An Architectural Course By Tim Davis

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Welcome to my course on Material Take-Off Lists. This course was designed to give the student the knowledge to calculate materials used in the construction of a new home. 

Uses for this course:

• Building Supply Workers for filling a contractors order.
• Builder / Contractors for estimation of bids.
• Architectural Drafters as a continuation of your education.
• Also as a Home School resource for building trades.

What you will learn:

• What will be needed for the foundation, including concrete and steel reinforcement will be needed for the footings, how many masonry blocks, the amount of mortar, foundation vents, etc.
• How to calculate the amount of lumber, ie. studs, joists, rafters, etc., which will be used for the rough framing. Also the amount of sheathing for the exterior.
• Calculation of the trusses, sheathing, covering of the roof.
• Figuring how much floor decking and sheetrock or paneling is needed for the interior.
• How many windows and doors and their types. What door swings and much, much, more.

My name is Tim Davis, the author of Drawing a Simple Floor Plan on a Drafting Board, Architectural Blueprint Reading 101, House Plan Drafting 101, Site Plan Drafting 101, Mechanical Drafting 101, and Several Other Courses.

Through this website, I will lead you through an easy to understand set of lessons which will have you doing material lists like a professional..

You may begin the course at any time. The tuition to Pre-Register is $10.00 and can be paid using the PayPal button below.

You will receive a Welcome Email from me within 24 hours that contains the Password to enter the classes. Make sure that your email address isn't restricted so that you receive it. Lesson Two will be released on April 5, 2011. The rest are still under construction.