Log Home Inspection Course
Welcome to InterNACHI's free online "Log Home Inspection Course." This course was originally developed by Kenton Shepard. It is provided by our accredited college at internachi.edu.
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Goal:
The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors how to inspect log homes.
Objective:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- perform a visual inspection of a log home;
- identify and describe its framing and finishes; and
- report observed wood decay defects.
Course includes:
- 8 InterNACHI® CE credit hours;
- 39,125 words of instruction;
- 0.5 hours of instructional video;
- student book;
- inspection and writing assignment;
- reading and writing assignment;
- 274 quiz questions in 30 quizzes;
- 100-question final exam (drawn from a larger pool);
- instant grading; and
- a downloadable, printable Certificate of Completion.
You will learn the following topics:
- Introduction
- Inspector Liability
- Combined Disclaimers
- Trees
- Logs as Building Material
- Tree Structure
- Tree Growth
- Spiral Grain
- Microbes in Trees
- Decay and Stain Fungi
- Decay Fungi
- Stain and Mold Fungi
- Log Home History
- Manufactured Log Homes
- Handcrafted Log Homes
- Other Types of Log Homes
- Wood-Destroying Creatures
- Introduction to Wood-Destroying Insects
- Termites
- Carpenter Ants
- Wood Wasps
- Wood-Boring Beetle Comparison Chart
- Anobiid Beetles
- Round-Headed Borers
- Flat-Headed Borers
- Ambrosia Beetles
- Wood-Destroying Insects
- Wood-Destroying Birds
- Wood-Destroying Animals
- Chinking
- Mortar-Based Chinking
- Modern Chinking
- Wall Logs
- Lower Wall Logs
- Settling
- Checking
- Windows and Doors
- Exterior Corners
- Log Home Defects
- Soil Movement
- Foundations
- Wood Decay
- Design and Construction Problems
- Settling Problems
- Repair and Restoration
- Finishes
- Types of Exterior Finishes
- Factors Affecting Log Finishes
- Evaluating Log Finishes
- Roof Framing
- Log Home Performance
- Energy Performance
- Fire Performance
- Codes and Standards
| Log Home Inspection Course | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course #4202, Student Catalog | ||
| www.nachi.org/loghomecoursereleased2008 | ||
| Student Work | Time Calculation | Estimated Clock Hour Time for the Average Student |
| Attendance for "Seat Time" 1 | # of minutes of student attendance / 50 | 9.0 |
| Participation in Learning Activities 2 | # of minutes of online student participation / 50 | 2.0 |
| Interactivity 3 | # of minutes of student interactivity / 50 | 0.5 |
| Reading the Course Text 4 | # of words in the course / 100 words per minute / 50 | 7.8 |
| Reading the Course Textbook 5 | # of words in the book / 100 words per minute / 50 | 3.6 |
| Academic Engagement 6 | # of words in the course / 100 / 50 | 2.0 |
| Direct Communication 7 | # of minutes of communication / 50 | 0.5 |
| Instructional Video Learning 8 | # of minutes of video / 50 | 0.5 |
| Reinforcement Q & A 9 | # of questions X 1.85 / 50 | 1.7 |
| Writing Assignment of the Inspection 10 | 4.0 hours per assignment | 3.0 |
| Writing Assignment of the Research 11 | 4.0 hours per assignment | 3.0 |
| Academic Activities for an Inspection 12 | 8.0 hours for each inspection assignment | 6.0 |
| Performing an Inspection 13 | 8.0 hours for each inspection | 6.0 |
| * nachi.org/catalog-credit-hour-calculation | 28.8 | |
| Total clock hours | 29.0 clock hours 29.0 InterNACHI CE Hours 2.9 CEU | |
In keeping with InterNACHI's commitment to Continuing Education, this log home course is open and free to members and can be taken repeatedly 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.
This course has been approved by:
- the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors;
- the Master Inspector Certification Board;
- the International Association of Certified Indoor Air Consultants;
- the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association; and
- many government agencies and licensing boards.
Upon completion of this course and passing of the 100-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 fastreply@internachi.org and request it (don't forget your name).
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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 photos.
- 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:
- The course, quizzes and final exam incorporate built-in intelligence which identifies and strengthens each student's unique subject weaknesses.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Why online inspector education is better than classroom inspector education.
