Alabama Home Inspection Continuing Education Courses
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Alabama Home Inspection Packages
15-hour Online Renewal Package
WHY IT’S FOR YOU
- You are a licensed Home Inspector in Alabama and need to renew your license
- You perform home inspections of the readily accessible installed systems, mechanical, and structural components for residential properties
- You prefer to take your continuing education via self-paced online due to your busy schedule and availability
- You have not taken any courses and need the full 15 hours of education to renew your license
WHAT’S INCLUDED
15-Hours of Online Alabama Home Inspection Renewal Courses
Customer Phone and Email Support 7 Days a Week
Completion Certificates for Alabama included
COURSES INCLUDED
The Complete Roof Inspection (4 hrs)
Modern Roof and Attic Ventilation Systems (3 hrs)
Mold and Home Inspections: An Overview (2 hrs)
Radon and Home Inspections: An Overview (2 hrs)
15-hour Correspondence Renewal Package
WHY IT’S FOR YOU
- You are a licensed Home Inspector in Alabama and need to renew your license.
- You perform home inspections of the readily accessible installed systems, mechanical, and structural components for residential properties.
- You prefer to take your continuing education via self-paced correspondence due to your busy schedule and availability.
- This package contains 15 hours of online instruction which consists of 3 hours of mandatory and 12 elective hours.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
15-Hours of Correspondence Alabama Home Inspection Renewal Courses
Customer Phone and Email Support 7 Days a Week
Completion Certificates for Alabama included
COURSES INCLUDED
OC: The Complete Roof Inspection (4 hrs)
OC: Modern Roof and Attic Ventilation Systems (3 hrs)
OC: Mold and Home Inspections: An Overview (2 hrs)
OC: Radon and Home Inspections: An Overview (2 hrs)
Alabama Home Inspection Courses
A Guide to Practical and Successful Reporting
A Guide to Practical and Successful Reporting
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Examine numerous aspects of practical reporting techniques
- Discover the problems that many inspectors will face during the reporting process
- Review professionalism within the home inspector field
Conventional Heating and Cooling Inspections
Conventional Heating and Cooling Inspections
The focus is not simply on the mechanicals of the heating and cooling system cabinet and equipment. Rather, this course emphasizes and expands upon the inspection routine as guided by industry standards of practice, and focuses on safety parameters, effective communication skills for client understanding, and targeting your eyes on the heating and cooling inspection as you turn into the inspection property driveway that first time.
To enhance the learning experience, the course is seasoned with inspection best practices and in-the-field perspective and experience gained over time, to review and reinforce basic home inspection requirements to meet or exceed standards/regulations and client satisfaction.
Design of Onsite (Septic) Wastewater Treatment Systems
Design of Onsite (Septic) Wastewater Treatment Systems
The safe treatment and disposal of wastewater are critically important actions to protect the public from disease-causing germs and parasites. Approximately 21% of United States home use and an unknown percentage of other non-residential users rely on onsite wastewater treatment systems to provide safe disposal of their wastewater. We will present a brief history on the growth of onsite wastewater treatment from pit privies to today’s advanced wastewater treatment systems and the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states when it is proposed for use. We will explain in detail the different components, types, and methods of onsite wastewater treatment systems. There will be a detailed explanation of the importance of in-situ soil to the safe operation of onsite systems, along with some of the evaluation practices used to determine soil characteristics. The importance of the proper operation, maintenance, and planning in protecting groundwater from onsite effluent will also be covered.
Electricity and Electrical Inspections: From the Inside Out
Electricity and Electrical Inspections: From the Inside Out
This course is intended to be an informative and educationaloverview of electricity and electrical inspections, which are pertinent to professionalinspectors. Because of the nature ofelectricity and the responsibility that electrical inspections inherentlypossess, it is important to review the basics from time to time. An understanding of electricity andelectrical systems is integral to a safe, secure, and functional home.
