INTERNACHI HOME
INSPECTOR – 1 Exam |
Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
2024/2025 | 100% PASS
The upper edge of a masonry chimney cleanout should be at least ____
inches below the lowest inlet opening. - Answer -6
The minimum slope for a composition-shingle roof is ____. - Answer -
2:12
Wood rot may be found when the wood's moisture content is above
____. - Answer -20%
InterNACHI estimates that of the 45 million existing decks, only _____
are completely safe. - Answer -40%
InterNACHI estimates that of the 45 million existing decks, only _____
are completely safe. - Answer -40%
Many builders use common "1/2-inch wood sheathing, which has an R-
value of ______. - Answer -0.6
,The U.S. government has established a minimum rating for furnaces of
_________. - Answer -78%
The minimum efficiency rating for furnaces is ___________. - Answer -
78%
A home must be ventilated to let out moisture. More than
___________ of the water used to water plants eventually enters the
air. - Answer -99%
Ramps should not have a slope greater than a ___ unit vertical in 12
units horizontal. - Answer -1
Traps should be level in relation to a water seal. Traps should have a
water seal of at least _____ inches. - Answer -2
In a solid wood floor joist, a bored hole should be at least ___ inches
from the top or bottom edge. - Answer -2
For purposes of anchoring to the foundation wall, there should be at
least ______ bolts per plate section. - Answer -2
In a solid wood floor joist, a bored hole should be at least ___ inches
from the top or bottom edge. - Answer -2
Masonry chimneys should extend at least ____ feet higher than any
portion of a building within 10 horizontal feet. - Answer -2
On roof slopes greater than 4&12 modern standards call for
underlayment courses to overlap horizontally a minimum of _____
inches. - Answer -2
The standpipe and trap for an automatic clothes washer should be at
least ____ inches in diameter. - Answer -2
,An attic with an area of 600 square feet with ridge and soffit vents
should have a total vent area of _____ square feet - Answer -2
A clearance gap of ___ inches is required between a manufactured
chimney and combustibles - Answer -2
If a roof ridge is closer than 10 feet to a chimney, the stack should be
____ feet higher - Answer -2
An attic with an area of 600 square feet with ridge and soffit vents
should have a total vent area of _____ square feet - Answer -2
A clearance gap of ___ inches is required between a manufactured
chimney and combustibles - Answer -2
If a roof ridge is closer than 10 feet to a chimney, the stack should be
____ feet higher - Answer -2
A proper chimney crown should be constructed of a Portland cement-
based mixture and cast or formed so that it provides an overhang
projecting beyond all sides of the chimney by a minimum of _____
inches. - Answer -2
House framing components should be at least ____ inches away from
the chimney wall - Answer -2
A proper masonry chimney cap should be constructed of a Portland
cement-based mixture and cast or formed so it provides an overhang
projecting beyond all sides of the chimney by a minimum of _____
inches - Answer -2
House framing components should be at least ____ inches away from
the chimney wall - Answer -2
, A proper masonry chimney cap should be constructed of a Portland
cement-based mixture and cast or formed so it provides an overhang
projecting beyond all sides of the chimney by a minimum of _____
inches - Answer -2
Felt underlayment on tile roofs with a pitch between 3:12 and 4:12
should have a minimum _____-inch headlap. - Answer -2
Felt underlayment on tile roofs with a pitch of 4:12 or greater should
have a minimum _____-inch headlap. - Answer -2
Felt underlayment on tile roofs with a pitch of 4:12 or greater should
have a minimum _____-inch headlap - Answer -2
Open electrical service conductors and multi-conductor cables that are
not installed in a raceway or provided with an approved overall outer
jacket should have a clearance of at least _____ feet from the sides of
doors, porches, decks, stairs, ladders, fire escapes and balconies, and
from the sides and bottoms of operable windows. - Answer -3
The minimum height of a masonry chimney should be _____ feet. -
Answer -3
Open electrical service conductors and multi-conductor cables that are
not installed in a raceway or provided with an approved overall outer
jacket should have a clearance of at least _____ feet from the sides of
doors, porches, decks, stairs, ladders, fire escapes and balconies, and
from the sides and bottoms of operable windows. - Answer -3
Service drops should not pass closer than ____ feet over the ridge of a
conventionally pitched roof. - Answer -3
A typical chimney is a minimum of ____ feet high - Answer -3
