How to study for R5 Residential Combination Inspector Certification Exam?

Hello all!

I have taken and failed the B1 exam and after searching for studying materials on these forums, I have found just some flashcards that were not very helpful. I also bought the 2021 book, but I don’t know how I’m supposed to study since the questions are all very code specific.

I’m hoping some of you can provide what worked for you when preparing for the exams (listed below).

Feeling pretty aimless right now since I’ve completed and learned a lot through the InterNACHI programs, but they don’t prepare you for the code specific exams required to get certified in my state (Colorado)

Thanks in advance!

Prerequisite Exam/Certifications
|B1|Residential Building Inspector|
|E1|Residential Electrical Inspector|
|M1|Residential Mechanical Inspector|
|P1|Residential Plumbing Inspector|

Hey Lucas I am curious if you had any luck finding good study material or course. I am starting my R5 and don’t want to fail the exam. In ICC Training shared above I can only find courses for the 2018 IRC. Most of the Internachi courses are referencing codes from old code books so I do not trust half of what I read in those courses anymore.

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Yes, that would be problematic.

And, welcome to our forum Duston! :+1:

Hi,
So the ICC exams are not your knowledge of the code but rather your ability to look them up and find them quickly. I used ICC study guide and took the course a 100 times. I did this until I had the ability to find what I was looking for quickly. Than I took the exam. Also you need to understand that ICC Certification exams use scaled scoring. I hope this helped remember do not focus on learning all the codes focus on being able to find them. Also I see InterNACHI added a study course below.

INACHI just announced a course based on the 2021 IRC New, free IRC Exam Study Course based on 2021 code .

Come back and let us know how it worked out for you.