6 HOUR STRUCTURE FOR HOME INSPECTORS Course in Brookfield, WI on January 27th

[David Nice]

6 HOUR STRUCTURE FOR HOME INSPECTORS

SATURDAY JANUARY 27TH
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Marriott Courtyard Milwaukee Brookfield
16865 West Bluemound Road
Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005
262-821-1800

STRUCTURE FOR HOME INSPECTORS

The "Structure for Home Inspectors" course looks at the challenge of inspecting residential structure from an intuitive approach. Learn how your childhood experiences, as well as the more adult tools of definitions and a few key concepts, will aid you in giving your clients a fairly good understanding of the structural systems of their new home.

Topics covered in this class include:

Basic Principles: Definitions of structure and its terminology, Loads, dead and live, Structural principles, Transmission of loads through structural members, State and national association standards of practice.

Concrete: Composition and Types, Applications, Crack recognition and analysis.

Footings and Foundations: Definitions, Different types and materials, Defects, Construction technique details.

Structural members: Definitions, Different types and materials, Different applications and construction techniques, Defects, Construction technique details.

Framing types: Columns and Beams, Floor Joists, Wall structure, Ceiling Structure, Roof Structure and more.

A 50 question optional exam will be given (Required for State of Illinois CE)

Certificate for 6 NACHI and Wisconsin Continuing Education Units will be provided (tests optional).

Also State of Illinois Approved for 6 Continuing education Units (exam required)

Instructor - Will Decker- (Current President of the Chicagoland NACHI Chapter)

For information and registration go to: http://www.winachi.org

[David Nice]

Room for a few more participants before we pull the plug on registrations. Also note location change.