NHIE Practice Quiz With Correct Answers
Which cis cmost clikely cto cbe cconsidered can cethical cbreach cby ca chome cinspector?
A. cgross cnegligence.
B. cnegligent cmisrepresentation.
C. cordinary cnegligence.
D. cfraud. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cgross cnegligence.
Feedback: cNHIE c2015 cp.602 cNHIE c2019 cVol.2 cp.399
Electric cdryer creceptacles cin colder chouses:
A. cwork cwith cfour-wire ccords cand cplugs.
B. cmay cshare ca cwire cwith ca c120-volt creceptacle
C. crequire ctheir cown ccircuit
D. care crated cfor cat cleast c50 camps c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: crequire
ctheir cown ccircuit
Feedback: cManufacturer cInstallation cInstructions. cNewer cdryers crequire ca c4 cwire
ccord. c2 chots, ca cneutral cand ca cground.
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There cis cevidence cof cheavy ccoat cof coxidation con cthe cpictured ccopper cwater cpipes.
cWhat clikely ccaused cthis ccondition
A. cHigh chumidity cin cthe cbasement cof cthe chome chas ccaused cthe crust.
B. cCorrosive catmospheres.
C. cPipe cwas cinstalled cthat cway. cIt cwas cexposed cto cthe cweather cprior cto
cinstallation.
D. cThere cis cexcessive cmoisture ccondensing con cthe cpipes cdue cto cleakage. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cCorrosive catmospheres.
Feedback: cOxidizers clike cbleach, cbattery ccharging cstations c(lead cacid), cflue cgas
cfrom cpoorly cvented cappliances, csewer cgas c, cet cal. cWill ccorrode ccopper cpiping cand
cwiring
Sending cthe cinspection creport cto cwhich cparty cis cLEAST clikely cto cbe cconsidered can
cethical cbreach cby ca chome cinspector? cAssume call cparties cattended cthe cinspection.
A. cThe cclient's cparents.
B. cThe cbuyer's cagent.
C. cThe cseller's cagent.
D. cThe cseller. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cThe cbuyer's cagent.
Feedback: cNHIE c2015 cp.613, cNHIE c2019 cVol. c2 cp.411
Deck cledger cboards cwith cfloor cjoists c16' c6", cshould cbe csecurely cattached cdirectly
cto cthe chouse cby
A. cproperly csized clag cbolts cevery c16 cinches.
B. c16d cgalvanized cnails cplaced cevery c16 cinches.
C. cproperly csized cjoist changers cfor cthe chouse.
,D. cproperly csized clag cbolts cinto cthe cfoundation cledge. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cproperly csized clag cbolts cevery c16 cinches.
Feedback: cThis cis ccritical cto cprevent cpullout cduring ca cexcessive cload con cthe cdeck.
cIRC18 c507.9.1.3
Minimum caccess csize copening cfor ca ccrawl cspace cwhere cequipment cis cinstalled.
A. c22" cx c30"
B. c20" cx c32"
C. c24" cx c32"
D. c30" cx c30" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: c22" cx c30"
Feedback: cSee cNHIE cStructural cManual cpage c239
Wood cbearing con ca cconcrete cfoundation cis crequired cto chave ca cminimum cbearing
cof c:
A. c1.5 cinches
B. c2 cinches
C. c2.5 cinches
D. c3 cinches c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: c3 cinches
Feedback: cNHIEM15 c124 cNHIE19 cV2 c- c199
When cinspecting ca chome, cyou cnote chorizontal ccracks cin cthe cfoundation cwall.
cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cNOT cbe ca ccause cof coverload cfrom cthe coutside?
A. cWind cshear
B. cFrost
C. cSoil cpressure
D. cBackfill c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cWind cshear
Feedback: cThe cother cthree cwill cdefinitely ccause cfoundation cissues cunder cright
cconditions. cWind cshear cwill caffect cthe cstructure cabove cgrade. cNHIEM15 c- c115
cNHIE19V2 c- c186
What caction cwould cmost clikely creduce cfiberglass cbatt cinsulation cR cvalue cof ca cstud
ccavity cby cthe clargest camount?
A. cCompressing cthe cinsulation cbehind can celectrical ccable
B. cFluffing cthe cinsulation
C. cA cslice cin cthe cKraft cfacing
D. cNot cinstalling ca cvapor cretarder cwhere crequired c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cCompressing cthe cinsulation cbehind can celectrical ccable
Feedback: cCompressing cthe cinsulation creduces cthe copen ccell cvolume cto chold cheat.
cNHIE15 c328 cNHIE19 cV2 cp. c285
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccorrect ctermination cwhere cthe csloped croof cterminates
cadjacent cto ca cside cwall?
