This course is the most user-friendly course on the market for individuals interested in becoming a home inspector. With over 25 modules of online content, quizzes and exams students will learn everything from A to Z about how to become a successful home inspector.
Our online home inspection training program is fully up to date for 2020. That’s important as technology is always changing in the home inspection business. You’ve got smart homes now and drones for inspecting roofs – things are changing all the time for home inspectors and we want to make sure students of our home inspection class are ahead of the curve, not playing from behind. See below for our course outline.
Once you pay the $695 tuition we will email you your login information for the online home inspection training course. At that point you can begin going through the home inspection course on your computer, smartphone, or tablet – the course works on all devices. Just call us at (866)695-3382 to register today.
Course Outline
- Overview of Home Inspections
Provides an introduction and review of the home inspection industry - Legal and Business Aspects
Forming a business, pre-inspection agreements, insurance, marketing - The Inspection Process
Method of inspecting a house, Standards of Practice - Roofing 1
Roofing terms, materials, shingles types, roofing inspection process - Roofing 2
Roofing inspection process continued, roofing defects - Exterior 1
Site as it affects the home, grading, siding materials, defects - Exterior 2
Trim, porches, decks, stops, steps, paving, vegetation, defects - Structure 1
Structural basics, beams, joists, trusses, roof and wall framing, foundations - Structure 2
Structural inspection and defect recognition - Interior 1
Attics, insulation, interior rooms, walls, windows, doors - Interior 2
Bathrooms, kitchens, household appliances, basements, crawl spaces - Plumbing 1
Supply and waste piping, cross connections, vents, drainage - Plumbing 2
Fixtures, faucets, water heaters - Plumbing 3
Water heaters continued, fuel piping and storage, sump and ejector pumps - Heating 1
Combustion air requirements, forced air heating inspection process - Heating 2
Hydronic heating systems inspection process - Heating 3
Space heating, fireplaces, wood stoves, chimneys and vents - Air Conditioning 1
Refrigeration theory, split systems, ductless split systems, high-velocity - Air Conditioning 2
Air source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps - Electrical 1
Electrical theory, service drops, wire gauges - Electrical 2
Wire material and types, electrical panels - Electrical 3
Main panels, sub panels - Electrical 4
Outlets, switches, fixtures, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors - Report Writing
Providing a proper written report for the client - Marketing 1
Strategies for building your home inspection business - Marketing 2
Strategies for building your home inspection business - Commercial Inspection
Inspecting commercial buildings, covers ASTM standards - Inspection with Drones
Using a drone to complete roof inspections