NHIE Home Inspector Manual: Site Conditions Study Test with all
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
1. When is a retain- Answer
ing wall in scope
of a home Inspec- When failure of the retaining wall might negatively impact the house.
tion?
2. When does a 6. What is the ide-al slope of the ground near
re-taining wall a foundation?
re-quire
structur-
al engeneers
ap-proval and
a per-mit?
3. What is the
pur-pose of
drainage
behind a
retain-ing
wall?
4. What is
height
restriction of
a wood
retaining
wall?
5. What are
the two
functions of
the grading
and drainage
sys-tems?
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Answer: The "2" & "4" rule. rule.
-over 4 feet with no - 6 inches in the first 10 feet
horizontal support at top
-over 2 feet that support a
lateral load
Answer:
-Drainage behind a
retaining wall prevents
rotation, cracking, bowing,
sliding, or deterioration
cause by hydrostatic
pressure behind the wall.
-4 feet
Grading and drainage:
1) separate framing and
wall covering material
from earth and hard
surfaces, and
2) divert water away
from the foundation.
Answer: The "6" in "10"
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7. How much Answer: "1/4 in. per foot rule"
should hard -at least 1/8 to 1/4 in per foot
sur-faces (e.g.,
con-crete)
slope away
from the
founda-tion?
Answers
8. How far
-6 inches between ground/hard surfaces and siding
should
ground/hard -4 inches between ground/hard surfaces and stucco and brick/masonry
veneer
sur-faces be
away from
wall cover-
ings?
Answer
9. How far -40 feet or H/3 (H is height of slope)
should a
house be
from
a negative Answer:
(down-ward) -15 feet or H/2 (H is height of slope)
slope?
10. How far
should a
house be from
a positive(up-
ward) slope?
11. Define swale Answer:
-a depression or channel in the soil to channel water to a desired
location
12. Define dry bed Answer:
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1. When is a retain- Answer
ing wall in scope
of a home Inspec- When failure of the retaining wall might negatively impact the house.
tion?
2. When does a 6. What is the ide-al slope of the ground near
re-taining wall a foundation?
re-quire
structur-
al engeneers
ap-proval and
a per-mit?
3. What is the
pur-pose of
drainage
behind a
retain-ing
wall?
4. What is
height
restriction of
a wood
retaining
wall?
5. What are
the two
functions of
the grading
and drainage
sys-tems?
, NHIE Home Inspector Manual: Site Conditions Study Test with all
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
Answer: The "2" & "4" rule. rule.
-over 4 feet with no - 6 inches in the first 10 feet
horizontal support at top
-over 2 feet that support a
lateral load
Answer:
-Drainage behind a
retaining wall prevents
rotation, cracking, bowing,
sliding, or deterioration
cause by hydrostatic
pressure behind the wall.
-4 feet
Grading and drainage:
1) separate framing and
wall covering material
from earth and hard
surfaces, and
2) divert water away
from the foundation.
Answer: The "6" in "10"
, NHIE Home Inspector Manual: Site Conditions Study Test with all
Correct & 100% Verified Answers |Already Graded A+
7. How much Answer: "1/4 in. per foot rule"
should hard -at least 1/8 to 1/4 in per foot
sur-faces (e.g.,
con-crete)
slope away
from the
founda-tion?
Answers
8. How far
-6 inches between ground/hard surfaces and siding
should
ground/hard -4 inches between ground/hard surfaces and stucco and brick/masonry
veneer
sur-faces be
away from
wall cover-
ings?
Answer
9. How far -40 feet or H/3 (H is height of slope)
should a
house be
from
a negative Answer:
(down-ward) -15 feet or H/2 (H is height of slope)
slope?
10. How far
should a
house be from
a positive(up-
ward) slope?
11. Define swale Answer:
-a depression or channel in the soil to channel water to a desired
location
12. Define dry bed Answer:
