I recently started the Home Inspection Standards of Practice course. I found in the exterior section that “inspect the exterior course” is part of the certificate program.
I completed the exterior course program, but have not completed the Home Inspections Standard of Practice course. Should I complete the practice course first before starting the courses like the exterior course program and others ?
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That’s a good place to start, but you can take the courses in any order.
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You need to take the Standards Course, and memorize it before you do anything else as a new inspector!
Everything you do is associated with the standards.
Other courses are not going to affect your liability, like the Standards requirements. It will also help to prevent stupid questions here. The certified courses help you meet your state continuing education requirement, but they are not standards. They are opinions of how you do on site inspection. They may or may not be correct in your location. Standards are definitive which can get you fined, sued, or suspended in your state.
Standards are not how to inspect. They are what you must do in every inspection report, and what you are not required to do as an inspector. When you get a complaint, which you will get if you’re around long enough, the “Standard” determines if you’re at any fault and is your defense when replying to these complaints.
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I agree, Standards should be your 1st. next best would be tackle what your strong suit is, and finish up with what your weak area is so you can dedicate more time on it .
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Thanks, Patrick
Thanks for your feedback, it does make sense to have the Standards requirement engrained in memory.
here we go