A. cUse cpolyurethane ccaulking cbetween cthe cgutter cand cthe cwall.
B. cUse csilicone ccaulking cbetween cthe cgutter cand cthe cwall.
C. cUse ckick-out cflashing cinto cthe cgutter.
, D. cUse conly cstep cflashing cthat cis coverlapped cthree cinches. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cUse ckick-out cflashing cinto cthe cgutter.
Feedback: cIRC c2018 c903.2.1 cp.431; cIRC c2015 c903.2.1; cNHIE c2019 cVol.2 cp.162
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The cangled cboard cwith cthe cinsulation cpiles con cit cin cthe cphoto cwould cbe cconsidered
A. cTemporary ctruss cbracing
B. cPermanent ctruss cbracing
C. cTruss cweb cmember
D. cTruss cchord cmember c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPermanent ctruss
cbracing
Feedback: cThe cangled cboard cis cpermanent cbracing cto cprevent cracking cand csway
conce cthe ctrusses care csheathed. cWhen cinstalled, cthere cshould cbe ca ctruss cdrawing
cattached cto cone cof cthe ctrusses. cSee cNHIE cStructural cManual cpage c163
All cvertical cjoints cof cpanel csheathing cshall coccur cover:
A. cFire cblocking
B. cStuds
C. cBraced cwalls
D. cWindow cheaders c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cStuds
A croom cis cbuilt cover ca cgarage, cwith cfloor cjoists cparallel cto cthe cgarage cdoor
copening. cTo callow croom cto cinstall ca cdouble-wide cautomatic cgarage cdoor-opener,
cthe ccenter cof cthe cjoists cmay
A. cnot cbe cnotched
B. cbe cnotched cup cto c1/8th ctheir cdepth
C. cbe cnotched cup cto c1/6th ctheir cdepth
D. cbe cnotched conly cif ca ctension crod cis cinstalled c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A. cnot cbe
cnotched
The cminimum cclearance cbetween ca cstucco cfaçade cand csoil cshould cbe?
A. c2 cinches
B. c4 cinches
C. c6 cinches
D. c8 cinches c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. c4 cinches
A cchimney ccricket cor csaddle cis crequired cwhen cthe cchimney cis c_____ cinches cor
cwider.
A. c24
B. c30
C. c36
D. c42 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. c30
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Which cis cmost clikely cto cbe cconsidered can cethical cbreach cby ca chome cinspector?
A. cgross cnegligence.
B. cnegligent cmisrepresentation.
C. cordinary cnegligence.
D. cfraud. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cgross cnegligence.
Feedback: cNHIE c2015 cp.602 cNHIE c2019 cVol.2 cp.399
Electric cdryer creceptacles cin colder chouses:
A. cwork cwith cfour-wire ccords cand cplugs.
B. cmay cshare ca cwire cwith ca c120-volt creceptacle
C. crequire ctheir cown ccircuit
D. care crated cfor cat cleast c50 camps c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: crequire
ctheir cown ccircuit
Feedback: cManufacturer cInstallation cInstructions. cNewer cdryers crequire ca c4 cwire
ccord. c2 chots, ca cneutral cand ca cground.
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There cis cevidence cof cheavy ccoat cof coxidation con cthe cpictured ccopper cwater cpipes.
cWhat clikely ccaused cthis ccondition
A. cHigh chumidity cin cthe cbasement cof cthe chome chas ccaused cthe crust.
B. cCorrosive catmospheres.
C. cPipe cwas cinstalled cthat cway. cIt cwas cexposed cto cthe cweather cprior cto
cinstallation.
D. cThere cis cexcessive cmoisture ccondensing con cthe cpipes cdue cto cleakage. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cCorrosive catmospheres.
Feedback: cOxidizers clike cbleach, cbattery ccharging cstations c(lead cacid), cflue cgas
cfrom cpoorly cvented cappliances, csewer cgas c, cet cal. cWill ccorrode ccopper cpiping cand
cwiring
Sending cthe cinspection creport cto cwhich cparty cis cLEAST clikely cto cbe cconsidered can
cethical cbreach cby ca chome cinspector? cAssume call cparties cattended cthe cinspection.
A. cThe cclient's cparents.
B. cThe cbuyer's cagent.
C. cThe cseller's cagent.
D. cThe cseller. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cThe cbuyer's cagent.
Feedback: cNHIE c2015 cp.613, cNHIE c2019 cVol. c2 cp.411
Deck cledger cboards cwith cfloor cjoists c16' c6", cshould cbe csecurely cattached cdirectly
cto cthe chouse cby
A. cproperly csized clag cbolts cevery c16 cinches.
B. c16d cgalvanized cnails cplaced cevery c16 cinches.
C. cproperly csized cjoist changers cfor cthe chouse.
,D. cproperly csized clag cbolts cinto cthe cfoundation cledge. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cproperly csized clag cbolts cevery c16 cinches.
