100+ Hour: Principles of Home Inspection This 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.
The course includes: 
- Descriptions of every major house system and component
- An introduction to communication and professional practice issues
- Consideration of standards of practice and ethical issues
- Coverage of appliances
- Over 400 detailed technical illustrations
- Inspection checklists to help students review key points and begin organizing their approach to actual inspections
- Summaries of inspection procedures for each major system
- Lists of recommended and optional inspection tools for each major system
 Included in this course
is the Systems and Standards textbook which, by-far, is the most comprehensive Home Inspection Manual in the market place. Besides the textbook, an additional exam helper System & Standards Review Questions & Answers are also included with the tuition fee. This textbook is written by Carson Dunlop & Associates, a consulting engineering firm devoted exclusively to building inspections since 1978; developed in cooperation with educators, instructional designers, technical artists, and practicing home inspectors.
The course covers:
- Communication and Professional Practice
- Exterior
- Roofing
- Structure
- Insulation
- Interiors
- Electrical Systems
- Gas Furnaces
- Oil Furnaces
- Hot Water Boilers
- Other Aspects of Heating
- Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps
- Plumbing
- Appliances
For each house system covered, the course takes a step-by-step approach to the inspection process, including 1) surveying the problems that can occur with each system and component; 2) explaining the practical implications of problem conditions, and 3) providing inspection strategies for each problem discussed.
How does this program work:
- Each study session includes learning objectives
- Reading assignment
- Comprehension quiz
- Interactive exercises that reinforce visual as well as conceptual insight
- Unit exams to test their understanding and retention of key topics
- Comprehensive final exam to help students prepare for actual licensing exams that may be required by their state or professional organization
- Student access to the course for one year
What will a student be able to do upon completing this Home Inspection Career Course:
- 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 more 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
- Apply attained knowledge in a practical setting with high degree of confidence
- Prepare for state inspection exams in states where a license is needed.
- Enjoy a successful career track
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