North Carolina Home Inspection Licensing Exam
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At what outside temperature should you not test a gas furnace located in an
attic? ------------Correct Answer--------------------You can test it at any temperature
What size air conditioner should you use for a 1800 sq ft home? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------3 Ton
When installing a roof, the surface graining of the sheathing should run _______
with the rafters. ------------Correct Answer--------------------Perpendicular
You are inspecting a building with a flat-roof, which has a gas vent pipe
penetrating the roof. This flat roof also has a roof-top patio, how high should the
top of the gas vent pipe be above the flat roof? ------------Correct Answer-------------
-------7 feet tall
You are inspecting a 1978 house and notice that there is a slight dipping of the
sheathing between the roof trusses. What is the cause of this? The trusses are
properly installed, and the roof has it's original sheathing. ------------Correct
Answer--------------------⅜" plywood (it's too thin to bear the weight properly.)
,How do you properly splice a cracked wood member? ------------Correct Answer----
----------------By placing ½" plywood on both sides of the damaged wood at least
two feet in either direction of the break.
As a licensed home inspector, you are required to carry a minimum of _________
dollars of liability insurance. ------------Correct Answer--------------------250,000
__________ ___________ means a space in a building for living, sleeping, eating
or cooking. ------------Correct Answer--------------------Habitable Space
___________ ___________ means, for multiple identical components such as
windows and electrical outlets, one such component per room; and, for multiple
identical exterior components, one such component on each side of the building.
------------Correct Answer--------------------Representative Number
__________ ___________ means an inspection involving the use of
measurements, instruments, testing, calculations, and other means to develop
scientific or engineering findings, conclusions, and recommendations. ------------
Correct Answer--------------------Technically Exhaustive
,__________ ___________ of an outlet may damage some types of equipment
since it can cause the case or chassis frame to become charged with electrical
current. ------------Correct Answer--------------------Reversed polarity
Conventional furnace flue gases vent out at a temperature of _____ - ______
whereas high efficiency furnaces can use PVC pipe because they vent out at _____
- ______ . ------------Correct Answer--------------------450 - 550 Fahrenheit / 120 - 130
Fahrenheit
While inspecting a basement you find large amounts of rust on the steel columns,
this would indicate what? ------------Correct Answer--------------------Long-term
moisture or water problem in the area
While walking on a roof, you notice that the shingles in the valley are splitting
while the rest of the roof is in great condition. What is the most common cause of
valley shingles splitting ------------Correct Answer--------------------When the valley
shingles were installed they were nailed too tightly
What type of wiring conduit is used outside on AC units? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------LiquidTight Flexible Conduit
What is the main function of grounding? ------------Correct Answer--------------------
To protect electrical equipment
, Completing a circuit at the earth is? _____________ And completing a circuit at
the transformer is? ------------Correct Answer--------------------High resistance / Low
resistance
Exterior service panels should have how much clearance from a wall? ------------
Correct Answer--------------------¼" gap behind the panel
Permanently connecting electrical metal components together is called what? -----
-------Correct Answer--------------------Bonding
Bonding grounds and neutrals in a sub panel is known as? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------Parallel Paths
For the GEC (Main Grounding Wire) 125 amp service or less use what size wire?
___________ 150 and 175 amp use what size wires? ______ _____ 200 amp uses
what size wire? ____________ (For both copper and aluminum?) ------------Correct
Answer--------------------8 # / 6# - 6# / 4# - 4# / 2#
Double lugging is only allowed with? ------------Correct Answer--------------------Two
ground wires of the same size
2026 | All Questions and Correct Answers |
Verified Answers | Graded A+ | Just Released
At what outside temperature should you not test a gas furnace located in an
attic? ------------Correct Answer--------------------You can test it at any temperature
What size air conditioner should you use for a 1800 sq ft home? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------3 Ton
When installing a roof, the surface graining of the sheathing should run _______
with the rafters. ------------Correct Answer--------------------Perpendicular
You are inspecting a building with a flat-roof, which has a gas vent pipe
penetrating the roof. This flat roof also has a roof-top patio, how high should the
top of the gas vent pipe be above the flat roof? ------------Correct Answer-------------
-------7 feet tall
You are inspecting a 1978 house and notice that there is a slight dipping of the
sheathing between the roof trusses. What is the cause of this? The trusses are
properly installed, and the roof has it's original sheathing. ------------Correct
Answer--------------------⅜" plywood (it's too thin to bear the weight properly.)
,How do you properly splice a cracked wood member? ------------Correct Answer----
----------------By placing ½" plywood on both sides of the damaged wood at least
two feet in either direction of the break.
As a licensed home inspector, you are required to carry a minimum of _________
dollars of liability insurance. ------------Correct Answer--------------------250,000
__________ ___________ means a space in a building for living, sleeping, eating
or cooking. ------------Correct Answer--------------------Habitable Space
___________ ___________ means, for multiple identical components such as
windows and electrical outlets, one such component per room; and, for multiple
identical exterior components, one such component on each side of the building.
------------Correct Answer--------------------Representative Number
__________ ___________ means an inspection involving the use of
measurements, instruments, testing, calculations, and other means to develop
scientific or engineering findings, conclusions, and recommendations. ------------
Correct Answer--------------------Technically Exhaustive
,__________ ___________ of an outlet may damage some types of equipment
since it can cause the case or chassis frame to become charged with electrical
current. ------------Correct Answer--------------------Reversed polarity
Conventional furnace flue gases vent out at a temperature of _____ - ______
whereas high efficiency furnaces can use PVC pipe because they vent out at _____
- ______ . ------------Correct Answer--------------------450 - 550 Fahrenheit / 120 - 130
Fahrenheit
While inspecting a basement you find large amounts of rust on the steel columns,
this would indicate what? ------------Correct Answer--------------------Long-term
moisture or water problem in the area
While walking on a roof, you notice that the shingles in the valley are splitting
while the rest of the roof is in great condition. What is the most common cause of
valley shingles splitting ------------Correct Answer--------------------When the valley
shingles were installed they were nailed too tightly
What type of wiring conduit is used outside on AC units? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------LiquidTight Flexible Conduit
What is the main function of grounding? ------------Correct Answer--------------------
To protect electrical equipment
, Completing a circuit at the earth is? _____________ And completing a circuit at
the transformer is? ------------Correct Answer--------------------High resistance / Low
resistance
Exterior service panels should have how much clearance from a wall? ------------
Correct Answer--------------------¼" gap behind the panel
Permanently connecting electrical metal components together is called what? -----
-------Correct Answer--------------------Bonding
Bonding grounds and neutrals in a sub panel is known as? ------------Correct
Answer--------------------Parallel Paths
For the GEC (Main Grounding Wire) 125 amp service or less use what size wire?
___________ 150 and 175 amp use what size wires? ______ _____ 200 amp uses
what size wire? ____________ (For both copper and aluminum?) ------------Correct
Answer--------------------8 # / 6# - 6# / 4# - 4# / 2#
Double lugging is only allowed with? ------------Correct Answer--------------------Two
ground wires of the same size
