National Online
Home Inspection Course
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Course Details
This approximately 100 hour comprehensive online course reviews all major home systems and provides in-depth coverage of system and component problems, their practical implications, and inspection strategies for finding them.
National Online Home Inspector Course provides comprehensive, in-depth training for students wishing to enter the profession or enhance their existing knowledge. With clear descriptions, detailed technical illustrations, and useful summaries of products, this course is the most exhaustive distance training available. National Online Home Inspector Course is based on years of practical experience in both inspecting homes and training inspectors.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the National Online Home Inspection Course, students will be able to::
- Attain the necessary knowledge indicative of the home inspection industry standards
- Recognize residential construction materials and techniques of construction
- Recommend the remedial action required to rectify identified problems
- Have a working knowledge of inspection equipment and use and application
- Identify personal protective clothing used in home inspection
- Identify and prioritize the most common defects found in residential construction
- Inspect a residence pursuant to general industry standards.
- Report inspection findings consistent with recognized methods.
- Identify and locate resources and technical reference materials.
Books & Handouts
- Getting Started in the Home Inspection Business Study Guide (Publishers: Kaplan)
- Getting Started in the HI Business-DVD Library (Publishers: Kaplan)
- Systems & Standards (Publishers: Dearborn Real Estate Education, 2003 )
- Systems & Standards Review Questions & Answers (Publishers: Dearborn Real Estate Education, 2003)
Course Outline
Getting started - 22 hours
How to set-up and run a successful business:
- Insurance requirements
- Reporting options
- Administrative procedures
- Professional associations
- Marketing opportunities
- Understanding professional standards of practice
- What and how to inspect
- How to report your findings
Unit 1: Roofing/flashing/chimneys - 8 hours
Reading assignment:
- Roofing
- Flashings
- Chimneys
- Probability of leakage
Reading comprehension quiz 1
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 1
Unit 2: Exterior - 8 hours
Reading assignment:
- Gutters and downspouts
- Lot grading
- Doors, windows and trim
- Wall surfaces
- Porches, decks, balconies, entrances and carports
- Walks, driveways, and landscaping
- Basement walk-out
- Garages
- Retaining walls
Reading comprehension quiz 2
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 2
Unit 3: Structure - 10 hours
Reading assignment:
- The basics of structures
- Footings
- Foundations
- Configuration
- Floors
- Walls
- Roofs
- Masonry chimneys
- Termites
- Other wood boring insects
- Mechanical damage and fire damage
Reading comprehension quiz 3
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 3
Unit 4: Electrical - 12 hours
Reading assignment
- The basics service entrance
- Service panel
- Branch circuit wiring
- Lights, outlets, switches & junction boxes
Reading comprehension quiz 4
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 4
Unit 5: Heating - 10 hours
Reading assignment:
- Heating objectives
- Unitary electric heaters
- Furnaces (forced air systems)
- Boilers (hot water systems)
- Conversion from hot water to forced-air
- Conversion from oil to gas
- Chimney liners
- Efficiencies
- Capacity
- Failure probability
- Gas piping
- Warm air heating systems
- Hot water heating systems
- General
- Distribution
- Limitations
- Steam boilers
- Combination heating systems
Reading comprehension quiz 5
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 5
Unit 6: Cooling/heat pumps - 6 hours
Reading assignment:
- Air conditioning
- Heat pumps
- Cooling capacity
- Failure probability
- Compressor
- Plenum coil
- Outdoor coil
- Water cooled coil
- Outdoor fan
- Condensate tray/line/pump
- Refrigerant lines
- Indoor fan
- Ductwork
- Attic ductwork insulation
- Supplemental cooling
- Attic drip pan
- Water lines
- Thermostat
- House fan
- Evaporative cooler
Reading comprehension quiz 6
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 6
Unit 7: Insulation - 4 hours
Reading assignment
- Attics
Flat roofs
Cathedral roofs / sloped ceilings
Skylight wells
Knee walls
Wood frame exterior walls
Masonry walls
Log walls
Basement walls - interior
Basement walls - exterior
Crawl spaces
Floors above unheated areas
Pipes in unheated areas
Ductwork in unheated areas
Exhaust ducts in unheated areas
Current standards
Existing amount
Types of insulation
Inspecting and maintaining insulation
And ventilation
Reading comprehension
quiz 7
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 7
Unit 8: Plumbing - 8 hours
Reading assignment Supply
- Waste
- Fixtures
- Gas piping
Reading comprehension quiz 8
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 8
Unit 9: Interior - 8 hours
Reading assignment
- Major floor finishes
- Major wall finishes
- Major ceiling finishes
- Trim
- Stairs
- Windows
- Doors
- Fireplaces
- Party walls
- Basement leakage
Reading comprehension quiz 9
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 9
Unit 10: Appliances - 4 hours
Reading assignment
- Ranges
- Ovens
- Exhaust vents
- Dishwashers
- Waste disposers
- Trash compactors
- Central vacuums
- Door bells
- Laundry facilities
- Exhaust vents
- Monthly energy consumption
- Of household appliances
Reading comprehension quiz 10
Interactive exercises
Unit exam 10
Final Exam - 1 hour
(Course Total - 100 hours)
Course Fee: $999
Enroll Now: Start your career in Home Inspection today!
Immediate access upon registration. Not available in all states.
