HOME INSPECTOR ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔21. WHILE INSPECTING ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHINGLES, WHAT SHOULD BE
INSPECTED? (P11/COL1/2DO P/ASBESTOS CEMENT SHINGLES) - ✔✔- LOOSE
- CKACKED
- BROKEN PIECES
- AND INSPECT AROUND ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS TRIM FOR SIGNS OF
DETERIORATION
✔✔22. WHAT SHOULD DOBLE EXTERIOR DOORS BE SPECIALLY CHECKED
FOR? (P12/COL3/6TO P) - ✔✔- THE PRESENCE OF DEAD-BOLT LOCKS WITH
THROW LENGTH OF NO
LESS THAN "1 inch"
✔✔23. PAINT-RELATED PROBLEMS ON EXTERIOR WOODS ELEMENTS MAY
BE DUE TO WHAT? (P10/COL3/2DO P/ EXTERIOR WOOD ELEMENTS) - ✔✔-
VAPOR PRESSURE BENEATH THE PAINT
- IMPORPER PAINT APPLICATION
- EXCESSIVE PAINT BUILDUP
✔✔24. IN HURRICANE REGIONS, CHECK ALL WINDOWS GLASS DOORS THAT
ARE NOT PROTECTED BY SHUTTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT? (P13/COL3/4TO P)
- ✔✔- IF THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR IMPACT RESUSTANCE TO WINDBORNE
DEBRIS.
✔✔25. WHAT IS "EIFS"? (P12/COL1/2DO P/ EIFS) - ✔✔- EXTERIOR INSULATION
AND FINISH SYSTEM ( it is also called "SYNTHETIC
STUCCO)
✔✔26. WHEN HAS THE EIFS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON RESIDENTIAL USE?
(P12/COL1/2DO P/ EIFS) - ✔✔- SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S
✔✔27. WHEN A BUILDING IS SITUATED ON A HILLSIDE, WHAT CAN BE USED
TO DIVERT WATER AWAY FROM THE FOUNDATION? (P5/FIG/CHAPTER 2/
BUILDING EXTERIOR) - ✔✔- SWALES (trincheras)
✔✔28. WHY THE LEGISLATURE DEEMS TO REGULATE HOME INSPECTOR?
(468.83(2) ) - ✔✔- IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC WELLFARE
✔✔29. WHAT DOES "DBPR" MEAN? ( 468.8311/ DEPARTMENT DEFINITION ) - ✔✔-
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
✔✔30. ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 61-30.101 PART XV, WHAT IS THE
,DEFINITION OF DISMANTLE? ( 61-30.101 (7) ) - ✔✔- TO TAKE PART OR REMOVE
ANY COMPONENT. DEVICE OR PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD NOT BE TAKEN APART OR REMOVED BY A
HOMEOWNER IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL AND ROUTINE HOMEOWNER
MAINTENANCE.
✔✔31. WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU HAVE TO INSPECT IN ALL WOOD EXTERIOR
PAINTED SURFACES? (P10/COL3/2DO P) - ✔✔- PEELING
- BLISTERING
- CHECK-ING ( es cuando la madera posee una rajadura pero solamente en uno
de sus lados, la rajadura no alcanza el lado opuesto)
✔✔32. WHY WOULD WOOD SHINGLES BUCKLE? (P68/LIBRO DE TEXTO) - ✔✔-
BECAUSE THEY ARE PLACED VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
✔✔33. WHEN WAS THE ASBESTOS-CEMENT SIDIN COMMONLY USED, AND
WHEN WAS ELIMINATED? (P76/LIBRO DE TEXTO) - ✔✔- WAS COMMONLY USED
IN MID-1900'S (USUALLY IN HAOUSES
CONSTRUSTED BEFORE 1978)
- WAS ELIMINATED IN 1978
✔✔34. HOW MANY TYPES OF WINDOWS AND FRAMES EXIST? (P13/COL1) - ✔✔-
8 TYPES OF WINDOWS
- 6 TYPES OF FRAMES
✔✔35. A BALCONY THAT IS TILTING OVER , WHAT COULD BE THE REASON? -
✔✔- CANTILEVERED PROBLEM (este es el tipo de balcón que se construye
empotrado en la estructura y es proclive a este tipo de fallas. Desde dentro de la
vivienda se puede detectar por el levantamiento del piso en la zona).
