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Carpentry Diploma
Carpentry Diploma
at Hennepin Technical College
Minneapolis Catalog
Carpenters construct, install, erect, and repair structures to comply with all existing codes and in a manner that exhibits skill and craftsmanship. They read blueprints, sketches, and specifications for information pertaining to dimensions, types of materials required, and standards of work. Carpenters work with a variety of hand tools, power tools, and equipment. They work in a variety of physically demanding situations including weather extremes, heights, and enclosed areas. A carpenter may be skilled in framing, interior and exterior finishing, forming, and/or remodeling of residential and commercial buildings.
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Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
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