Real World Experience: Southeast Technical Carpentry Program announces Open House
Southeast Technical's Carpentry Program students and their instructor, Ralph Roemer, have worked for the whole school year to bring blueprints to reality, building a single-family home off County Road 15, on Homer Valley Road. They will celebrate with an Open House on Saturday, June 18 (10 am - 1 pm).
The new 1600 square foot, single-story home, is tucked into the hillside of Homer Valley. It features 2 bedrooms and three bathrooms.
As in previous years, a special feature of the home is custom cabinetry built by the students to design specifications provided by the owner for the kitchen and bathrooms. The students build the cabinets from "scratch" and finish them in the carpentry lab at the college before installing them in the home.
Homeowners can expect to save a substantial amount of money on the cost of carpentry labor by working with Southeast Technical to build a new home. The college is seeking a prospective home owner to build a project house in the 2017-2018 school year.
Plans are set for the next home construction to start this fall, but it's not too early to start planning to build a home starting in September 2017. Interested parties should contact the college as soon as possible to see if working with our carpentry program might be a good fit for them. Call the college at 507-453-2700 and ask to leave a message for Ralph Roemer.
Southeast Technical's Carpentry Program graduates can look forward to an improving job market as the construction industry continues to rebound. A 2014 study ranked carpentry among the top 10 high growth, high pay occupations in Minnesota through 2022. Carpentry was listed at #4 in Minnesota with a median salary of $45,881.14. Carpentry was ranked as the #1 high growth, high paying occupation in Wisconsin with a median salary of $42,350.
Southeast Technical offers diploma and associate degree programs in carpentry, and also provides certificate programs for carpenters who are seeking additional training. To learn more, visit the Carpentry program page at www.southeastmn.one.