a bead
    • Water-base latex
      • Applications/usage
      • Challenges
        • Cleaning requirements
        • Spreading/running a bead

Outcome #4: Apply appropriate types of flashing to residential structures

  • Types of flashing
    • Step flashing
    • Drip flashing
    • Gable-end flashing
    • Roof boots
    • Z-flashing

Outcome #5: Install a variety of residential hardware

  • Types of hardware
    • Drawer pulls
    • Door hinges
    • Lock sets
    • Door stops
    • Door closers
    • Door kicks
  • Adjust and maintain existing hardware

Suggested Texts and Materials

Modern Carpentry, 12th Edition, Wagner, Smith