Lumber Grading Training
Gain expertise in lumber grading essential for carpentry and construction tasks. The training covers visual grading rules, identifying defects, understanding strength properties, and precise documentation techniques. This enables you to confidently decide on accepting, rejecting, or repurposing boards, ensuring all structures meet safety codes and compliance standards with every evaluation.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to assess lumber boards swiftly and precisely. You will master visual grading standards, spot defects, apply pass/fail rules for structural and non-structural applications, evaluate pieces individually, grasp strength characteristics, and handle documentation, photos, and records to ensure all lumber is safe, compliant, and appropriately placed.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Apply visual grading rules to classify boards quickly using ASTM standards and agency markings.
- Identify key lumber defects such as knots, wane, decay, checks, and splits accurately.
- Assess structural components like beams, joists, posts, and columns during on-site inspections.
- Record grading outcomes with detailed notes, photographs, and trackable documentation.
- Implement straightforward pass/fail criteria to accept, reject, or downgrade boards assuredly.
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