High school juniors and seniors interested in the building trades or tile work are invited to join the EDC, and masonry and tile professional Dave Koch, for a four-week intensive tile setting class with a project. The class, Youth Introduction to Tile Setting, will take place on Saturdays in March, from 9am-3pm, March 7, 14, 21, 28.
Participants will learn about the tools and materials involved in tile setting. Each student will complete a project that includes surface preparation, measuring, and layout with different formats. Students will measure and cut tile in both rectangular and diagonal configurations, as well as horizontal and vertical applications. The final project will be grouted, cleaned, and critiqued.
This four-week course will be taught by Dave Koch, a retired masonry contractor. He is an excellent instructor with over three decades of masonry and tile experience.
The class is $35.00 on San Juan Island in-person. The deadline to apply is February 26th and enrollment is limited. Applicants must be enrolled in a high school in San Juan County, as a junior or senior.
To apply, please visit the EDC’s website at www.sanjuansedc.org/trades/
For more information, contact the EDC at (360) 378-2906 or liam@sanjuansedc.org.
The San Juan County Economic Development Council (EDC) strives to support small rural enterprises, and conduct projects to stimulate new job creation, strengthen the economic base for working families, and support overall quality of life for islanders.