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ONLINE HOME INSPECTOR TRAINING

We are pleased to offer the below Pre-Practice or Continuing Education online classes for Home Inspectors.  We realize how tough it can be to get to a live class.  

 

Pre-Certification/Pre-Practice
Continuing Education

Home Inspector Pre-Certification or Pre-Business classes.  These classes utilizes the world renowned Carson Dunlop training materials and are a must for those seeking online pre-business opening classes or to increase your inspection skills.  These classes will prepare you for the National Home Inspector Examination required by many states, ASHI and CREIA.  Approved by CREIA for CE. 

Introduction to Home Inspection 40-hours Online Course

Tuition: $595      ORDER NOW

 

This 40-hour online training program blends richly illustrated course text and learning assessments with 68 interactive exercises, 74 video segments and 10 case studies, providing powerful learning tools for those entering home inspection business or current inspectors who want to learn more to sharpen their skills.  This class is approved for 35-hours by the Virginia DPOR when taken in conjunction with the live class by KC Hart & Company.

 

Topics include:

 

Roofing – sloped and flat roofing, flashings and chimneys

Exterior - gutters and downspouts, lot grading, surfaces, doors and windows and trim, exterior structures, garages and carports, walkways driveways and landscaping, retaining walls

Structure - why buildings move, configuration, footings, foundations, floors, wall systems, roof framing, masonry chimneys, things that cause structural problems

Electrical - the basics, service entrance, service panel, branch circuit wiring, outlets lights switches and junction boxes

Heating - heating objectives, generating heat, turning the heat on and off, moving the heat through the house, furnaces, hot water boilers, steam boilers, electric heat, failure probability

Cooling/heat pumps - air conditioning, heat pumps, evaporative coolers

Insulation - the basics, common insulation materials, location of insulation, current insulation standards, air/vapor barriers, ventilation, heat recovery ventilators

Plumbing - supply plumbing and water heaters, waste systems, plumbing fixtures

Interior - floor finishes, wall finishes, ceiling finishes, trim, cabinets and countertops, windows, doors, stairs, fireplaces and wood stoves, basement leakage, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Appliances - ranges, ovens, kitchen exhaust fans, refrigerators, dishwashers, food waste disposers, trash compactors, washing machines and clothes dryers, central vacuum systems.  (See Class Outline Here)

 

For Online Pool and Spa Inspection training we recommend our collaborative effort with United Infrared here: https://poolandspainspectors.com

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