✔✔36. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF PORCHE? - ✔✔- ABOVE GROUND
STRUCTURE PROTRUDING FROM THE HOUSE
- OR... ROOF PROTRUDING FROM HOUSE
✔✔37. MINIMUN DIMENSIONS OF DOWNSPOTS? (P22/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- 7
SQUARE INCHES (2" X 3.5")
✔✔38. MOST PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE IN BASEMENTS ARE CAUSED BY?
(P3/COL1/3erP or P4/Fig Base Note) - ✔✔- POOR SITE DRAINAGE
✔✔39. WHILE INSPECTING PAVED AREAS, THE INSPECTOR SHOULD MAKE
SURE THAT AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A BUILDING ARE WHAT?
(P6/COL3/2ndP) - ✔✔- SLOPED AWAY FROM BUILDING WALLS
, ✔✔40. HOW MANY HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ARE REQUIERED IN
ORDER TO RENEW? (468.8316) - ✔✔- 14 HOURS, 2 at least WHICH SHOULD BE
WIND MITIGATION TRAINING
✔✔41. WHILE INSPECTING BRICK OR STONE VENNER, THE INSPECTOR
SHOULD CHECK? (P12/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- CRACKING,
- MORTAR DETERIORATION
- SPALLING
✔✔42. AT LEAST ONE DOWNSPOUT IS REQUIRED FOR EVERY HOW MANY
FEET OF GUTTER? (P22/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- 40 FEET
✔✔43. BUILDING BUILT AFTER WHAT YEAR SHOULD WE TRY TO DETERMINE
IF THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE INSULATED AND CONTAIN A VAPOR
BARRIER? (P27/COL3/2ndP/ EXTERIOR WALLS/ CH3 BUILDING INTERIOR) - ✔✔-
1960
✔✔44. WHAT WAS EIFS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS? (P12/COL1/3erP) - ✔✔- A
NON-DRAINING WATER AND MOISTURE BARRIER SYSTEM
✔✔45. WHERE ICE AND SNOW ARE NOT A FACTOR, WHAT IS THE
RECOMMENDED GUTTER HANGER SPACING? (P21/COL3/1erP) - ✔✔- No more
than 3 FEET ( 36 INCHES)
✔✔46. WHERE ICE AND SNOW ARE NOT A FACTOR, HOW THICK SHOULD
CONCRETE REPAIRS BE IN A PAVED AREA? (P6/COL1/4toP) - ✔✔- 2 INCHES
THICK
✔✔47. WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS BUILT
IN WILDFIRE AREAS? (P3/COL2/2ndP) - ✔✔- HYDRANT LOCATIONS
- USE OF CERTAIN BUILDING MATERIALS
- PLANTINGS NOT CLOSE TO THE BUILDING
✔✔48. SUNKEN AREAS OF CONCRETE PAVING RESULT FROM WHAT?
(P6/COL3/5toP) - ✔✔- FAILURE OF THE SUBBASE
✔✔49. EXAMINE ALL PORCH, DECK AND BALCONY SUPPORTS FOR SIGNS OF
WHAT? (P14/COL3/4toP) - ✔✔- LOOSE OR DETERIORATED COMPONENTS
✔✔50. HOW CAN LOW-SLOPE ROOF DRAINAGE BE ACCOMPLISHED?
