NATIONAL HOME INSPECTOR 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the crumbling of surface bricks, blocks or concrete called?
A. Spalling
B. Efflorescence
C. Settlement
D. Step Crack - ✔✔A. Spalling
✔✔Plants should be at least_________ from the house.
A. 2 feet
B. 1 foot
C. 3 feet
D. No distance required - ✔✔B. 1 foot
✔✔A door leading to a pool should be _________.
A. only self-closing
B. over 4 feet tall
C. self-closing and self-latching.
D. made of metal - ✔✔C. self-closing and self-latching.
✔✔A pool fence's horizontal member should be at least ________ apart to prevent
climbing.
A. 45"
B. 44"
C. 36"
D. 30" - ✔✔A. 45"
✔✔Gates should swing _____ from the pool.
A. toward
B. away
C. not swing
D. it doesn't matter - ✔✔B. away
✔✔What does EIFS stand for?
A. Exterior Irrigation and Floor System
B. Electrical Integrated Fiber System
C. Exterior Insulation and Finish System
,D. Electrical Insulation and Finish System - ✔✔C. Exterior Insulation and Finish System
✔✔Types of veneers (wall coverings) methods:
A. Attached, Anchored, Adhered
B. Able, Adorned, Adhered
C. Attached, Asphalt, Adorned
D. Casement, Attached, Anchored - ✔✔A. Attached, Anchored, Adhered
✔✔All types of siding, including EIFS are _______ veneers.
A. Anchored
B. Attached
C. Adhered - ✔✔B. Attached
✔✔Brick and natural stone are _________ veneers and are attached to the house.
A. Anchored
B. Attached
C. Adhered - ✔✔A. Anchored
✔✔Stucco and artificial stone are _________ veneers and are attached to the house
with mortar.
A. Anchored
B. Attached
C. Adhered - ✔✔C. Adhered
✔✔Damaged, deteriorating, pealing and oxidation are typical defects in what kind of
siding?
A. Aluminum
B. Wood
C. Vinyl
D. Masonry - ✔✔A. Aluminum
✔✔What type of flashing should be used around windows and doors when vinyl siding
is used?
A. J Flashing
B. R flashing
C. L flashing
D. Z flashing - ✔✔A. J Flashing
,✔✔What type of flashing is used above window and door header trim?
A. Z flashing
B. L Flashing
C. D flashing
D. J flashing - ✔✔B. L Flashing
✔✔What type of flashing is used at horizontal seams?
A. L flashing
B. J flashing
C. Z Flashing
D. G flashing - ✔✔C. Z Flashing
✔✔Exterior doors are supported by ______ and ______ studs.
A. queen, lintel
B. jack, king
C. metal, anchored
D. beam, reinforced - ✔✔B. jack, king
✔✔An egress of the door should be _______ inches wide and _______ inches deep
A. 36, 36
B. 30, 40
C. 36, 40
D. 38,38 - ✔✔A. 36,36
✔✔Two sashes that move is a __________ window.
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔C. Double-hung
✔✔A window that is hinges at the top and opens outward is a_________ window.
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔A. Awning
✔✔A window hinged at the bottom and opens inward is a _______ window.
, A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔B. Hopper
✔✔A _________ window does not open or close
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔D. Fixed-pane
✔✔A______ window opens from a center hinge or pin.
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Pivot - ✔✔D. Pivot
✔✔If a window is installed near a door, safety glazing is required within ________
inches of the door.
A. 40
B. 32
C. 24
D. No set distance - ✔✔C. 24
✔✔Windows at the sides of a door are called:
A. sidelights
B. transom
C. eyebrow
D. roundhead - ✔✔A. sidelights
✔✔A rectangular window above a door:
A. sidelights
B. transom
C. eyebrow
D. roundhead - ✔✔B. transom
✔✔Window with an oval shape:
A. sidelights
B. transom
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔What is the crumbling of surface bricks, blocks or concrete called?
