Home Inspection Course Outline:
New York State Licensing
Modules Or Courses Can Be Taken Individually
For Continuing Education, State Requirements
Or Personal Development
Module 1 – (25 hours) |
| Licensing Law (10 hours) |
- Real Property Law Article 12 B
- Licensing Requirements
- Qualifications for licensure
- Renewal & Continuing Education Requirements
- Duty & Car for home Inspectors
- Suspension & Revocation or License
- Department of State Rules & Regulation
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- Denial of license, complaints, notice & Hearings
- Practice of Architecture & Professional Engineering
- Insurance requirements
- Unlicensed Activities
- Code of Ethics
- Standard of Practice
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| Reporting Systems (9 hours) |
- Why are reports written?
- Who writes the report 2?
- How is the report created?
- When are reports delivered?
- Report style
- Report Content
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| Communication and Professional Practice (6 hours) |
- The Inspection Process
- System Specific Process & Safety Concerns
- Structure
- Exterior
- Roof
- Interior
- Electrical
- Heating
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- Cooling
- Plumbing
- Pre-Inspection Agreement
- Liability issues
- Tools & equipment used during an inspection
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Module 2 – (25 hours) |
| Structure (9 Hours) |
- Introduction to structure inspection
- Tipping settlement
- Differential settlement
- Analysis of cracks due to differential settlement
- Uniform settlement
- Shrinkage cracks
- Horizontal forces on foundations
- Backfill height
- Bowing and bulging foundation walls
- Foundation surface damage issues
- Foundation concrete deterioration
- Column stability
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- Wood sills
- Columns
- Beams
- Joists
- Engineered floor joists
- Sub floors
- Floor slabs
- Wall structures
- Solid masonry walls
- Brick veneer walls
- Wood frame walls
- Arches and lintels
- Roof structures
- Trusses
- I joists
- Sheathing
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| Exteriors (8 Hours) |
- Wall cladding
- Brick, Stone, Concrete
- Conventional Stucco
- Synthetic Stucco
- Wood siding
- Metal and vinyl siding
- Windows and doors
- Trim, flashings, and caulking
- Introduction to Exterior Structures
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- Porches, decks, and balconies
- Garages and carports
- Introduction to Surface Water Control
- Lot Grading
- Gutters and downspouts
- Window wells
- Walks, driveways and grounds
- Retaining Walls
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| Roofing (8 Hours) |
- Asphalt shingles installation
- Asphalt shingle conditions
- Ice dams
- Wood shingles and shakes
- Slate roofing
- Clay tile roofing
- Concrete tile roofing
- Fiber cement roofing
- Metal tile roofing
- Roll roofing
- Valley flashing
- Chimney flashing
- Hip and ridge flashing
- Stack and vent flashing
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- Roof/wall flashing
- Skylight flashings
- Dormer flashings
- Drip edge flashing
- Flat-roof drainage
- Built-up roofing
- EPDM
- PVC
- Chimney flashing
- Stack and vent flashing
- Parapet wall flashing
- Skylight flashing
- Drip edge flashing
- Roof/wall flashing
- Pitch pans
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Module 3 – (25 hours) |
| Interior Components (8 hours) |
- Interior inspections
- Floors
- Walls
- Party Walls
- Ceilings
- Trim and Cabinets
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| Insulation & Ventilation (8 hours) |
- Insulation basics
- R-Value
- Moisture
- Building Envelope
- Insulating materials
- UFFI
- Radiant barriers
- Air/vapor barriers
- Roof ventilation
- Living space ventilation
- Attic insulation
- Attic ventilation
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- Flat roof and cathedral ceilings
- Above grade walls
- Basement and crawl spaces
- Crawl space inspections
- Exhaust fan inspections
- Stairs
- Windows, Skylights, Solariums
- Doors
- Surface water control
- Wet basement clues, cures, inspections
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| Electrical Systems (9 hours) |
- Electrical Basics
- Service drops and service laterals
- Service entrance
- Service box
- Service size
- Grounding and bonding
- Distribution panels
- 240 V and multi-wire circuits
- Distribution panel conditions