Additionally, incorrectly managed electrical systems cancarry a high degree of danger; therefore, these inspections must be compliantwith relevant NFPA and NEC codes. Uponthe completion of this course, the professional inspector will have a renewedunderstanding of electrical inspection requirements.
This course will provide a brief history of electricity andthe scientists who contributed the building blocks that made our modern-dayelectrical theories, principles, and systems possible. We will then discusssafety preparedness and adequate preparation when performing a safe electricalinspection, as well as the steps involved in an electrical inspection. Lastly, we will provide an overview ofeffective communication to communicate the findings of the inspection to theclient.
Ethical Practice for Home Inspectors
Ethical Practice for Home Inspectors
Exterior Inspections: Siding, Garages, and Carports
Exterior Inspections: Siding, Garages, and Carports
Fireplace Inspections
Fireplace Inspections
Framing Inspections: Floors, Walls, and Roof
Framing Inspections: Floors, Walls, and Roof
A home inspector must have a basic understanding of how a house is built in order to detect deviations from accepted building practices and codes.
Home Inspection: Getting Started and Creating an Inspection Report
Home Inspection: Getting Started and Creating an Inspection Report
Inspecting Water Heaters
Inspecting Water Heaters
The purpose of this course is to prepare home inspectors to confidently perform water heater evaluations and properly present their findings to their clients. In this course, we will discuss the following: different types of water heaters, how each type of system operates, individual components of each type of system, how to perform an inspection properly, and how to present your findings to the customer.
Inspection of Foundations
Inspection of Foundations
Inspection of Plumbing Systems
Inspection of Plumbing Systems
Interior Inspections
Interior Inspections
Introduction to Inspecting Built-In Appliances
Introduction to Inspecting Built-In Appliances
Introduction to Inspecting Cooling Systems
Introduction to Inspecting Cooling Systems
This course focuses on the systems that are used most frequently in today’s homes. These include central air conditioning systems, heat pumps, window and through- wall units, and evaporative coolers.
Introduction to Inspecting Heating Systems
Introduction to Inspecting Heating Systems
There are many types of heating systems, and they all are categorized based on the source of thermal energy they use to generate heat. Sources of thermal energy include natural gas, oil, electricity, solar energy, geothermal energy, and wood. This course will exam various sources of heat and identify ways to transfer heat energy. In addition, the course will specify characteristics of various heating systems including freestanding and area heating systems.
Metes and Bounds
Metes and Bounds
Modern Roof and Attic Ventilation Systems
Modern Roof and Attic Ventilation Systems
Mold and Home Inspections: An Overview
Mold and Home Inspections: An Overview
Course Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recognize the importance of safety procedures during a home inspection
• Define terminology regarding molds, air quality, and areas of the home often associated with mold growth.
• Indicate several types of mold and how each specific mold spore can adversely affect the health of inspectors and home owners
• Illustrate the specific conditions in a home which contribute and exacerbate mold growth.
• Demonstrate a solid knowledge of where mold usually grows, both in common places and hidden areas of the property.
• Identify the equipment utilized to detect mold growth and the indicators of mold growth in a property.
• Describe various remediation protocols and tools utilized by specialists when mold growth cannot be eliminated by the homeowner.
• Recognize the numerous preventative measures and inspections that can be performed to reduce the conditions necessary for mold growth.
• Understand the importance of communicating clearly and effectively with the homeowner.
