How I Prepared For ICC Certification Exams | From A Building Inspector

Awesome information! Thanks so much for making this very detailed video Ben!

I can vouch with this information. Thanks for this kind of content I was looking for to have the motivation to pursue this career move. I have one year to pass P1&P2 . Let's go!!!!

Great Information, Thank you for keeping us in the know.

Thank you very much for the information, you answered the questions that were keeping me from applying for the inspector job with my city.

Great information. Thank you for this and other videos. You have helped me tremendously through my process of becoming a Buildings Inspector in my California city. I come from the "Jack of all trades" world and a couple owner-builds at my own house. Already being a city employee helped a bit too. I am preparing myself to take B-1 now. Again, thank you for the time you put into your videos.

I subscribed. Thanks for doing these. I’m finding them very helpful. I applied to a building inspection job that opened up near where I live. Hopefully it will go smooth. I have about 15 years of construction experience 12 as a commercial carpenter foreman, and a year as a superintendent with an associates degree in construction management, hoping that will at least get my foot in the door as it seems, they will hire with the qualifying factor of getting a certification within a year fingers crossed Found this to be really helpful as I want to get other certifications as well

I wasnt aware it was open book examination. Thanks for the video, great info!!

Really enjoy your videos Ben. Just recently took a job as the Code Administrator for the city that I grew up in. I also applied for the interim Building Official position which involves open book testing at a texting center. I believe that I’m required to use the 2019 RCO as my book. My question is am I allowed to put tabs on the book with notes and highlights on pages or is this book an unmarked original tabbed book.

Thanks a lot Ben! Starting my new job tomorrow

Contractor's Institute really helped me. Passed both my exams on the first try.

Hi, your videos are awesome I’d appreciate it if you make a video on how to prepare for ICC’s Reinforced Concrete Masonry Construction cert Much love,

Hey Ben, thanks for the good job you're doing. Was wondering if ICC does include plans as part of the questions in B3 exams.

North Carolina Department of Insurance now has a 2 year apprenticeship in conjunction with NC State University for building inspectors. It’s a training program that incorporates days in the field with days in class. They said that at the end of the 2 year program you will have Level 1 Certs in all four building trades. I start February 5th. 😎

Hi ! awesome video and information. I'm preparing to take the B2 exam. Should I take the 2018 or 2021 B2 exam?

Do you have any recommendations for study materials for the Fire Plans Exam? I’m currently preparing for this exam . Thanks

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I passed the General Contractor exam a few months ago, my next step is the ICC R5 combo certification. Is the test basically open book and just looking up code requirements? I did a lot of that for the GC test, so I'm wondering if it is worth taking a class since I already have that familiarity? My background is as a Home Inspector for 20 years, as well as specialty contracting work. My goal is to use ICC certs to bolster credentials for both the GC and Inspection businesses. Thanks for the great video!

Hey Ben thanks for the informative videos. I want to become a masonry special inspector, ICC site says masonry exam references ATSM standards. Is there a book of standards or must all of these ATSM standards be bought individually? There's quite a few required and they each cost $70 individually.

Do you have any advice for Reinforced Concrete Cert ?

Do these types of jobs drug test? I self-medicate for inflammation and was wondering if drug testing is usually part of the hiring whether it be governmental or from a contractor? Thanks