INSPECTOR – 1 Exam |
Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
2024/2025 | 100% PASS
The upper edge of a masonry chimney cleanout should be at least ____
inches below the lowest inlet opening. - Answer -6
The minimum slope for a composition-shingle roof is ____. - Answer -
2:12
Wood rot may be found when the wood's moisture content is above
____. - Answer -20%
InterNACHI estimates that of the 45 million existing decks, only _____
are completely safe. - Answer -40%
InterNACHI estimates that of the 45 million existing decks, only _____
are completely safe. - Answer -40%
Many builders use common "1/2-inch wood sheathing, which has an R-
value of ______. - Answer -0.6
,The U.S. government has established a minimum rating for furnaces of
_________. - Answer -78%
The minimum efficiency rating for furnaces is ___________. - Answer -
78%
A home must be ventilated to let out moisture. More than
___________ of the water used to water plants eventually enters the
air. - Answer -99%
Ramps should not have a slope greater than a ___ unit vertical in 12
units horizontal. - Answer -1
Traps should be level in relation to a water seal. Traps should have a
water seal of at least _____ inches. - Answer -2
In a solid wood floor joist, a bored hole should be at least ___ inches
from the top or bottom edge. - Answer -2
For purposes of anchoring to the foundation wall, there should be at
least ______ bolts per plate section. - Answer -2
In a solid wood floor joist, a bored hole should be at least ___ inches
from the top or bottom edge. - Answer -2
Masonry chimneys should extend at least ____ feet higher than any
portion of a building within 10 horizontal feet. - Answer -2
On roof slopes greater than 4&12 modern standards call for
underlayment courses to overlap horizontally a minimum of _____
inches. - Answer -2
The standpipe and trap for an automatic clothes washer should be at
least ____ inches in diameter. - Answer -2
,An attic with an area of 600 square feet with ridge and soffit vents
should have a total vent area of _____ square feet - Answer -2
A clearance gap of ___ inches is required between a manufactured
chimney and combustibles - Answer -2
If a roof ridge is closer than 10 feet to a chimney, the stack should be
____ feet higher - Answer -2
An attic with an area of 600 square feet with ridge and soffit vents
should have a total vent area of _____ square feet - Answer -2
A clearance gap of ___ inches is required between a manufactured
chimney and combustibles - Answer -2
If a roof ridge is closer than 10 feet to a chimney, the stack should be
____ feet higher - Answer -2
A proper chimney crown should be constructed of a Portland cement-
based mixture and cast or formed so that it provides an overhang
projecting beyond all sides of the chimney by a minimum of _____
inches. - Answer -2
House framing components should be at least ____ inches away from
the chimney wall - Answer -2
A proper masonry chimney cap should be constructed of a Portland
cement-based mixture and cast or formed so it provides an overhang
projecting beyond all sides of the chimney by a minimum of _____
inches - Answer -2
House framing components should be at least ____ inches away from
the chimney wall - Answer -2
, A proper masonry chimney cap should be constructed of a Portland
cement-based mixture and cast or formed so it provides an overhang
projecting beyond all sides of the chimney by a minimum of _____
inches - Answer -2
Felt underlayment on tile roofs with a pitch between 3:12 and 4:12
should have a minimum _____-inch headlap. - Answer -2
Felt underlayment on tile roofs with a pitch of 4:12 or greater should
have a minimum _____-inch headlap. - Answer -2
Felt underlayment on tile roofs with a pitch of 4:12 or greater should
have a minimum _____-inch headlap - Answer -2
Open electrical service conductors and multi-conductor cables that are
not installed in a raceway or provided with an approved overall outer
jacket should have a clearance of at least _____ feet from the sides of
doors, porches, decks, stairs, ladders, fire escapes and balconies, and
from the sides and bottoms of operable windows. - Answer -3
The minimum height of a masonry chimney should be _____ feet. -
Answer -3
Open electrical service conductors and multi-conductor cables that are
not installed in a raceway or provided with an approved overall outer
jacket should have a clearance of at least _____ feet from the sides of
doors, porches, decks, stairs, ladders, fire escapes and balconies, and
from the sides and bottoms of operable windows. - Answer -3
Service drops should not pass closer than ____ feet over the ridge of a
conventionally pitched roof. - Answer -3
A typical chimney is a minimum of ____ feet high - Answer -3
