2015 IRC BUILDING INSPECTOR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

2015 IRC BUILDING INSPECTOR EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhereTaTreferencedTcodeTorTstandardTincludesTsubjectTmatterTthatTisTwithinTtheTscopeTofTtheTIRC,TtheTpro
visionsTofTtheT_____TshallTtakeTprecedence.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-IRC



2015TIRCTSectionTR102.4.2



AnTalternativeTmaterialTorTmethodTshallTbeTapprovedTwhereTtheTproposedTdesignTisT_____TandTcompliesT
withTtheT_____TofTtheTcode.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-satisfactory;Tintent



2015TIRCTSectionTR104.11



ComplianceTwithTtheTspecificT_____-
basedTprovisionsTofTtheTInternationalTCodesTinTlieuTofTspecificTrequirementsTofTtheTIRCTshallTbeTpermittedT
asTanTalternative.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-performance



2015TIRCTSectionTR104.11



ATpermitTisTnotTrequiredTforTtheTreplacementTofTbranchTcircuitTovercurrentTdevicesT(breakers)TofTtheTrequi
redTcapacityTinTtheTsameTlocationT(withinTaTpanel).T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-True



2015TIRCTSectionTR105.2



WhereTequipmentTreplacementsTandTrepairsTmustTbeTperformedTinTanTemergencyTsituation,TtheTpermitTa
pplicationTshallTbeTsubmittedTwithinTtheT_____T_____TbusinessTday.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-nextTworking



(...TtoTtheTbuildingTofficial.)



2015TIRCTSectionTR105.2.1

,AnTapplicationTforTaTpermitTforTanyTproposedTworkTshallTbeTdeemedTtoThaveTbeenTabandonedT_____TdaysT
afterTtheTdateTofTfiling.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-180



(180TdaysTalsoTappliesTtoTextensions.)



2015TIRCTSectionTR105.3.2



BeforeTissuingTaTpermit,TtheTbuildingTofficialTisT_____TtoTexamineTorTcauseTtoTbeTexaminedTbuildings,Tstruc
turesTandTsitesTforTwhichTanTapplicationThasTbeenTfiled.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-authorized



2015TIRCTSectionTR105.9



WhenTtheTbuildingTofficialTissuesTaTpermit,TtheTconstructionTdocumentsTshallTbeTapprovedTinTwritingTorTby
TaTstampTwhichTstatesT_____T_____T_____T_____.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-

REVIEWEDTFORTCODETCOMPLIANCE



2015TIRCTSectionTR106.3.1



FinalTinspectionTshallTbeTmadeTafterTtheTpermittedTworkTisT_____TandTpriorTtoT_____.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERT-complete;Toccupancy




2015TIRCTSectionTR109.1.6



IfTlocatedTinTaTfloodThazardTarea,TtheTdocumentationTofTelevationsTrequiredTinTSectionTR322.1.10TshallTbeTs
ubmittedTtoTtheTbuildingTofficialTpriorTtoTtheT_____Tinspection.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-final



2015TIRCTSectionTR109.1.6.1



SignifiesTaccessTthatTrequiresTtheTremovalTofTanTaccessTpanelTorTsimilarTremovableTobstruction.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERT-Accessible

, (ReadilyTAccessibleTsignifiesTaccessTwithoutTtheTnecessityTforTremovingTaTpanelTorTsimilarTobstruction.)



2015TIRCTSectionTR202



ATfinishedTorTunfinishedTarea,TnotTconsideredTaTstory,TwhereTtheToccupiableTspaceTisTenclosedTbyTtheTroofT
assemblyTaboveTandTtheTfloor-ceilingTassemblyTbelowTisTaT_____.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-habitableTattic



(OtherTconditionsTrelatingTtoTtheToccupiableTfloorTareaTmustTalsoTbeTmet.)



2015TIRCTSectionTR202



HotTWaterTisTwaterTatTaTtemperatureTgreaterTthanTorTequalTtoT_____T°F.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-110



2015TIRCTSectionTR202



ATwallTsupportingTanyTverticalTloadTinTadditionTtoTitsTownTweightTisTaT_____-_____Twall.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERT-load-bearing




2015TIRCTSectionTR202



WhatTisTtheTminimumTuniformlyTdistributedTliveTloadTforThabitableTatticsTandTatticsTservedTwithTfixedTstair
s?T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-30TpoundsTperTsquareTfoot



(ReviewTofTtablesTwillTbeTusefulTasTknowledgeTofTmanyTtablesTisTnecessaryTforTtheTexam.)



2015TIRCTTableTR301.5



WoodTstructuralTpanelsTwithTaTminimumTthicknessTofT_____TinchTandTaTmaximumTspanTofT_____TfeetTshall
TbeTpermittedTforTopeningTprotectionTinTwindborneTdebrisTregions.T-TCORRECTTANSWERT-7/16;T8