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This class covers many defective building products and processes.  These are must know subjects every inspector should be familiar with.

Water is the #1 claim against home inspectors.  Therefore, inspectors need to be familiar with thermal dynamics, have excellent inspection and reporting processes.

Inspecting HVAC systems is so much more than a delta T but unfortunately, that’s all most inspectors learn.  This class focuses on the refrigeration process, advanced inspection techniques, airflow and creating other streams of income.

This class covers several different waste and supply piping types including a focus on PEX “the new poly”.  We cover venting, traps, water heater safety features, on demand water heating and more.

This class is code based, FBCR/IRC/NEC and covers Ohm’s Law, concepts of electricity, panels, overcurrent protection devices and requirements, conductors, splices, receptacles and placement requirements, GFCI/AFCI protection, grounding and bonding, cloth wiring and much more.

This code-based course provides the inspector with knowledge and skills required to conduct Pre-Drywall Inspections. It includes the limitations and responsibilities of the inspector and how to report their findings to the client.  Includes masonry, framing, truss, electrical and plumbing trades and reading truss installation packages.

This class is code-based, IRC/FBCR and covers inspections, proper definitions, inspector’s role, failures, foundations, masonry, wood framing and many pictorial illustrations.

There is no shortage of stupid and we can prove it!  Numerous and humorous on the funny and frightening right here.  We also include case study observations on building science, fiberglass plywood sheathing, self-priming traps, a horrific fiberglass pool installation, balconies and a hoarder-type house.

This class began as a training tool for our inspection company.  We call is “What do you see and what would you say?”  Numerous field finds, some odd, some ancient and some are just simple training exercises for field inspectors.

There’s nothing wrong with maintaining a single inspector operation but the multi-inspector advantages far outweigh that of “Stan in a van”.  We cover establishing your mission, vision and values, structuring your organization for success, creating an organizational chart and developing hiring and training systems and more.

So you’re thinking about becoming a home inspector?  Times have changed and expectation levels can be far more than you are prepared for.  We introduce State and Industry Standards, single operator vs multi-inspector firms and real estate agent relationships. We talk about education, tools and profit centers.

Have you ever had a gun held to your head at an inspection?  This class covers a broad spectrum of home inspection safety issues and scenarios.  Not necessarily the obvious but a lot of things you are simply unaware of.