Finishing the Building Interior

Lesson 1: Interior Walls and Ceilings

Topics:

Plasterboard Construction; Application of Plasterboard Panels; Methods of Fastening Plasterboard; Methods of Cutting Plasterboard; Treatment of Corners and Edges; Construction of Drywall; Taping and Cementing Procedures; Metal Stud Drywall Systems; Prefinished and Plywood Paneling; Solid Lumber Paneling; Finishing Plaster Walls; Preparing Masonry Walls; Finishing Plasterboard Ceilings; Acoustical Tile Ceilings; Suspended Tile Ceilings

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how to fasten single-ply plasterboard panels to the stud framing for interior walls.
• Describe the three-step procedure for cementing and taping drywall construction.
• Name the advantages of a drywall system that uses metal studs.
• Explain how to install interior plywood paneling.
• Differentiate between the three coats of plaster required for plaster wall construction.
• Identify the main parts of the framing system for suspended tile ceilings.

Lesson 2: Laying Flooring

Topics:

Concrete Floors; Wood Flooring; Installing Strip Flooring; Strip Flooring over Concrete; Estimating Strip Flooring; Installing Wood Block Flooring; Finishing Wood Flooring; Prefinished Wood Flooring; Underlaying for Other Floors; Resilient Floor Coverings; Ceramic Tile Floors; Wood Decking

Learning Objectives:

• Tell the differences between strip, block, and plank flooring.
• Explain how to lay flooring strips, keep them straight, and make adjustments when they are not straight.
• Tell how to plan and make a careful layout for installing a wood block floor.
• Give the sequence of sanding operations for a newly installed wood strip floor.
• Name the materials you can use for underlaying a resilient or ceramic floor.
• Explain how to lay a tile floor with the tile veneer method.

Lesson 3: Stair Construction

Topics:

Prefabricated Stairs; Common Stairway Configurations; Parts of a Stairway; Framing Stairways; Number of Treads and Risers; Determining the Height of Risers; Determining the Run of a Stairway; Determining the Length of Stringers; Laying Out with a Story Pole; Laying Out Stringer; Semi-Housed and Housed Stringers; Riser and Tread Assembly; Assembling and Anchoring Stairways; Railings for Stairs; Ordering Prefabricated Stairs; Spiral Staircases

Learning Objectives:

• Describe some of the common stairway configurations: open, closed, L-shaped, U-shaped, etc.
• Starting with the stringers, name all the parts in a stair assembly.
• Explain how to use a story pole to check stair calculations.
• Tell how to anchor a flight of stairs.
• Name the guidelines for constructing handrails or railings in stairways.

Lesson 4: Interior Doors and Door Jambs

Topics:

Sizes of Interior Doors; Types of Interior Doors; Specifying the Hand of a Door; Hinge Construction and Operation; Common Hinges for Doors; Other Hinges for Doors; Installing Hinges in Doors; Constructing a Door Jamb; Installing a Single-Swing Door; Installing Double Doors; Installing Sliding Doors; Installing Bifold Doors; Locking Devices for Doors

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how hollow-core, fiber-core and solid-core doors differ in construction.
• Tell how to remove a door hung on hinges with fixed pins. Also with loose pins.
• Give the guidelines for placing three hinges on the edges of a door.
• Describe how to install a single-swing door.
• Differentiate between pocket-type and bypass-type sliding doors.
• Name a few of the types of locks used on interior doors.

Lesson 5: Installing Interior Trim

Topics:

Types of Molding; Joints for Molding; Using a Miter Box; Installing Door Trim; Installing Window Trim; Installing Baseboard Molding

Learning Objectives:

• Differentiate between a base shoe molding and a baseboard molding.
• Give the uses of cove, crown, and half-round moldings.
• Describe how to make a scarf joint and coped joint.
• Demonstrate how to cut a 45° miter with a miter box.
• Tell how to install the casing around a door opening.
• Explain how to construct the interior casing for a window.