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- Introduction to branch circuit wiring
- Distribution wiring
- Knob and tube wiring
- Aluminum wiring
- Outlets
- Switches
- Junction boxes
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Module 4 – (25 hours) |
| Heating Systems (9 hours) |
- Gas Furnaces
- Introduction to Heating
- Gas piping
- Combustion air
- Gas burners
- Heat shields
- Heat exchangers
- Cabinets
- Fan controls
- Thermostats
- Dating furnaces
- Vent connectors
- Blowers
- Filters
- Ducts and registers
- Testing procedure
- Mid-efficiency furnaces
- High-efficiency furnaces
- High efficiency furnace test procedure
- Gravity furnaces
- Oil Furnaces
- Oil heating systems
- Oil burners
- Hot water boilers
- Boiler controls
- Distribution piping
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- Hot Water Boilers
- Hot water boilers
- Boiler controls
- Distribution piping
- Radiators
- Other Aspects of Heating
- Chimney inspection
- Metal chimneys and vents
- Wood heat
- Wood stoves (space heaters)
- Clearance from combustibles
- Wood stove conditions
- Fireplaces
- Fireplace hearths
- Fireboxes
- Dampers and drafts
- Smoke chamber
- Face/breast
- Ashpit
- Combustion air
- Glass doors
- Heat circulators
- Electric heat
- Baseboard heaters
- Unitary heaters
- Electric heaters
- Plenum heaters
- Radiant heat
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| Cooling Systems - Module 3 (7 hours) |
- Air conditioning theory and principles
- Air conditioning capacity
- Compressors
- Condensing coil
- Water cooled condensers
- Evaporators
- Condensate system
- Condenser fan
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- Evaporator fan
- Duct system
- Thermostat
- Life expectancy of A/C units
- Inspection procedure air-conditioning
- Heat Pump inspecting
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| Plumbing - Module 3 (9 hours) |
- Introduction to plumbing inspection
- Supply plumbing system goals and performance
- Supply piping distribution system
- Introduction to water heaters
- Conventional water heaters
- High efficiency gas water heaters
- Tank less coils
- Introduction to DWV
- Drain piping material
- Bathtubs
- Tub and Shower Stall Enclosures
- Shower stalls
- Whirlpool baths
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- Common problems with drain piping materials
- Traps
- Floor drains
- Venting Systems
- Sewage ejector pumps
- Sump pumps
- Introduction to Fixtures and Faucets
- Basins, Sinks, Laundry Tubs
- Faucets
- Toilets
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Doing Inspections & Marketing Your Business
Course #2003
Can You Write A Meaningful Report In A Reasonable
Amount Of Time And
Run A Home Inspection Business?
Who should take this course?
- Anyone, licensed or not yet licensed, who wants to learn the following:
- How to do home inspections, market their business and manage their time while doing so.
- What to say about the conditions found during a home inspection and how to write a report - including tips to get a report out in under 2 hours
- How to run a successful business - including marketing tips and office procedures
This two day course will show you:
- How to do an inspection
- Time management in the field
- Develop a routine
- How observe and report
- How to collect information for report writing
- How to write a report concisely and in less time
- How to find, observe, collect and organize the information
- How to use the information gathered in the field
- How to talk during the inspection
- How to talk about what you find
- How to write what said in the inspection
- How to use generic info to fill the report
- How to successfully run you HI business
- How to answer the phones
- How to keep track of inspections and income
- How to price your inspections
- How to market your business
This two day intensive course will go beyond NY State Mod 4 and 5. It will give you our first hand (and very successful but not secret)
formula about how to make money in the Home Inspection business. What you will be shown and participate in comes from the experiences
and techniques learned over half a life time. Between Steve Baranello and myself we have 50 years of home inspections. Actually this
course material could take a week however during these two intensive days we will our point across teach you how to use real
techniques and tools that you can benefit from. We will involve you in real inspection conditions and situations we have experienced.
We will never read text to you.
