Code Training/New Construction Inspection

60 hours/DVD/instructor-supported

 

If you are interested in working as a building inspector doing IRC® (International Residential Code) Inspections, use our materials to pass the International Code Council's (ICC®) IRC® Examination.  Learn code provisions from actual real-life scenes and defects.  That way, when you get out on site, you are familiar with what you are inspecting.  Also, use our extensive, specially designed and field tested IRC Index to increase your chances of passing the ICC® certification exam.  Our IRC® Index goes well beyond the index in the IRC® book. 

 

Training Includes

 

1. 11-Volume DVD Series

 

These DVDs address close to 2,000 new construction and code related issues.  They contain real life scenes from New Construction Sites across the nation.  Circles and Arrows are used so you can see the precise item being discussed. 



Topics include:

 

2. The New Construction and Wood Framing Manual (450 pages)

 

The manual gives detailed explanations of items inspected by a code inspector and the reasoning behind wood framing and structural issues--almost 400 illustrations. 

 

3.  Exams that accompany the DVDs and manual.  Complete these exams and earn documentation that you have obtained training.

 

4. E-mail instructor support

 

Our DVDs are not just talking heads.  To cut the training time for new home inspectors, we developed these DVDs which show you close to 2,000 actual defects and scenes just as we saw them on site. It can be almost as though you are there training with us on 100's of inspections.  Most other training videos are either only talking heads, i.e. a videotape of a seminar, or a walk through one house.  With our DVDs, you see actual defects from hundreds of homes throughout the United States.  (A competitor copied our idea, but they have fewer scenes, and their scenes are from Canada).  Identifying defects is really the heart of a home inspection.

 

Instructor

Stanley C. Harbuck - Stan has been a Home/Commercial and Licensed Termite Inspector for the past 15 years. For 4 years he was a Licensed Building Inspector for Code Inspections. He also spent time as an evaluator researching housing-related issues. From time to time he is called upon to be an expert resource to the media and in lawsuits. Stan has spent considerable time as a Building Maintenance Coordinator and Manager.

Teaching Background


Stan Harbuck has a background as a Part-Time Faculty/Lecturer at Daytime Classes at the University Level. He has also presented many seminars and has been teaching home inspectors since 1993. Stan has 2 undergraduate degrees.

Associations Background


Stan has been a member of various committees in Home Inspection Associations. He has been associated with ASHI since 1987. He founded and has been president of a local ASHI chapter. He has served as a member of several task force groups, workshops, or committees of several important national associations related to housing and inspections.

Stan has also participated in several projects for the National Association of Home Builders and the National Fire Protection Association. These projects have involved evaluating quality control for new construction in-progress and quality control of some manufacturers who make construction supplies.

 

FAQs

ICC Inspector Certification

Becoming ICC certified can be achieved in most categories by successful completion of one or more examinations and by submitting additional documentation, when required. For information on the prestigious ICC Certification Program for Code Professionals, click here.

 

Inspector Certification State Agency Recognition Map. Click here for a state map of ICC certification examinations which may be recognized for state licensing or certification.

Questions? Click here for frequently asked questions about the ICC Certification Program.