Basics of Home Inspection
-Continuing Education-
Price:$195.00
Textbook Cost: $24.95
(Optional)
Hours: 22.5 hours
Course Outline:
Home Inspection Defined
The professional home inspector
The Home Inspection Business
Operation of the home inspection office
Land Use Regulation
Tools of the trade
Home inspection procedure
The home inspection report
Industry Standards
Site Inspection
• Topography, grading, drainage
• Retaining walls, walkways, steps and stoops
• Patios, poches, decks, balconies
Exterior Inspection
• Footing and foundation
• Doors, ceiling and roof
• Exterior covering
Interior Inspection
• Doors and locking mechanisms
• Insulation and vapor barriers
• Attic inspection
• Fireplaces and solid fuel burning appliances
The plumbing system
• Well water
• Sanitary waste systems
• Pipes
• Heating systems
• Air conditioning
• Water heaters
Electrical system
• Main panel board
• Wiring materials junction boxes and outlets
Recognizing environmental issues
• Air quality
• Toxic elements and their relationship to real property
• Household pests that eat wood