Pests and Environmental Hazards
Pests and Environmental Hazards
Phased Inspections from the Ground Up
Phased Inspections from the Ground Up
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Gain extensive information on residential home inspection and construction for the entire building process
- Review site preparation, footings and foundations, framing systems, insulation and ventilation, HVAC, and mechanical systems
- Solidify your understanding through course drawings and photographs that illustrate the construction process
Plumbing Cross Connections and Issues for Home Inspectors
Plumbing Cross Connections and Issues for Home Inspectors
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Review the processes of inspecting the plumbing piping, sanitary piping, and vent system
- Gain insights on plumbing systems and cross connections regarding residential construction
- Learn the risks of mixing potable water with non-potable water
Pool, Spa, and Sauna Inspections
Pool, Spa, and Sauna Inspections
Radon and Home Inspections: An Overview
Radon and Home Inspections: An Overview
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Review basic information on radon for residential properties, including the definition of radon, an explanation of where it comes from, and a discussion of how it relates to the general home inspector
- Explore how radon enters a structure and common mitigation methods
Structural Home Inspections
Structural Home Inspections
This course will focus on the structural homeinspection using the American Society of Home Inspectors’ (ASHI) standards asan outline for topics. The course will discuss details for the exterior,interior and structure inspection, and will use examples of common componentsand defects as training tools. We will also discuss reporting defects in orderto communicate findings accurately to the customer and limit your liability.
The Complete Roof Inspection
The Complete Roof Inspection
The information – examples – recommendations provided will be useful in the reporting process, designed to up the professional Home Inspectors Roof Inspection routine, and assist in providing the client with clear information necessary to understand the general condition of the roof and next steps related to observed deficiencies for the buying process.
The Components of Electrical Systems
The Components of Electrical Systems
The Importance of Insulation
The Importance of Insulation
Understanding the Anatomy of Construction Defects
Understanding the Anatomy of Construction Defects
Water Management: Proper Grading and Drainage Slopes from Foundations
Water Management: Proper Grading and Drainage Slopes from Foundations
This course will examine the importance of proper grading and drainage slopes for foundations as it pertains to home inspections. Many defects observed during home inspections could have been completely avoided if simple preventative measures would have been taken. Many of these issues are often caused by poor water management. This course will discuss proper proper grading and drainage for homes and explain water diversion repairs and preventative measures to ensure water relief.
OC: A Guide to Practical and Successful Reporting
OC: A Guide to Practical and Successful Reporting
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
Examine numerous aspects of practical reporting techniques
Discover the problems that many inspectors will face during the reporting process
Review professionalism within the home inspector field
OC: A Sporifying Encounter
OC: A Sporifying Encounter
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Examine mold strains you might find in a residence
- Gain in-depth information on the various places to search out mold growth and methods of measurement and remediation
- Take away insights on identifying and remediating mold growth in residential and commercial buildings
OC: Conventional Heating and Cooling Inspections
OC: Conventional Heating and Cooling Inspections
OC: Design of Onsite (Septic) Wastewater Treatment Systems
OC: Design of Onsite (Septic) Wastewater Treatment Systems
OC: Electrical Inspection Inside & Out
OC: Electrical Inspection Inside & Out
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Review information on accepted construction practices and required safety features of electrical work
- Gain a deeper understanding of pertinent electrical codes
OC: Exterior Inspections: Siding, Garages, and Carports
OC: Exterior Inspections: Siding, Garages, and Carports
OC: Fireplace Inspections
OC: Fireplace Inspections
OC: Framing Inspections: Floors, Walls, and Roof
OC: Framing Inspections: Floors, Walls, and Roof
OC: Home Inspection – From the Ground Up
OC: Home Inspection – From the Ground Up
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Gain extensive information on residential home inspection and construction for the entire building process
- Review site preparation, footings and foundations, framing systems, insulation and ventilation, HVAC, and mechanical systems
- Solidify your understanding through course drawings and photographs that illustrate the construction process
OC: Home Inspection: Getting Started and Creating an Inspection Report
OC: Home Inspection: Getting Started and Creating an Inspection Report
OC: Inspecting Water Heaters
OC: Inspecting Water Heaters
OC: Inspecting What's Outside the Home
OC: Inspecting What's Outside the Home
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Explore potential issues in inspecting outside the home, from from complications with drainage to encroaching root structures
- Examine how outdoor hazards may affect the long term health of a home
OC: Inspection of Foundations
OC: Inspection of Foundations
OC: Inspection of Plumbing Systems
OC: Inspection of Plumbing Systems
OC: Interior Inspections
OC: Interior Inspections
OC: Introduction to Inspecting Built-In Appliances
OC: Introduction to Inspecting Built-In Appliances
OC: Introduction to Inspecting Cooling Systems
OC: Introduction to Inspecting Cooling Systems
This Unit focuses on the systems that are used most frequently in today’s homes. These include central air conditioning systems, heat pumps, window and through-wall units, and evaporative coolers.