A. Spalling
B. Efflorescence
C. Settlement
D. Step Crack - ✔✔A. Spalling
✔✔Plants should be at least_________ from the house.
A. 2 feet
B. 1 foot
C. 3 feet
D. No distance required - ✔✔B. 1 foot
✔✔A door leading to a pool should be _________.
A. only self-closing
B. over 4 feet tall
C. self-closing and self-latching.
D. made of metal - ✔✔C. self-closing and self-latching.
✔✔A pool fence's horizontal member should be at least ________ apart to prevent
climbing.
A. 45"
B. 44"
C. 36"
D. 30" - ✔✔A. 45"
✔✔Gates should swing _____ from the pool.
A. toward
B. away
C. not swing
D. it doesn't matter - ✔✔B. away
✔✔What does EIFS stand for?
A. Exterior Irrigation and Floor System
B. Electrical Integrated Fiber System
C. Exterior Insulation and Finish System
,D. Electrical Insulation and Finish System - ✔✔C. Exterior Insulation and Finish System
✔✔Types of veneers (wall coverings) methods:
A. Attached, Anchored, Adhered
B. Able, Adorned, Adhered
C. Attached, Asphalt, Adorned
D. Casement, Attached, Anchored - ✔✔A. Attached, Anchored, Adhered
✔✔All types of siding, including EIFS are _______ veneers.
A. Anchored
B. Attached
C. Adhered - ✔✔B. Attached
✔✔Brick and natural stone are _________ veneers and are attached to the house.
A. Anchored
B. Attached
C. Adhered - ✔✔A. Anchored
✔✔Stucco and artificial stone are _________ veneers and are attached to the house
with mortar.
A. Anchored
B. Attached
C. Adhered - ✔✔C. Adhered
✔✔Damaged, deteriorating, pealing and oxidation are typical defects in what kind of
siding?
A. Aluminum
B. Wood
C. Vinyl
D. Masonry - ✔✔A. Aluminum
✔✔What type of flashing should be used around windows and doors when vinyl siding
is used?
A. J Flashing
B. R flashing
C. L flashing
D. Z flashing - ✔✔A. J Flashing
,✔✔What type of flashing is used above window and door header trim?
A. Z flashing
B. L Flashing
C. D flashing
D. J flashing - ✔✔B. L Flashing
✔✔What type of flashing is used at horizontal seams?
A. L flashing
B. J flashing
C. Z Flashing
D. G flashing - ✔✔C. Z Flashing
✔✔Exterior doors are supported by ______ and ______ studs.
A. queen, lintel
B. jack, king
C. metal, anchored
D. beam, reinforced - ✔✔B. jack, king
✔✔An egress of the door should be _______ inches wide and _______ inches deep
A. 36, 36
B. 30, 40
C. 36, 40
D. 38,38 - ✔✔A. 36,36
✔✔Two sashes that move is a __________ window.
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔C. Double-hung
✔✔A window that is hinges at the top and opens outward is a_________ window.
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔A. Awning
✔✔A window hinged at the bottom and opens inward is a _______ window.
, A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔B. Hopper
✔✔A _________ window does not open or close
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Fixed-pane - ✔✔D. Fixed-pane
✔✔A______ window opens from a center hinge or pin.
A. Awning
B. Hopper
C. Double-hung
D. Pivot - ✔✔D. Pivot
✔✔If a window is installed near a door, safety glazing is required within ________
inches of the door.
A. 40
B. 32
C. 24
D. No set distance - ✔✔C. 24
✔✔Windows at the sides of a door are called:
A. sidelights
B. transom
C. eyebrow
D. roundhead - ✔✔A. sidelights
✔✔A rectangular window above a door:
A. sidelights
B. transom
C. eyebrow
D. roundhead - ✔✔B. transom
✔✔Window with an oval shape:
A. sidelights
B. transom
