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INTERNACHI ROOFING EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS✓
What should the inspector inspect from the ground level or eves?
Ans: 1. Roof covering materials 2. Downspouts 3. Gutters 4. Vents, flashing,
skylights, chimney and other roof penetrations 5. General structure of the roof
from readily accessible panels, doors or stairs
What should the inspector describe?
Ans: The type of roof covering material
What should the inspector report "as in need of correction?"
Ans: Observed indications of any active roof leaks
In an inspector required to walk on any roof?
Ans: No
What is the inspector not required to do?
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Ans: 1. Walk on any roof 2. Determine the roof's life expectancy 3. Inspect
any underground downspouts from gutters 4. Remove snow, ice or any other
debris that inhibit the roof inspection 5. Move any insulation 6. inspect
antennae, satellite dishes, lightning arresters, de-icing equipment, or similar
attachments 7. walk on any roof areas that appear, in the opinion of the
inspector, to be unsafe. 8. walk on any roof areas if it might, in the opinion of
the inspector, cause damage 9. perform a water test. 10. warrant or certify
the roof. 11. confirm proper fastening or installation of any roof-covering
material.
Roof coverings are usually quoted for installation "by the____________"
Ans: Square
How big is a building square?
Ans: 10 x 10 or 100 square feet
What is the angle of the roof above the horizontal
Ans: The Slope
How is the slope of a roof measured?
Ans: Rise over Run - that is, the number of feet of vertical rise over a
horizontal run of 12 feet - which may also be expressed in inches of rise per 12
inches (or 1 foot) of run.
What is a the slope of a flat roof?
Ans: 0&12 to 2&12
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What is the slope of a low sloped roof?
Ans: 2&12 to 4&12
What is the slope for a conventional roof?
Ans: 4&12 and up
Any roof with a pitch of more than ___________ is too steep to walk on.
Ans: 8/12
What is a roof Pitch?
Ans: pitch is expressed as a fraction based on a roof having a slope of 24&12
What is considered a full pitched roof?
Ans: 24&12
Generally, the ___________ the roof, the better it can shed moisture, and the
____________ the roof will last.
Ans: Steeper/Longer
Asphalt shingles should not be used on a roof lower than a _____________
Ans: 3/12
wood shakes and shingles normally require a pitch of greater than
___________
Pretest - Stuvia US
INTERNACHI ROOFING EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS✓
What should the inspector inspect from the ground level or eves?
Ans: 1. Roof covering materials 2. Downspouts 3. Gutters 4. Vents, flashing,
skylights, chimney and other roof penetrations 5. General structure of the roof
from readily accessible panels, doors or stairs
What should the inspector describe?
Ans: The type of roof covering material
What should the inspector report "as in need of correction?"
Ans: Observed indications of any active roof leaks
In an inspector required to walk on any roof?
Ans: No
What is the inspector not required to do?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: 1. Walk on any roof 2. Determine the roof's life expectancy 3. Inspect
any underground downspouts from gutters 4. Remove snow, ice or any other
debris that inhibit the roof inspection 5. Move any insulation 6. inspect
antennae, satellite dishes, lightning arresters, de-icing equipment, or similar
attachments 7. walk on any roof areas that appear, in the opinion of the
inspector, to be unsafe. 8. walk on any roof areas if it might, in the opinion of
the inspector, cause damage 9. perform a water test. 10. warrant or certify
the roof. 11. confirm proper fastening or installation of any roof-covering
material.
Roof coverings are usually quoted for installation "by the____________"
Ans: Square
How big is a building square?
Ans: 10 x 10 or 100 square feet
What is the angle of the roof above the horizontal
Ans: The Slope
How is the slope of a roof measured?
Ans: Rise over Run - that is, the number of feet of vertical rise over a
horizontal run of 12 feet - which may also be expressed in inches of rise per 12
inches (or 1 foot) of run.
What is a the slope of a flat roof?
Ans: 0&12 to 2&12
Pretest - Stuvia US
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What is the slope of a low sloped roof?
Ans: 2&12 to 4&12
What is the slope for a conventional roof?
Ans: 4&12 and up
Any roof with a pitch of more than ___________ is too steep to walk on.
Ans: 8/12
What is a roof Pitch?
Ans: pitch is expressed as a fraction based on a roof having a slope of 24&12
What is considered a full pitched roof?
Ans: 24&12
Generally, the ___________ the roof, the better it can shed moisture, and the
____________ the roof will last.
Ans: Steeper/Longer
Asphalt shingles should not be used on a roof lower than a _____________
Ans: 3/12
wood shakes and shingles normally require a pitch of greater than
___________
Pretest - Stuvia US
