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Flashings are metal or plastic sheets used at interfaces between
building components primarily to
✓✓ Prevent water penetration
Flashings are most comply made of
✓✓ Sheet metal
Flashings are commonly used in all of the following locations
EXCEPT
✓✓ beneath windows
Oriented strand board (OSB) is
✓✓ Plywood sheathing
Platform framing is considered to be better than ballon
framing in all of the following ways EXCEPT
✓✓ Platform framing results in more stable buildings
Which of the following can happen as a result of condensation
within walls?
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✓✓ Insect Damage.
Peeling Exterior Paint.
Rot.
(all of the answers shown)
Which of the following statements about platform framing is
NOT TRUE?
✓✓ In platform framing construction the wall studs rest
directly on the sill plate.
Which of the following can happen as a result of condensation
within walls
✓✓ Rot.
Peeling Exterior Paint
Insect Damage
(all of the answers shown)
Which of the following is a way for an inspector to identify
framing problems in a finished house?
✓✓ Peelings paint on exterior walls.
Crack in interior walls.
Sagging over large windows,
(all of the answers shown)
Planks of this size are commonly used to create studs in
energy-efficient home because they provide more room for
insulation
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✓✓ 2 x 6s
All of the following are true of truss uplift EXCEPT
✓✓ it is a bigger problem in warm weather
What are horizontal structural members that help to support
the roof and prevent rafter spread by connecting opposite pairs
of rafters
✓✓ collar ties
Layers of roof covering have been added to a sloped roof over
time. To absorb some of the add-roof-load, rafters can be
supported with any of the following EXCEPT
✓✓ Joists
In a flat roof, rafters are called roof
✓✓ Joists
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
✓✓ the Inspector must always enter the attic space to complete
the Inspection
An Inspector should report which of the following if found
during a driveway or sidewalk Inspection?
American Home Inspectors Training AHIT
Questions with Detailed Verified Answers for
Accuracy
Flashings are metal or plastic sheets used at interfaces between
building components primarily to
✓✓ Prevent water penetration
Flashings are most comply made of
✓✓ Sheet metal
Flashings are commonly used in all of the following locations
EXCEPT
✓✓ beneath windows
Oriented strand board (OSB) is
✓✓ Plywood sheathing
Platform framing is considered to be better than ballon
framing in all of the following ways EXCEPT
✓✓ Platform framing results in more stable buildings
Which of the following can happen as a result of condensation
within walls?
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ Insect Damage.
Peeling Exterior Paint.
Rot.
(all of the answers shown)
Which of the following statements about platform framing is
NOT TRUE?
✓✓ In platform framing construction the wall studs rest
directly on the sill plate.
Which of the following can happen as a result of condensation
within walls
✓✓ Rot.
Peeling Exterior Paint
Insect Damage
(all of the answers shown)
Which of the following is a way for an inspector to identify
framing problems in a finished house?
✓✓ Peelings paint on exterior walls.
Crack in interior walls.
Sagging over large windows,
(all of the answers shown)
Planks of this size are commonly used to create studs in
energy-efficient home because they provide more room for
insulation
, ACCURACY IS GUARANTEED
✓✓ 2 x 6s
All of the following are true of truss uplift EXCEPT
✓✓ it is a bigger problem in warm weather
What are horizontal structural members that help to support
the roof and prevent rafter spread by connecting opposite pairs
of rafters
✓✓ collar ties
Layers of roof covering have been added to a sloped roof over
time. To absorb some of the add-roof-load, rafters can be
supported with any of the following EXCEPT
✓✓ Joists
In a flat roof, rafters are called roof
✓✓ Joists
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
✓✓ the Inspector must always enter the attic space to complete
the Inspection
An Inspector should report which of the following if found
during a driveway or sidewalk Inspection?
