Topics include:

• Roofing – sloped and flat roofing, flashings and chimneys
• Exterior – gutters and downspouts, lot grading, surfaces, doors and windows and trim, exterior structures, garages and carports, walkways driveways and landscaping, retaining walls
• Structure – why buildings move, configuration, footings, foundations, floors, wall systems, roof framing, masonry chimneys, things that cause structural problems
• Electrical – the basics, service entrance, service panel, branch circuit wiring, outlets lights switches and junction boxes
• Heating – heating objectives, generating heat, turning the heat on and off, moving the heat through the house, furnaces, hot water boilers, steam boilers, electric heat, failure probability
• Cooling/heat pumps – air conditioning, heat pumps, evaporative coolers
• Insulation – the basics, common insulation materials, location of insulation, current insulation standards, air/vapor barriers, ventilation, heat recovery ventilators
• Plumbing – supply plumbing and water heaters, waste systems, plumbing fixtures
• Interior – floor finishes, wall finishes, ceiling finishes, trim, cabinets and countertops, windows, doors, stairs, fireplaces and wood stoves, basement leakage, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms
• Appliances – ranges, ovens, kitchen exhaust fans, refrigerators, dishwashers, food waste disposers, trash compactors, washing machines and clothes dryers, central vacuum systems