Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Section Three: Framing

Outline of Course

IRC

905 1005 606

602 404 502

802 319 905

502 403 803

311 301 602

305 401 603

602 407 604

311 502 606

312 503 323

311 603 606

312 602 609

1001 802 606

1002 104

1003 611

1004


Home Inspector's Guide to House Framing


Rammed Earth Development


Straw Bale Construction


Chap 1


Chap 2


Chap 3


Quizzes

Monday, February 23, 2009

Section Two: Foundations

Outline of Course


IRC


401 404 407


402 405 408


403 406


Home Inspector's Guide to Foundations & Structure


Chap 1


Chap 2


Chap 3


Chap 4


Chap 5


Quiz


Friday, February 20, 2009

Section One: Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics

Texas Administrative Code Rules

Quiz

Chapter 535

Sections

227 206 216

228 208 217

229 210 218

230 212 221

231 213 224

220 214 226

215

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Introduction

Purpose and Relevance of Course

* Preparing to take the Professional Home Inspector's Test

Course Content

* Handouts combines with IRC 2006

Evaluation

* Not Applicatble, since I do not have an actual instructor

Learning Objectives

* To gain understanding of the following areas:

++design criteria - including wind, seismic, snow, live loads, proximity to property line
++health and safety criteria
++fire and life safety criteria
++foundations
++floors
++walls
++ceiling and roof
++chimneys and fireplaces
++mechanical appliances
++exhaust systems
++combustion air
++fuel gas piping systems
++plumbing
++water heaters
++vent systems
++electrical systems
++wiring methods

Bibliography
Most of the stuff in the binder came from IRC 2003, I will be using IRC 2006.

There was no quiz in this section and I didn't have any real questions about it. Simple overview of the course.

Introduction

Introduction

Purpose and Relevance of Course
Course Content
Evaluation
Learning Objectives
Bibliography

Starting Over

Introduction 19-Feb
Section One: Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics 20-Feb
Section Two: Foundations 23-Feb
Section Three: Framing 24-Feb
Section Four: Plumbing 25-Feb
Section Five: Electrical Systems 26-Feb
Section Six: Heating and Air Conditioning 27-Feb
Section Seven: Roof Systems 2-Mar
Section Eight: Building Enclosures 3-Mar
Section Nine: Appliances 4-Mar
Section Ten: Standard Report Form / Report Writing 5-Mar
Section Eleven: Other Approved Courses 5-Mar
Section Twelve: References 5-Mar
TAKE THE TEST ON Mar 6th

Thursday, August 7, 2008

And then she created another blog

Do I need to honestly create a new blog every time I have something I need to study for?

Honestly?

Is that going to keep me in check?

August 7 - Standards of Practice

August 11 - Foundations

August 12, 13, 14, & 18 - Framing

August 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, & 27 - Plumbing

August 28 & September 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, & 9 - Electrical Systems

September 10 - HVAC

September 11 & 15 - Roof Systems

September 16 & 17 - Building Enclosure

Septemeber 18 - Appliances, Report Writing, CPSC, & EPA

September 19 - Take Test #1