Despite differences found in many projects, a few things remain constant on construction jobsites. One is that time will always equate to money and most probably, the longer a job takes to finish, the less profit will be realized. A second constant is that the more difficulties arise in completing a task, the more frustration will grow and careless mistakes will be made.

 

This course is simply an answer to the issues presented above. The ideas presented herein represent an accumulation of ways to reduce the time spent in doing specific tasks, and ways to simplify getting them done. They are accumulated wisdom from many other workers who have sought and found ways to make their time more efficient. These are tips, tricks and rules of thumb, discovered by others along their pathway to success.

 

They are passed along here, so we wouldn’t have to travel the same roads, to discover them for ourselves.

By the end of this course, the construction professional will:  

 

·  Understand how to accurately use plan measurements to lay out long walls on the floor and locate corner points of a structure on a site

 

·  Readily identify easier ways to accomplish many standard tasks involved in construction

 

·  Be able to explain better and more diverse ways to use common tools needed on job sites

 

·  Realize how common items found around households can be used on job sites to  facilitate successful completion of the work