Carpentry that lasts

About this course

Carpentry looks like a talent for accuracy. It is a small number of habits, plus one fact about timber that explains almost every complaint in a finished house.

This course covers timber movement and acclimatisation, choosing fixings that hold, the four habits that produce accuracy, and the structural rules that matter: where you may notch and drill a joist, how to build a stud wall you can fix into later, and how to hang a door that closes.

It is explicit about the structural work that needs proper design, and about wood dust, which is a carcinogen that the trade has historically treated as sawdust.

What you will be able to do

• Explain timber movement and acclimatise timber correctly
• Choose and install fixings into timber, masonry and plasterboard
• Mark and cut accurately using datum measuring and knife lines
• Notch and drill joists within the permitted zones
• Build a stud wall and hang a door that closes cleanly

Assessment and certificate

A knowledge check on each module and a final assessment at 80 per cent, unlimited attempts.

A free digital certificate with a verification code. It evidences knowledge only. It is not a trade qualification and does not qualify you for structural work.

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