OC: Introduction to Inspecting Heating Systems
OC: Introduction to Inspecting Heating Systems
During the hot summer, heat is removed from the interior of the house and transferred to the outside environment. This is called air cooling and is discussed in another unit. In the cooler months, when we want to warm a home, heat energy is removed from flame or hot electrical resistance wires and transferred, in a controlled manner, to the inside air that is circulated throughout the house. Another way to heat a home is to reverse the air cooling process and transfer existing heat energy from the outside air to indoor circulating air.
A house can be heated using appliances that are fueled by natural gas, propane, oil, electricity, solar energy, hydronic heating, steam, wood, and biomass.
OC: Metes and Bounds
OC: Metes and Bounds
OC: Modern Roof and Attic Ventilation Systems
OC: Modern Roof and Attic Ventilation Systems
OC: Mold and Home Inspections: An Overview
OC: Mold and Home Inspections: An Overview
Course Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Recognize the importance of safety procedures during a home inspection
• Define terminology regarding molds, air quality, and areas of the home often associated with mold growth.
• Indicate several types of mold and how each specific mold spore can adversely affect the health of inspectors and home owners
• Illustrate the specific conditions in a home which contribute and exacerbate mold growth.
• Demonstrate a solid knowledge of where mold usually grows, both in common places and hidden areas of the property.
• Identify the equipment utilized to detect mold growth and the indicators of mold growth in a property.
• Describe various remediation protocols and tools utilized by specialists when mold growth cannot be eliminated by the homeowner.
• Recognize the numerous preventative measures and inspections that can be performed to reduce the conditions necessary for mold growth.
• Understand the importance of communicating clearly and effectively with the homeowner.
OC: Pests and Environmental Hazards
OC: Pests and Environmental Hazards
OC: Phased Inspections from the Ground Up
OC: Phased Inspections from the Ground Up
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Gain extensive information on residential home inspection and construction for the entire building process
- Review site preparation, footings and foundations, framing systems, insulation and ventilation, HVAC, and mechanical systems
- Solidify your understanding through course drawings and photographs that illustrate the construction process
OC: Plumbing Cross Connections and Issues for Home Inspectors
OC: Plumbing Cross Connections and Issues for Home Inspectors
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Review the processes of inspecting the plumbing piping, sanitary piping, and vent system
- Gain insights on plumbing systems and cross connections regarding residential construction
- Learn the risks of mixing potable water with non-potable water
OC: Pool, Spa, and Sauna Inspections
OC: Pool, Spa, and Sauna Inspections
However, there is one aspect of a pool installation that all inspectors should include in their home inspection. If the home being inspected has a pool, then the home inspector must examine the pool enclosure or barrier that prevents unauthorized entry into the pool area.
There are many elements to a pool inspection. Spas and saunas are less complicated to inspect because of their smaller size.
OC: Radon and Home Inspections: An Overview
OC: Radon and Home Inspections: An Overview
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Review basic information on radon for residential properties, including the definition of radon, an explanation of where it comes from, and a discussion of how it relates to the general home inspector
- Explore how radon enters a structure and common mitigation methods
OC: Safety Precautions for Home Inspectors
OC: Safety Precautions for Home Inspectors
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Explore in-depth information on safety precautions for home inspectors
- Identify your safest options for clothing, equipment, and proper procedure
- Learn how to take preventative measures in your daily operations as a home inspector