Feedback: cThis cis ccritical cto cprevent cpullout cduring ca cexcessive cload con cthe cdeck.
cIRC18 c507.9.1.3
Minimum caccess csize copening cfor ca ccrawl cspace cwhere cequipment cis cinstalled.
A. c22" cx c30"
B. c20" cx c32"
C. c24" cx c32"
D. c30" cx c30" c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: c22" cx c30"
Feedback: cSee cNHIE cStructural cManual cpage c239
Wood cbearing con ca cconcrete cfoundation cis crequired cto chave ca cminimum cbearing
cof c:
A. c1.5 cinches
B. c2 cinches
C. c2.5 cinches
D. c3 cinches c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: c3 cinches
Feedback: cNHIEM15 c124 cNHIE19 cV2 c- c199
When cinspecting ca chome, cyou cnote chorizontal ccracks cin cthe cfoundation cwall.
cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cNOT cbe ca ccause cof coverload cfrom cthe coutside?
A. cWind cshear
B. cFrost
C. cSoil cpressure
D. cBackfill c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cWind cshear
Feedback: cThe cother cthree cwill cdefinitely ccause cfoundation cissues cunder cright
cconditions. cWind cshear cwill caffect cthe cstructure cabove cgrade. cNHIEM15 c- c115
cNHIE19V2 c- c186
What caction cwould cmost clikely creduce cfiberglass cbatt cinsulation cR cvalue cof ca cstud
ccavity cby cthe clargest camount?
A. cCompressing cthe cinsulation cbehind can celectrical ccable
B. cFluffing cthe cinsulation
C. cA cslice cin cthe cKraft cfacing
D. cNot cinstalling ca cvapor cretarder cwhere crequired c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct
cAnswer: cCompressing cthe cinsulation cbehind can celectrical ccable
Feedback: cCompressing cthe cinsulation creduces cthe copen ccell cvolume cto chold cheat.
cNHIE15 c328 cNHIE19 cV2 cp. c285
Which cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe ccorrect ctermination cwhere cthe csloped croof cterminates
cadjacent cto ca cside cwall?
A. cUse cpolyurethane ccaulking cbetween cthe cgutter cand cthe cwall.
B. cUse csilicone ccaulking cbetween cthe cgutter cand cthe cwall.
C. cUse ckick-out cflashing cinto cthe cgutter.
, D. cUse conly cstep cflashing cthat cis coverlapped cthree cinches. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cUse ckick-out cflashing cinto cthe cgutter.
Feedback: cIRC c2018 c903.2.1 cp.431; cIRC c2015 c903.2.1; cNHIE c2019 cVol.2 cp.162
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The cangled cboard cwith cthe cinsulation cpiles con cit cin cthe cphoto cwould cbe cconsidered
A. cTemporary ctruss cbracing
B. cPermanent ctruss cbracing
C. cTruss cweb cmember
D. cTruss cchord cmember c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Correct cAnswer: cPermanent ctruss
cbracing
Feedback: cThe cangled cboard cis cpermanent cbracing cto cprevent cracking cand csway
conce cthe ctrusses care csheathed. cWhen cinstalled, cthere cshould cbe ca ctruss cdrawing
cattached cto cone cof cthe ctrusses. cSee cNHIE cStructural cManual cpage c163
All cvertical cjoints cof cpanel csheathing cshall coccur cover:
A. cFire cblocking
B. cStuds
C. cBraced cwalls
D. cWindow cheaders c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. cStuds
A croom cis cbuilt cover ca cgarage, cwith cfloor cjoists cparallel cto cthe cgarage cdoor
copening. cTo callow croom cto cinstall ca cdouble-wide cautomatic cgarage cdoor-opener,
cthe ccenter cof cthe cjoists cmay
A. cnot cbe cnotched
B. cbe cnotched cup cto c1/8th ctheir cdepth
C. cbe cnotched cup cto c1/6th ctheir cdepth
D. cbe cnotched conly cif ca ctension crod cis cinstalled c- ccorrect canswers✔✔A. cnot cbe
cnotched
The cminimum cclearance cbetween ca cstucco cfaçade cand csoil cshould cbe?
A. c2 cinches
B. c4 cinches
C. c6 cinches
D. c8 cinches c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. c4 cinches
A cchimney ccricket cor csaddle cis crequired cwhen cthe cchimney cis c_____ cinches cor
cwider.
A. c24
B. c30
C. c36
D. c42 c- ccorrect canswers✔✔B. c30
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