(P20/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- WITHOUT GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
- WITH GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
- BY DOWNSPOUTS THAT GO DOWN THROUGH A BUILDIN'S INTERIOR
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔21. WHILE INSPECTING ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHINGLES, WHAT SHOULD BE
INSPECTED? (P11/COL1/2DO P/ASBESTOS CEMENT SHINGLES) - ✔✔- LOOSE
- CKACKED
- BROKEN PIECES
- AND INSPECT AROUND ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS TRIM FOR SIGNS OF
DETERIORATION
✔✔22. WHAT SHOULD DOBLE EXTERIOR DOORS BE SPECIALLY CHECKED
FOR? (P12/COL3/6TO P) - ✔✔- THE PRESENCE OF DEAD-BOLT LOCKS WITH
THROW LENGTH OF NO
LESS THAN "1 inch"
✔✔23. PAINT-RELATED PROBLEMS ON EXTERIOR WOODS ELEMENTS MAY
BE DUE TO WHAT? (P10/COL3/2DO P/ EXTERIOR WOOD ELEMENTS) - ✔✔-
VAPOR PRESSURE BENEATH THE PAINT
- IMPORPER PAINT APPLICATION
- EXCESSIVE PAINT BUILDUP
✔✔24. IN HURRICANE REGIONS, CHECK ALL WINDOWS GLASS DOORS THAT
ARE NOT PROTECTED BY SHUTTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT? (P13/COL3/4TO P)
- ✔✔- IF THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR IMPACT RESUSTANCE TO WINDBORNE
DEBRIS.
✔✔25. WHAT IS "EIFS"? (P12/COL1/2DO P/ EIFS) - ✔✔- EXTERIOR INSULATION
AND FINISH SYSTEM ( it is also called "SYNTHETIC
STUCCO)
✔✔26. WHEN HAS THE EIFS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON RESIDENTIAL USE?
(P12/COL1/2DO P/ EIFS) - ✔✔- SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S
✔✔27. WHEN A BUILDING IS SITUATED ON A HILLSIDE, WHAT CAN BE USED
TO DIVERT WATER AWAY FROM THE FOUNDATION? (P5/FIG/CHAPTER 2/
BUILDING EXTERIOR) - ✔✔- SWALES (trincheras)
✔✔28. WHY THE LEGISLATURE DEEMS TO REGULATE HOME INSPECTOR?
(468.83(2) ) - ✔✔- IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC WELLFARE
✔✔29. WHAT DOES "DBPR" MEAN? ( 468.8311/ DEPARTMENT DEFINITION ) - ✔✔-
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
✔✔30. ACCORDING TO CHAPTER 61-30.101 PART XV, WHAT IS THE
,DEFINITION OF DISMANTLE? ( 61-30.101 (7) ) - ✔✔- TO TAKE PART OR REMOVE
ANY COMPONENT. DEVICE OR PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD NOT BE TAKEN APART OR REMOVED BY A
HOMEOWNER IN THE COURSE OF NORMAL AND ROUTINE HOMEOWNER
MAINTENANCE.
✔✔31. WHAT PROBLEMS DO YOU HAVE TO INSPECT IN ALL WOOD EXTERIOR
PAINTED SURFACES? (P10/COL3/2DO P) - ✔✔- PEELING
- BLISTERING
- CHECK-ING ( es cuando la madera posee una rajadura pero solamente en uno
de sus lados, la rajadura no alcanza el lado opuesto)
✔✔32. WHY WOULD WOOD SHINGLES BUCKLE? (P68/LIBRO DE TEXTO) - ✔✔-
BECAUSE THEY ARE PLACED VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
✔✔33. WHEN WAS THE ASBESTOS-CEMENT SIDIN COMMONLY USED, AND
WHEN WAS ELIMINATED? (P76/LIBRO DE TEXTO) - ✔✔- WAS COMMONLY USED
IN MID-1900'S (USUALLY IN HAOUSES
CONSTRUSTED BEFORE 1978)
- WAS ELIMINATED IN 1978
✔✔34. HOW MANY TYPES OF WINDOWS AND FRAMES EXIST? (P13/COL1) - ✔✔-
8 TYPES OF WINDOWS
- 6 TYPES OF FRAMES
✔✔35. A BALCONY THAT IS TILTING OVER , WHAT COULD BE THE REASON? -
✔✔- CANTILEVERED PROBLEM (este es el tipo de balcón que se construye
empotrado en la estructura y es proclive a este tipo de fallas. Desde dentro de la
vivienda se puede detectar por el levantamiento del piso en la zona).
