Intro to Building Material Sales & Blueprint Estimating

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING MATERIAL SALES

This one-day class provides your entry-level personnel, sales support staff, and employees who have limited industry knowledge with a basic understanding of building material operations, product usage in residential construction, and customer service basics. 

Topics Covered:

Building material terminology

Abbreviations, formulas, measurements

Margins, board footage, price conversions

Product usage on the job site – boards, plywood, floor, walls, trusses, roofing, soffit/siding, moldings, interior finish stair parts, doors, windows, insulation, and builder’s hardware

Customer relations and practical selling skills

Knowledge of how profits are made (and lost)

BLUEPRINT TAKE-OFF & ESTIMATING

A two-day course of instruction and discussion of residential construction methods, blueprint reading and material take-off.  Attendees will receive hands-on experience figuring an actual set of working drawings.

Attendees will learn basic blueprint reading by identifying lines, symbols and details while developing an understanding of elevations, floor plans, framing and sectional views. Students will be introduced to various residential construction methods and estimating formulas while working on a basic single level home with a trussed roof.

Material Covered:

Blueprint Reading                       Wall Framing

Scale Usage                                   Siding & Exterior Trim

Estimating Formulas                  Roof Systems

Material Applications               Floor Layout

ADVANCE TAKE-OFF & ESTIMATING

This one-day course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of residential framing as well as increased efficiency in completing material estimates.  This workshop will go beyond basic house design and focus on the difficult areas of completing framing take-offs. This is an advanced course – attendees should be familiar with interpreting plans, residential construction methods, and fundamental material take-off concepts. 

Topics Covered:

Vaulted walls and ceilings, rake framing

Stick-framed roofs including hips, valleys and jack rafters

Irregular floor and roof layouts

Multi-pitched roofs, intersecting rooflines with over framing