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Course Information

Upon successful completion of the training course, the student will be able to properly inspect a building that has stucco or EIFS cladding. With this training and certification, you can become an InterNACHI Certified Stucco/EIFS Inspector (an official InterNACHI designation).

Upon successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

observe wall claddings on a property, and identify and distinguish the common stucco systems from among the more than a dozen different types of stucco and EIFS common to residential and commercial properties;
apply non-invasive, visual-only inspection techniques as required by the InterNACHI Standards of Practice;
identify points of concern about the stucco or EIFS installation or its condition; and
report your findings to your clients in a concise, factual manner that is specific to their property.

Course Standards of Practice

The purpose of this course is to instruct inspectors on how to inspect stucco following the InterNACHI Standards of Practice. According to the Standards, "The inspector shall inspect the siding, flashing and trim... and describe the exterior wall covering."
Inspectors will learn how to identify the many different covering materials, recognize defects, and report on potential problems areas using the best non-invasive, visual-only inspection techniques.

Course Instructor

Ronald W. Huffman, PE, MBA
ESEC-Exteriors & Stucco Evaluation Consultants, Inc.
fri-inspect.com

Contributing Instructor

Dennis Rose, MBA
Technical Director for Total Wall, Inc.
http://www.totalwall.com

Course Topics:

what InterNACHI's SOP requires;
what "stucco" is;
how to accurately identify stucco and EIFS types;
how to inspect stucco and EIFS using non-invasive, visual-only techniques during a home inspection;
how to identify primary concerns related to stucco and EIFS; and
what and how to report to your client.

Course Includes:

and eight-hour online training video, in full-screen HD, with unlimited access and viewing time, allowing you to watch it again and again, even after you take the final exam. Learn at your own pace. No buffering allows you to play, stop, rewind, play again, leave and come back a week later and restart where you left off. You can also jump from one part of the video to the next without waiting;
16 Continuing Education credit hours (16 CE hours);
17 sections and 21 quizzes that are instantly graded;
a free, downloadable 348-page course textbook (PDF);
more than 400 online digital images (with zooming feature);
12 walls custom-built especially for the online course, covered with numerous types of stucco;
a 50-question online final exam (with zooming feature) that is instantly graded; and
a downloadable Certificate of Completion (available immediately after successfully passing the final exam).

For this course, we built 12 walls covered with the most common types of stucco systems and EIFS, including manufactured stone. Each wall has different types of stucco, and several concerns and defects. During the online course, you will have the opportunity to study Hi-Def digital images of each wall.

The stucco and EIFS are applied to interact with windows, openings, railings, flashing, electrical boxes, water pipes, dryer hoods, and ledger boards. The exterior covering materials have been applied in open layers to reveal how stucco is installed and applied on different substrates. Different drainage planes and moisture barriers are installed.

Underlying layers and components are open for inspection, including felt paper, house wrap, OSB, plywood sheathing, hard coats, flashing, metal lath, wire and cloth, weep holes, insulation, foam, backer rod, penetrations, sealant, wall-to-roof flashing, and more.

Mr. Huffman purposely embedded defects in the installation of the materials. More than 20 different installations with more than 50 defects are installed for up-close learning. We even spray water on the walls, and then spin the walls around and watch the moisture penetrate the interior of the wall cavity.

Tagged: Ancillary Advanced Education Exterior Stucco EIFS 10+ Credit Hours