How to Build Your Home Inspection Business
Course #2002
Are You Frustrated, Puzzled And Confused Or
Overwhelmed About Building Your Home Inspection
Business?
Who should take this course?
- Any, licensed or not yet licensed, home inspector who wants to take the drudgery and frustration out of building their home inspection service company by learning the following:
This four day course will show you:
- How to create a marketing plan
- That optimized your return on investment
- How to use it
- Specific marketing ideas
- working with real estate agents
- working with attorneys
- public relations opportunities
- Service approaches to building a customer-centric business
- Sales and Advertising strategies, including suggestions for powerful letters and brochures
- Tactics for evaluation and adjusting your pricing
- How to identify and build your distinct brand
- A rigorous approach for deriving positive outcomes from customer complaints
This intensive four day class and its text book are to give you the benefit of the author's and instructor's
extensive experience in marketing a home inspection company. Not only will the author and instructor share their
own secrets, but they also will share what they have learned by working with other inspection companies and in
seminars they attended. We will provide you with the knowledge and tools to help you grow your business quickly
and invest a minimum of time and money.
The course is divided into two sections: Marketing Concepts and Practice; and Advertising, Public Relations and Sales
You will receive samples of brochures, ads articles and other marketing material that you can use as models for your own material.
21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know
Course #2006
Did You Ever Wonder How The Other Inspectors Do It, Be Successful?
Twenty-one Things Every Home Inspector Should Know.
Practical Advice for Building a Successful Home Inspection Career
Who should take this course?
Someone thinking of becoming a home inspector
Any home inspector, licensed or not yet licensed, who:
- Is new to the business
- Wants to know the truth about the home inspection business
- Thinks he knows everything but still wonders why he works too hard while it appears that the other guy is more successful.
- Wants to know more
- Wants to be successful
This one day course will show you:
- Do You Have What It Takes To Be A Home Inspector?
what do you need to know and where can you learn it?
- Home Inspection: It Isn't Just A Mans World
There is no reason why women can't succeed in the home inspection business
- Tools Of The Trade - Start Up Costs
- Marketing
- Where Do You Fit In The Deal?
- Who is your client?
- Getting Paid
- How Busy Can You Be?
- How Far Does The Inspection Have To Go?
- How Dangerous Is This Job?
- Working With Buyers
- Getting Along Without You
- Liability: The Courts
- Everything Is About Ethics
- The Organizational You
- You're Involved In Politics
- The Challenges Ahead
- What Else Can You Do?
- The High-Tech Home Of The Future
- Why Do People Fail?
Effective Home Inspections
Course #2004
Can You Do A Meaningful Home Inspection In A
Reasonable Amount Of Time and Still Remember What You
Found?
Who should take this course?
Anyone, Licensed or not yet licensed, who wants to learn the following:
- How to do home inspections in a reasonable amount of time.
- How to communicate during a home inspection.
- How to find, observe, collect and organize the information.
- How to remember and use the information gathered in the field.
This two day course will show you:
- How to do an inspection concisely and in less time
- Time management in the field
- Develop a routine
- How to observe and remember
- How to collect information for report writing
- How to find, observe, collect ,organize and remember the information
- How to use the information gathered in the field
- How to talk during the inspection
- How to talk about what you find
- How to write what's said in the inspection
- How to use generic info to fill the report
This two day intensive course will give you our first hand (and very successful but not secret) formula about how
to perform a home inspection, how to communicate during the inspection, how to find, observe, collect ,organize and
remember the information in a home inspection in a reasonable amount of time. What you will be shown and participate
in comes from the experiences and techniques learned over half a life time of home inspections. During these two intensive
days we will teach you how to use real techniques and tools that you can benefit from. We will involve you in real inspection
conditions and situations we have experienced. We will never read text to you.
"Time is Money, Knowledge is Power, Time is Limited, Knowledge is not, if we take the time to learn" Frank Libber
Effective Report Writing
Course #2005
Can You Write A Meaningful Report In A Reasonable Amount Of Time?
Who should take this course?
