NATIONAL HOME INSPECTOR FINAL
PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Bathtubs should be equipped with the waste outlets and overflow
outlets connected to piping at least _____ inches in diameter
Answer: 1.5 inches
●● Doors between the garage and residence shall be equipped with a
Answer: Self-closing door
●● The _____ shall not be considered as an effective ground-fault
current path
Answer: Earth
●● For natural ventilation for habitable rooms, the min openable area to
the outdoors shall be _____ percent of the floor area being ventilated
Answer: 4%
●● Fuel gas appliance connectors shall not exceed an overall length of
_____ feet
Answer: 6 ft.
,●● What size are fuel-gas-fired domestic clothes dryer ducts
Answer: 4 inches
●● The maximum amount of fuel oil stored above ground or inside a
building shall be _____ gallons.
Answer: 660 gals.
●● The minimum bet area of ventilation openings shall not be less than
_____ square foot for each _____ square feet of under-floor space
Answer: 1 sqft. for each 150 sqft
●● Foundation anchor bolts shall be at least _____ inch in diameter and
shall extend a minimum of _____ inches into concrete or grouted cells
of concrete masonry units
Answer: 1/2 in. , 7 in.
●● Outdoor and return air for a forced-air heating and cooling system
shall not be taken from
Answer: Closets, bathrooms, toilet rooms, kitchens, garages, boiler
rooms, furnace rooms, unconditioned attics, or other dwelling units
●● Receptacles installed on 15 and 20 ampere rated branch circuits shall
be on the _____ type
Answer: Grounding
,●● Ceiling-suspended paddle fans shall be supported
________________ of the outlet box.
Answer: independently
●● Dwelling units shall be provided with heating facilities capable of
maintaining a minimum room temperature of
Answer: 68 *f
●● Conductors in NM cable assemblies shall be rated at _________
Celsius.
Answer: 90 *C
●● Address numbers shall be a minimum of _____ inches high with a
minimum stroke width of _____ inch.
Answer: 4 inches , 1/2 inch
●● Habitable space, hallways, corridors, bathrooms, toilet rooms,
laundry rooms and portions of basements containing these spaces shall
have a ceiling height of not less than _______ feet.
Answer: 7 feet
, ●● A Type B or a Type L gas vent shall terminate at least _____ feet in
vertical height above the highest connected APPLIANCE DRAFT
HOOD or FLUE COLLAR.
Answer: 5 feet
●● Open web truss or I-Joist floor assemblies require a ____-inch
gypsum wallboard membrane, ____-inch wood structural panel
membrane, or the equivalent on the underside.
Answer: 1/2 And 5/8
●● Flanges and lips of load-bearing cold-formed steel floor framing
members shall not be cut or ____.
Answer: Notched
●● Gas vents over 12 inches in size shall terminate not less than _____
feet above the highest point where they pass through the roof.
Answer: 2 feet
●● Foundations for masonry chimneys shall be constructed of concrete
or solid masonry at least _____ inches thick
Answer: 12 inches
●● Supports and foundations for the outdoor unit of a heat pump shall
be raised at least ___ inches above the ground.
PAPER PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS PACKAGE
●● Bathtubs should be equipped with the waste outlets and overflow
outlets connected to piping at least _____ inches in diameter
Answer: 1.5 inches
●● Doors between the garage and residence shall be equipped with a
Answer: Self-closing door
●● The _____ shall not be considered as an effective ground-fault
current path
Answer: Earth
●● For natural ventilation for habitable rooms, the min openable area to
the outdoors shall be _____ percent of the floor area being ventilated
Answer: 4%
●● Fuel gas appliance connectors shall not exceed an overall length of
_____ feet
Answer: 6 ft.
,●● What size are fuel-gas-fired domestic clothes dryer ducts
Answer: 4 inches
●● The maximum amount of fuel oil stored above ground or inside a
building shall be _____ gallons.
Answer: 660 gals.
●● The minimum bet area of ventilation openings shall not be less than
_____ square foot for each _____ square feet of under-floor space
Answer: 1 sqft. for each 150 sqft
●● Foundation anchor bolts shall be at least _____ inch in diameter and
shall extend a minimum of _____ inches into concrete or grouted cells
of concrete masonry units
Answer: 1/2 in. , 7 in.
●● Outdoor and return air for a forced-air heating and cooling system
shall not be taken from
Answer: Closets, bathrooms, toilet rooms, kitchens, garages, boiler
rooms, furnace rooms, unconditioned attics, or other dwelling units
●● Receptacles installed on 15 and 20 ampere rated branch circuits shall
be on the _____ type
Answer: Grounding
,●● Ceiling-suspended paddle fans shall be supported
________________ of the outlet box.
Answer: independently
●● Dwelling units shall be provided with heating facilities capable of
maintaining a minimum room temperature of
Answer: 68 *f
●● Conductors in NM cable assemblies shall be rated at _________
Celsius.
Answer: 90 *C
●● Address numbers shall be a minimum of _____ inches high with a
minimum stroke width of _____ inch.
Answer: 4 inches , 1/2 inch
●● Habitable space, hallways, corridors, bathrooms, toilet rooms,
laundry rooms and portions of basements containing these spaces shall
have a ceiling height of not less than _______ feet.
Answer: 7 feet
, ●● A Type B or a Type L gas vent shall terminate at least _____ feet in
vertical height above the highest connected APPLIANCE DRAFT
HOOD or FLUE COLLAR.
Answer: 5 feet
●● Open web truss or I-Joist floor assemblies require a ____-inch
gypsum wallboard membrane, ____-inch wood structural panel
membrane, or the equivalent on the underside.
Answer: 1/2 And 5/8
●● Flanges and lips of load-bearing cold-formed steel floor framing
members shall not be cut or ____.
Answer: Notched
●● Gas vents over 12 inches in size shall terminate not less than _____
feet above the highest point where they pass through the roof.
Answer: 2 feet
●● Foundations for masonry chimneys shall be constructed of concrete
or solid masonry at least _____ inches thick
Answer: 12 inches
●● Supports and foundations for the outdoor unit of a heat pump shall
be raised at least ___ inches above the ground.
