National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE)
Whole House Practice Quiz
A claims made, mistakes and omissions insurance coverage consists of claims filed
A. Throughout the time the coverage is in effect.
B. After the policy has elapsed.
C. Prior to the effective date.
D. While the inspector continues any required licensing. - ANS-A. At some point of the time the
policy is in effect.
A collar tie is determined in:
A. The attic close to the top plate
B. The basement between floor joists
C. A wall at the intersection of partitions
D. The higher 0.33 of the rafter period - ANS-D. The higher 0.33 of the rafter length
A drain waste vent hooked up on an person fixture wherein there is no get entry to to a
traditional venting system is referred to as a(n):
A. Outdoor vent
B. Air admittance valve AAV
C. Roof vent
D. Inside vent - ANS-B. Air admittance valve AAV
A GFCI capabilities by using sensing
A. An overcurrent condition.
B. A cutting-edge imbalance.
C. A quick circuit.
D. An open impartial. - ANS-B. A present day imbalance.
A domestic inspection agreement is most in all likelihood to be interpreted the use of which
regulation?
A. Federal
B. State
C. County
, D. Parish - ANS-B. State
A more moderen home you are examining has a beneath grade completed basement which
includes a bedroom. You ought to verify presence of a smoke detector and a
A. 2d way of egress.
B. Carbon monoxide alarm.
C. Fire extinguisher.
D. Absolutely adjustable warmth vent. - ANS-A. 2nd method of egress.
A newly constructed ventilated underfloor move slowly area with a vapor barrier is REQUIRED
to have one square foot of net air flow starting according to sf of floor space
A. A hundred and fifty square toes of crawl space
B. Six hundred square ft of move slowly space
C. 1,200 squre toes of crawlspace
D. 1,500 square ft of move slowly area - ANS-D. 1,500 rectangular toes of move slowly area
A toilet water supply valve is close off. The BEST way to cope with this situation is to:
A. Turn the valve on, flush the rest room, flip the valve off.
B. Record that the rest room became not examined because the valve became off.
C. Use a bucket to fill the tank and flush the toilet.
D. Record that the rest room valve was close off. - ANS-B. Report that the toilet changed into
now not tested due to the fact the valve changed into off.
Damage from ice dams may want to imply:
A. Over-publicity of shingles or slates.
B. Rain gutters with too low an outer lip.
C. Insufficient attic insulation.
D. Attic vents left open at some stage in winter months. - ANS-C. Insufficient attic insulation.
During an inspection of a gasoline dryer, you take a look at no exhaust vent. Your report need
to:
A. Recommend putting in a metallic dryer duct vented to the exterior.
B. Recommend putting in a flexible plastic dryer duct vented to the outdoors.
C. Indicate a code violation and kingdom that corrective movement must be taken.
D. Indicate that this isn't always a problem. - ANS-A) Recommend putting in a metallic dryer
duct vented to the outside.
During your inspection you notice small white bugs. What do you assert in your customers?
Whole House Practice Quiz
A claims made, mistakes and omissions insurance coverage consists of claims filed
A. Throughout the time the coverage is in effect.
B. After the policy has elapsed.
C. Prior to the effective date.
D. While the inspector continues any required licensing. - ANS-A. At some point of the time the
policy is in effect.
A collar tie is determined in:
A. The attic close to the top plate
B. The basement between floor joists
C. A wall at the intersection of partitions
D. The higher 0.33 of the rafter period - ANS-D. The higher 0.33 of the rafter length
A drain waste vent hooked up on an person fixture wherein there is no get entry to to a
traditional venting system is referred to as a(n):
A. Outdoor vent
B. Air admittance valve AAV
C. Roof vent
D. Inside vent - ANS-B. Air admittance valve AAV
A GFCI capabilities by using sensing
A. An overcurrent condition.
B. A cutting-edge imbalance.
C. A quick circuit.
D. An open impartial. - ANS-B. A present day imbalance.
A domestic inspection agreement is most in all likelihood to be interpreted the use of which
regulation?
A. Federal
B. State
C. County
, D. Parish - ANS-B. State
A more moderen home you are examining has a beneath grade completed basement which
includes a bedroom. You ought to verify presence of a smoke detector and a
A. 2d way of egress.
B. Carbon monoxide alarm.
C. Fire extinguisher.
D. Absolutely adjustable warmth vent. - ANS-A. 2nd method of egress.
A newly constructed ventilated underfloor move slowly area with a vapor barrier is REQUIRED
to have one square foot of net air flow starting according to sf of floor space
A. A hundred and fifty square toes of crawl space
B. Six hundred square ft of move slowly space
C. 1,200 squre toes of crawlspace
D. 1,500 square ft of move slowly area - ANS-D. 1,500 rectangular toes of move slowly area
A toilet water supply valve is close off. The BEST way to cope with this situation is to:
A. Turn the valve on, flush the rest room, flip the valve off.
B. Record that the rest room became not examined because the valve became off.
C. Use a bucket to fill the tank and flush the toilet.
D. Record that the rest room valve was close off. - ANS-B. Report that the toilet changed into
now not tested due to the fact the valve changed into off.
Damage from ice dams may want to imply:
A. Over-publicity of shingles or slates.
B. Rain gutters with too low an outer lip.
C. Insufficient attic insulation.
D. Attic vents left open at some stage in winter months. - ANS-C. Insufficient attic insulation.
During an inspection of a gasoline dryer, you take a look at no exhaust vent. Your report need
to:
A. Recommend putting in a metallic dryer duct vented to the exterior.
B. Recommend putting in a flexible plastic dryer duct vented to the outdoors.
C. Indicate a code violation and kingdom that corrective movement must be taken.
D. Indicate that this isn't always a problem. - ANS-A) Recommend putting in a metallic dryer
duct vented to the outside.
During your inspection you notice small white bugs. What do you assert in your customers?