Anyone, Licensed or not yet licensed, who wants to learn the following:
- What to say about the conditions that you find during a home inspection
- How to write a report on what you said during the inspection
- How to communicate in writing what you observed and said during the hone inspection
- How to get a report out in under 2 hours
This one day course will show you:
- How to write a report concisely and in less time
- How to find, observe, collect and organize the information
- How to use the information gathered in the field
- How to talk during the inspection
- How to talk about what you find
- How to write what's said in the inspection
- How to use generic info to fill the report
- How to get a report out in under 2 hours
This one day intensive course will go beyond NY State Module 4 report writing. It will give you our first hand (and very
successful but not secret) formula about how to collect information in the home inspection and how to communicate it in your
written report in less than two hours. What you will be shown and participate in comes from the experiences and techniques
learned over half a life time of home inspections. During these two intensive days we will teach you how to use real techniques
and tools that you can benefit from. We will involve you in real inspection conditions and situations we have experienced.
We will never read text to you.
"In Theory, Theory and Practice are the same. In Practice they're not." Christopher R. Hertel
How To Deal With Mold in Houses You Are Inspecting/Selling
Course #2008
If You Think Mold Is The Most Recent Scare And It Is
Not A Real Concern - Tell It To The Judge
If a mold problem is not controlled quickly it can be a danger to the occupants of a home and it can render a building
permanently uninhabitable. Mold Is difficult to find and can be tough to get rid of. Mold has been linked to asthma,
skin rashes and a host of other symptoms including dizziness, watery eyes, sinus and respiratory infections. Lawsuits
involving mold and indoor air quality are becoming more common.
Who should take this course?
Real Estate Professionals,
Any licensed or not yet licensed home inspector, who:
- Does Home Inspections
- Wants to Learn How To Identify Mold and Conditions Favorable to Mold
- Wants To Know How To Communicate About Mold During A Home Inspection
- Thinks Mold Is The Most Recent Scare And Not A Real Concern
This one day course will show you:
- How to write a report concisely and in less time
- What is A Home Inspector's Obligation With Regards to Mold?
- What Does The Family Make-Up and Health Condition Have To Do With Mold and The Home Inspection?
- The Health Effects of Mold
- Water & Moisture Event Identification
- Water & Moisture Control Basics
- How to Identify Mold During An Inspection
- What are Mold Conducive Conditions In A Home?
- How to Identify Mold Conducive Conditions In A Home?
- How To Communicate When Mold Or Mold Conducive Conditions are Found
- How To Communicate In Writing What You Observed And Said About Mold During The Home Inspection
- How to Recommend Testing For Mold
- Who Is qualified To Test For Mold?
- Effective Mold Remediation Techniques
- Who Is Qualified To Do Mold Remediation?
This intensive must do one day class is designed to give you the benefit of the instructor's extensive experience in
home and mold inspections and mold testing. Using Real-world cases and photographs your instructor educates you on how
to respond to mold or suspect mold during a home inspection.
Microbial Contamination In Homes
Course #2009
So You Think You Can Test For Mold And Report On It As Well
Who should take this course?
- Anyone who wants to learn how to Test for Mold
- Wants to Become a Mold Inspector
- Wants to know about mold testing but does not want to do it
- Home inspector, Engineers, Architects, Real Estate Professionals, Builders and Contractors
This one day course will show you:
- The Heath Effects of Mold
- What Does The Family Make-Up and Health Condition Have To Do With Mold and The Home Inspection?
- Biological & Microbiological contamination found indoors
- Mold Identification
- What are Mold Conducive Conditions In A Building?
- Water & Moisture Event Identification
- Investigative Procedures and Results Interpretation
- How to Identify Mold Conducive Conditions In A Home?
- How To Test For Mold
- Indoor Air Quality Testing
- Test result interpretation
- How To Market Your Mold Business
- How To Communicate Both Verbally and In Writing
- How to Recommend A Mold Remediator
- Effective Mold Remediation Techniques
- Who Is Qualified To Do Mold Remediation?
Using real world case studies and pictures you will learn how to identify and test for known or suspect mold
contamination in a building and report on the test results.
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