✔✔36. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF PORCHE? - ✔✔- ABOVE GROUND
STRUCTURE PROTRUDING FROM THE HOUSE
- OR... ROOF PROTRUDING FROM HOUSE
✔✔37. MINIMUN DIMENSIONS OF DOWNSPOTS? (P22/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- 7
SQUARE INCHES (2" X 3.5")
✔✔38. MOST PROBLEMS WITH MOISTURE IN BASEMENTS ARE CAUSED BY?
(P3/COL1/3erP or P4/Fig Base Note) - ✔✔- POOR SITE DRAINAGE
✔✔39. WHILE INSPECTING PAVED AREAS, THE INSPECTOR SHOULD MAKE
SURE THAT AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A BUILDING ARE WHAT?
(P6/COL3/2ndP) - ✔✔- SLOPED AWAY FROM BUILDING WALLS
, ✔✔40. HOW MANY HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION ARE REQUIERED IN
ORDER TO RENEW? (468.8316) - ✔✔- 14 HOURS, 2 at least WHICH SHOULD BE
WIND MITIGATION TRAINING
✔✔41. WHILE INSPECTING BRICK OR STONE VENNER, THE INSPECTOR
SHOULD CHECK? (P12/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- CRACKING,
- MORTAR DETERIORATION
- SPALLING
✔✔42. AT LEAST ONE DOWNSPOUT IS REQUIRED FOR EVERY HOW MANY
FEET OF GUTTER? (P22/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- 40 FEET
✔✔43. BUILDING BUILT AFTER WHAT YEAR SHOULD WE TRY TO DETERMINE
IF THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE INSULATED AND CONTAIN A VAPOR
BARRIER? (P27/COL3/2ndP/ EXTERIOR WALLS/ CH3 BUILDING INTERIOR) - ✔✔-
1960
✔✔44. WHAT WAS EIFS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AS? (P12/COL1/3erP) - ✔✔- A
NON-DRAINING WATER AND MOISTURE BARRIER SYSTEM
✔✔45. WHERE ICE AND SNOW ARE NOT A FACTOR, WHAT IS THE
RECOMMENDED GUTTER HANGER SPACING? (P21/COL3/1erP) - ✔✔- No more
than 3 FEET ( 36 INCHES)
✔✔46. WHERE ICE AND SNOW ARE NOT A FACTOR, HOW THICK SHOULD
CONCRETE REPAIRS BE IN A PAVED AREA? (P6/COL1/4toP) - ✔✔- 2 INCHES
THICK
✔✔47. WHAT ARE THE THREE MAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDINGS BUILT
IN WILDFIRE AREAS? (P3/COL2/2ndP) - ✔✔- HYDRANT LOCATIONS
- USE OF CERTAIN BUILDING MATERIALS
- PLANTINGS NOT CLOSE TO THE BUILDING
✔✔48. SUNKEN AREAS OF CONCRETE PAVING RESULT FROM WHAT?
(P6/COL3/5toP) - ✔✔- FAILURE OF THE SUBBASE
✔✔49. EXAMINE ALL PORCH, DECK AND BALCONY SUPPORTS FOR SIGNS OF
WHAT? (P14/COL3/4toP) - ✔✔- LOOSE OR DETERIORATED COMPONENTS
✔✔50. HOW CAN LOW-SLOPE ROOF DRAINAGE BE ACCOMPLISHED?
(P20/COL1/2ndP) - ✔✔- WITHOUT GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
- WITH GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS
- BY DOWNSPOUTS THAT GO DOWN THROUGH A BUILDIN'S INTERIOR
