Title: Install the double-top plate (i.e., cap plate).
Course: Carpentry II (17003-II) > Section: Framing Walls

Installation should include

- cutting the double-top plate to break over the studs
- breaking the top plate joint four feet from the double top plate joint
- ensuring that the double-top plate is flush
- ensuring that the intersecting wall laps and nailing pattern follow the building code.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the purposes of double-top plates?
- What are intersecting wall laps?

NCCER Carpentry Standards

Level One, Module Six (27111-13): Wall Systems

Module Six (27111-13) describes the procedures for laying out and framing walls, including roughing-in door and window openings, constructing corners and partition Ts, bracing walls, and applying sheathing. The module also includes estimating materials required to frame walls.