"Inspecting Tile Roofs" online video course

Welcome to InterNACHI's free, online Inspecting Tile Roofs video course. 
 

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have a good working knowledge of the inspection of tile roofs, including identification of the different types, performance and aging characteristics, common defects, and wind and hail damage.

And, in keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this course is open and free to all members, and can be taken again and again, without limit.
 
Reminder to members:  InterNACHI's Code of Ethics 1.10 requires that you comply with all government rules and licensing requirements of the jurisdiction where you conduct business.  InterNACHI's courses and Standards generally exceed the Standards of Practice that you are required to abide by locally.
 
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    Enjoy this 1-minute video about walking on concrete tile roofs.
 
 
The Inspecting Tile Roofs online video course includes:
  • four training videos;
  • 47 minutes of training video;
  • over 100 digital pictures;
  • one 12-question quiz;
  • 7,600-word student book (downloadable PDF);
  • 50-question final exam (drawn from a much larger pool);
  • 2 Continuing Education credit hours;
  • instant grading; 
  • a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion; and 
  • accreditations and state approvals.
The Inspecting Tile Roofs online video course covers the following topics:
    • TYPES of TILE    
    • SIDE PROFILES   
    • Interlocking tiles   
    • Overlapping tiles   
    • Butting tiles   
    • Quantities per Square   
    • PERFORMANCE STANDARDS   
    • ROOF DECK   
    • UNDERLAYMENT   
    • BATTENS   
    • FASTENERS   
    • ADHESIVES   
    • WIND DAMAGE   
    • FLASHING   
    • HIP FLASHING   
    • BIOLOGICAL GROWTH   
    • CONCRETE TILES   
    • Concrete Tile Failures   
    • AGING PROCESS   
    • CLAY TILES   
    • AGING PROCESS   
    • Metal tiles   
    • FIBER-CEMENT TILES   
    • COMPOSITE TILES   
    Upon completion of this course and passing of the 50-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool), the student can download and print their own Certificate of Completion which is auto-generated in their own name. 
     
    The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.
     
    Members will need their username and password. If you have forgotten your password, CLICK HERE (instant response) or email fast-reply@internachi.org and request it (don't forget your name). 
     
     
     
     
     
    Some features which make InterNACHI's courses superior to existing continuing education options:
    • The course is free for all InterNACHI members.
    • The course is written in pure XHTML code for quick loading.  The course loads fine on old computers and loads fast, even with dial-up.
    • The course is designed using a hierarchal menu coupled with a sequential page navigation.  This provides the student with the option to easily repeat areas of weakness.
    • The course permits the student to start, stop and restart any part of the course as often as desired.
    • There are a variety of images within the course, including diagrams, illustrations and pictures of actual roofs.
    • The illustrations can be enlarged for clearer viewing by clicking on them.
    • The text is integrated into InterNACHI's Inspector Glossary.  Rolling over blue-colored terms provides their definition.
    • The final exam uses multiple-choice questions that reference the images. 
    • The course's quizzes and final exam have numerous advantages over traditional exam systems:
      1. The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
      2. Not only is each question weighted with regard to score, but each answer is weighted, as well as the correctness of each answer being weighted.
        1. Answers to easy questions are weighted such that the student is penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly, but rewarded modestly for answering correctly.
        2. Answers to difficult questions are weighted such that the student is rewarded, in terms of score, for answering correctly, but not penalized for answering incorrectly.
        3. Answers to questions regarding basic safety, or questions every inspector should know the answer to, are weighted such that the student is severely penalized, in terms of score, for answering incorrectly.
    • Upon passing the final exam, the student can print out a Certificate of Completion which is auto- generated in their own name.
    The student's (InterNACHI member's) information is recorded on InterNACHI's servers for membership compliance verification, and automatically logs completion into InterNACHI's online Continuing Education log.