Elphin Community College

Foundation & Wall Detail

A two year course to Leaving Certificate comprising of:

Practical  Based Exam


Design & Make Project

Written/Theory/Drawing Exam

Text Book – Construction Studies Today by Trevor Hickey – Gill & McMillan

Course Outline – Year One

▪       Choosing a Site

▪       Planning Permission

▪       House Design and layout

▪       The Building Team

▪       Concrete Production

▪       Foundations (Strip, Raft, etc)

▪       Walls (Cavity, Solid, Partition)

▪       Floors(Solid & Suspended)

▪       Roofs (Flat & Pitched)

▪       Windows & Doors

▪       Fireplaces & Chimneys

▪       Stairs (Timber)

Course Outline – Year Two

▪       Waste Disposal

▪       Above & Below Ground Drainage

▪       Plumbing

▪       Heating

▪       Electricity

▪       Condensation

▪       U-Values

▪       Design L.C. Project

▪       Produce L.C. Project and Folio of Design & Research work.

▪       Revision through Past Exam Papers

▪       Practice & Prepare for Practical Exam

LC Construction Studies Chief Examiners Report 2009

Click below to download past Exam Papers from:

2010 CS HL

2009 CS HL

2008 CS HL

2007 CS HL

2006 CS HL

2005 CS HL

2004 CS HL

2003 CS HL

2002 CS HL

Click below to download past Marking Schemes from:

2010 CS HL MS

2009 CS HL MS

2008 CS HL MS

2007 CS HL MS

2006 CS HL MS

2005 CS HL MS

2004 CS HL MS

2003 CS HL MS

2002 CS HL MS

Download Chief Examiner’s Report on 2009 Construction Studies:

Chief Examiners Report Construction Studies 2009

Sample of 2011 Projects

Sample of 2008 Projects