Building sheds, building construction capabilities

The Weiser High School carpentry classes finished a project that had been worked on for nearly two years. The class managed to build a massive shed, and with this experience, they will hopefully be able to have successful careers in the construction field.

 It’s no secret that one of the most important jobs in our society today is construction. Without it, we wouldn’t have homes to live in, schools to send our children to, restaurants to eat at, and other necessities. 

 Thus, there is a clear importance to getting kids interested in the grand world of carpentry. Because of this, WHS offers a variety of carpentry classes to help students learn about this amazing field.

 In carpentry one, the students built dog houses however, this is only the start of what they would learn to do, since in carpentry 2 and 3, the students begin to build sheds.

 Now, these are not the standard sheds which are fairly small in size and scope. They are far grander in scope than any of those.

 Instead, these are most comparable to small homes, with them often towering in size with plenty of space within for storage and more. These sheds could easily be used as homes due to their spacious size.

 This was designed by carpentry teacher Jon Lundberg, who cares deeply about making sure students can get the best experience possible in his class to learn a number of incredible things.

 “Well, the program that I teach is a residential construction program, house building and such, but since we can’t build houses, we build sheds as close to a house as possible in terms of spacing materials and construction methods. This will give my students the best opportunities on how to frame, exterior finish, roof, estimate material cost, and much more,” Lundberg said.

 Though it is a long process that is full of hard work and hardship, Lundberg’s class has been able to finish this massive project and finally get the shed done and give it to the customer who requested it.

 The sheds, despite their insane quality, are fairly cheap, with the only cost charged to the consumer being just the cost of materials and the cost of making them. 

 This experience has allowed the students of Lundberg’s class to accomplish so much and grow as people as well. One student, Steven Lutes, can’t wait to use what he learned once he joins the workforce. 

 “I feel like with building the shed, it is a small enough project where we can finally see the results, but also it is similar enough to a house so that once we join the workforce, it can give us a similar experience. Though more complicated, but similar enough to the point where I feel I gained a ton from this experience,” Lutes said.

 Another student, Kaden Kendall, felt like this experience would do nothing but benefit him in his future endeavors, whether it be through work or his personal life.

 “It will help me build many things in the future, such as houses, commercial buildings, and more. If I want to remodel my future home, it will be greatly beneficial as well.”

 Another student, Thayn Blanchard, thought of some benefits different from just construction. Mainly in how the class has greatly improved his work ethic.

 “Building sheds has helped me learn to manage many different bits and pieces of a project and to learn to be efficient and to wisely manage my time,” Blanchard said.

 Currently, the WHS shop class plans to continue to build many more amazing sheds in the future, with multiple being worked on right now. Hopefully, these future sheds can continue to give these kids real insight into the field of construction, but also valuable life lessons.