GCT 3020 - Building Construction

• Fill and interpret work orders and make-ready checklists.  

• Fill out and correctly maintain service work orders.  

• Caulk around fixtures.  

• Repair and re-grout tile.  

• Demonstrate carpentry safety practices.  

• Identify basic carpentry hand tools, their function, and how to use them safely.  

• Identify basic carpentry power tools, their function, and how to use them safely.  

• Identify anchors and fasteners.  

• Identify carpentry-related materials commonly used in carpentry maintenance.  

• Replace, repair, and install siding.  

• Perform weatherizing procedures.  

• Repair drywall and plaster walls.  

• Replace and repair interior walls.  

• Identify procedures for replacing, repairing, and installing floor coverings.  

• Install wall and ceiling insulation.  

• Install or replace interior trim.  

• List steps for installing keyed, privacy, and passage lock sets.  

• Describe key security systems.  

• Demonstrate electrical safety practices.  

• Identify basic electrical hand tools, their function, and how to use the tools safely.  

• Identify basic electrical power tools, their function, and how to use the tools safely.  

• Identify anchors and fasteners commonly used in electrical maintenance.  

• Identify electrical-related materials.  

• Properly use electrical test equipment, such as multimeters and outlet testers.  

• Troubleshoot/repair or replace outlets, switches, fuses, and fixtures in existing building.  

• Identify power supplies (e.g., single-phase, three-phase).  

• Wire 120-Volt circuits.  

• Wire low-voltage circuits using a schematic.  

• Identify and correct defective two-wire and three-wire cords & plugs.  

• Maintain emergency lighting systems, exit lights, and signs.  

• Check and test “hard-wired” smoke detectors.  

• Demonstrate plumbing safety practices.  

• Identify basic plumbing hand tools, their function, and how to use the tools safely.  

• Identify basic plumbing power tools, their function, and how to use the tools safely.  

• Identify anchors and fasteners commonly used in plumbing maintenance.  

• Identify plumbing-related materials.  

• Cut, clean, and glue plastic pipe.  

• Assemble compression fittings.  

• Replace and repair plumbing fixtures and connections.)  

• Describe how a garbage disposal works.  

• Describe the three most common problems related to garbage disposals.  

• Identify and describe water supply, diverter and drains for a tub/shower.  

• Replace, repair, and install plumbing accessories.  

• Clean and replace traps, drains, and vents.  

• Identify and describe backflow prevention.  

• Demonstrate proper use and application of thread seal, pipe dope, and plumber’s putty.  

• Demonstrate safety practices for servicing environmental control systems.  

• Identify basic hand tools, their function, and how to use them safely.  

• Describe basic heating operations for a gas furnace.  

• Clean the removable burner tubes and ports on a gas furnace.  

• Describe basic heating operations for electrical baseboard.  

• Test the heating element on an electric baseboard heater.  

• Describe basic heating operations for hydronic systems.  

• Identify 13 key parts of a hydronic heating system.  

• Describe the four main parts of an air conditioning system.  

• Describe the flow of refrigerant in an air conditioning system.  

• Clear the evaporator pan and drain line.  

• Check thermostat operation.  

• Clean condenser.  

• Replace furnace and/or cooling filters.  

• Locate shutoffs for electrical and plumbing fixtures.  

• Identify potential electrical hazards.  

• Check the condition of emergency exit floor plans.  

• Use and maintain grounds-keeping equipment (mowers, edger’s, etc.) safely.  

• Identify basic landscaping hand tools, their functions, and how to use them safely.  

• Maintain and police grounds.  

• Prune trees and shrubs.  

• Identify basic components of a pool system.  

• Identify common appliance components for clothes dryers, washing machines, and dishwashers.  

• Test and replace a clothes dryer door switch.  

• Identify and describe key parts of an electric and gas range.  

• Remove/repair/replace the cooktop ignitor on a gas range.  

• Test and replace oven temperature control.  

• Describe how a dishwasher works and Identify key parts.  

• Test the dishwasher motor.  

• Adjust and test the dishwasher door latch and switch.