Building Construction Technology

Building piers and footings photos \| Building a slab photos \| First Round Rock class Concrete classes work on a variety of projects while learning how to handle concrete. One class built a bay for the maintenance department.
Before work began	After excavating the footings with a backhoe, the rebar is installed and the frame and end of the footings are added.
Concrete is poured and the vertical rebar for the walls is added	Then students build the forms and supports for the bay walls
The concrete bay is finished!	Another class built concrete steps. Step one was the frame
Concrete is placed into frame...	...the frame is removed and the steps are done!
This class also built concrete countertops. First they built the forms to hold and shape the concrete, then they mixed the concrete and...
place it in the countertop forms.	They add wire mesh for support, then more concrete.
The instructor demonstrates how to screed the concrete to even the top	Later a student finishes the countertops with a water sander
Finished countertop installed by the classrooms...	installed where students can enjoy it!
Another class worked on decorative concrete projects including a kidney-shaped top for a side table...	...and built and installed countertops in a classroom.