- Commercial Installation 101
Completion of this class will mean the student is proficient at: measuring for commercial vinyl goods, setting up a commercial jobsite, pulling vinyl wallcovering through a machine and creating proper commercial seaming through overlapping and doublecutting. Students will have understand how to handle patterning and how to follow up on a punchlist.
- Residential Wallcovering Installation
Graduates of this course are skilled in how to select and apply wallcovering approved primers to common wall surfaces, how to measure for wallcoverings, how to layout/engineer the installation and, finally, how to balance installations in order to achieve the best possible look for the combination of the room, the specific material and the methods of installation. Details such as seam placement, HVAC vents and outlet/switch covers are addressed. Additional topics include: selecting the ceiling line placement and all installation details for both pre-pasted and unpasted wallcoverings. This is considered a basic level class.
- Self Stick Digital Graphics
The graduates of this class will be skilled in the installation of multiple self adhesive products. They will become familiar with the different materials, adhesive systems and the techniques and methods which lead to superior installations of these tricky to handle products.
- Textiles and Fabrics
Graduates of this class will have an enhanced understanding the intricacies of installing fabric. Specific techniques regarding placement of seams, cutting material, and adjusting adhesives for various textiles are included in the class. A variety of products such as felt, linen, cotton, flannel—in addition to a variety of backing types--- are analyzed and used in this class.
- Unpasted Digital Graphics
This class focuses upon wall mural installation. Graduates will learn the steps necessary to successfully install a multiple panel digitally printed mural on a wall. The details encompass measuring, field verification of the dimensions, selection of primer and adhesive, inspection of material, layout adjustments, communication with the printer and/or graphic teams, installation techniques and tips. Various substrates and their unique concerns are addressed.
