Crazy Construction Careers
This college degree typically takes two years to complete.
What is an Associates Degree?
Rules that are regulated by the state and local governments to ensure safety for all during construction of a residential or commercial structure.
Used for rapid communication using only a writing surface and a writing tool.
What is a sketch?
Meaning of the abbreviation LBS.
What is Pounds?
Type of tool used to pound nails into different materials.
What is a hammer?
A worker that receives on the job training while working under a master in the focused field.
What is an Apprentice?
The name of the township that governs building codes in this school district.
What is Wolcott?
A type of drawing that shows the house and part of its surrounding area
Site map or Site Drawing
The number of nails used to fasten the side of one 2x4 to the end of another 2x4.
What is two nails?
The name given to wood that is processed for use.
What is lumber?
First level of college degree that is considered graduate level.
What is a Master's Degree?
This is used now as the location to find village codes instead of paper books with a townships codes listed.
A dimension contains this information
What is a measurement, distance, inches, or feet
The meaning of the abbreviation BF in construction.
What is Board foot?
Name of a structure that is not residential and is typically used for businesses.
What is a commercial structure?
Showing up to work on time, organization, and positive attitude, are skills that employers look for.
What are employable skills?
The documentation needed to apply for permission to start new construction within your township.
What is a building permit application?
Type of plan that shows light fixtures, wiring, and outlet placement.
What is a Electrical Plan
The number of 16" sections that could be contained in an 8 foot board.
What is 6?
The underground part of a structure that supports the rest of the structure.
What is a foundation?
A type of non-degree, usually issued by a college, that officially shows that the receiver has a set of skills required for a specific job.
What is a Certificate?
Name of the officials that police and check to see if codes are being followed.
What is a code enforcement officer?
What is quarter scale
The size of a sheet of normal sized sheet drywall if it were cut in half to form 2 squares.
What is 4' by 4' square?
The reason that buildings start 42" under the ground in New York state.
What is the frost line?