Home Inspection
Career Diploma
The Home Inspection Course is comprised of 16 comprehensive lessons. They are easy to follow, yet challenging and stimulating at the same time. Each lesson begins with a subject matter preview and objectives, an introductory note from your instructor and a vocabulary builder of new words and terms.
Next comes the reading assignment. Practice exercises help you check and review what you've learned. At the end of the lesson is an open-book exam, which you may take online.
Pitched roofs; problems with different types of shingles; asbestos, slate, wood, and asphalt shingles; flat roofs; built-up roofs; roll roofing; metal roofs.
Chimneys; vent stacks; roof vents; hatches; skylights; TV antennas; types of gutters and downspouts; weather-tightness; drainage.
Sidewalks; steps from the street and driveway; front and side paths; patios; driveways; drainage; soil erosion; ground water problems; water table; drainage structures; hydrostatic pressure; retaining walls; landscaping; grading; lawns; trees; shrubs; decks; fences.
Exterior walls; wood siding; shingles; shakes; aluminum; plywood; vinyl; asbestos shingles; asphalt siding; veneer walls; masonry walls; trim; window types; exterior door types; storm doors and windows; screens; caulking.
Attached garages; fire and health hazards; plumbing; drainage and flood potential; garage doors; detached garages; exterior and interior features; garage door openers; heat and electricity.
Termites; preventing infestation; termite types and typical problems; carpenter ants; powder-post beetles; wood rot.
Attic types; insulation; violations; leakage; fire hazards; ventilation; vapor barriers; construction; walls; ceilings; floors; allowing for heating; windows; placement and types of electrical outlets; fireplaces; bedrooms; bathrooms; water pressure; kitchens; hallways; staircases.
Foundations; settling; cracking; structural support; dampness; water seepage; groundwater level; walls, floors, and hydrostatic pressure; furnace rooms; crawl spaces; ventilation.
Inlet electrical service; understanding a home's electrical capacity; how to open and inspect panel boxes; fuses and circuit breakers; aluminum wiring and its dangers; principles of electrical grounding; improper ground connections; electrical outlets and their locations; knob-and-tube wiring; low-voltage switching systems; code violations.
Water supply and distribution; fixtures; drainage systems; waste disposal; air vents and stacks; cesspools; septic systems; lawn sprinklers; water pressure and flow; pipes; water supply; distribution pipes; drainage; wells; piston, jet, and submersible pumps; storage tanks; pressure switches and gauges.
Central heating; heat registers; radiators; thermostats; shutoff controls; warm air systems; forced warm air; furnace types; distribution design; heat pumps; gravity and forced hot water systems; radiators; panel heating; zone control; domestic hot water; steam heating; piping; hybrid systems.
Oil-fired heating systems; gas-fired heating systems; electrical heating systems; area heaters; understanding electrical heating units; inspection procedures for all kinds of heating systems.
Tank-type heaters; important safety considerations for relief valves; understanding noises in water heaters; exhaust stacks; testing operation; replacing water heaters; capacity and recovery; tankless coil heaters; indirect-fired storage heaters.
Air conditioning capacity; integral air conditioning systems; split systems; compressors; evaporators; ducts; heat pumps; evaporative coolers.
Conducting a complete energy audit; types of insulation; the R factor; vapor barriers; attic ventilation; storm windows; caulking; weather stripping; fireplaces; wood stoves; heating and air conditioning systems; degree-days.
Radon seepage in basements; asbestos and its dangers; problems with drinking water and contamination; lead; formaldehyde; leaky oil tanks; electromagnetic fields.
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