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National Prep Exam 2 Home Inspector Course Study Material 2025

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National Prep Exam 2 Home Inspector
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Course Study Material 2025 tt tt tt

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1. ttThe ttpurpose ttof tta tthome ttinspection ttis ttto ttprovide: tt
(a) An ttestimation ttof ttthe ttcosts ttof ttimproving tttheir ttproperty tt
(b) Provide tta ttlist ttof ttthe ttproperty's ttpatent ttand ttlatent ttproblems ttand ttconcerns tt
(c) Provide ttinformation ttregarding ttthe ttproperty ttconditions ttat ttthe tttime ttof ttthe
ttinspection tt

(d) Provide ttconclusions ttabout ttall ttof ttthe ttconditions ttof ttthe ttproperty ttat ttthe tttime ttof
ttthe ttinspection tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-C, tt tt

Provide ttinformation ttregarding ttthe ttproperty ttconditions ttat ttthe tttime ttof ttthe ttinspection tt
tt

2. ttReal ttEstate ttinspections ttinclude tt
(a) A ttdesign ttanalysis tt
(b) A ttwritten ttreport tt
(c) An ttarchitectural ttanalysis tt
(d) engineering ttcalculations tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-B, tt tt
A ttwritten ttreport tt
tt

3. ttReports ttcan ttbe ttreleased ttto ttpeople ttother ttthan ttyour ttclient tt
(a) if ttthey tthave ttan ttinterest ttin ttthe ttproperty ttat ttthe tttime ttof ttthe ttinspection tt
(b) if ttthey ttare ttthe ttowner ttof ttthe ttproperty ttat ttthe tttime ttof ttthe ttinspection tt
(c) if ttthey ttwere tta ttreal ttestate ttagent ttinvolved ttin ttthe tttransaction tt
(d) Only ttwith ttthe ttapproval ttof ttthe ttclient ttinvolved ttin ttthe tttransaction tt- ttCORRECT tt
ANSWER-D, tt tt
Only ttwith ttthe ttapproval ttof ttthe ttclient ttinvolved ttin ttthe tttransaction tt
tt

4. ttA ttpoor ttreason ttfor tta ttwritten ttreport ttis ttthat tt
(a) The ttstatute ttrequires ttit tt
(b) reduces ttreliance tton ttverbal ttpresentations tt
(c) client ttcan ttreview ttfindings ttand ttopinions tt
(d) limits ttinspector ttliability tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-B, tt tt
Reduces ttreliance tton ttverbal ttpresentations tt
tt

5. ttA ttmajor ttconcern ttwith ttexterior ttcladding ttsystems ttis tt
(a) rafter ttuplift tt
(b) Heat ttgeneration tt
(c) Vapor ttdiffusion tt
(d) Water ttpenetration tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-D, tt tt
Water ttpenetration tt
tt

6. ttSills ttsloping down
tt tt away tt from the
tt tt window
ttencourages

, tt
(a)
ttRot
tt
(b)
ttDamage

(c) Need ttof ttpaint tt
(d) Water ttdrainage tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-D, tt tt
Water ttdrainage tt
tt

7. ttProbing ttthe ttends ttof ttbeams ttwith tta ttscrewdriver ttis tta ttgood ttway ttto ttcheck
ttfor tt

(a) deterioration tt
(b) end ttbearing tt
(c) deflections tt
(d) Pressure tttreatment tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-A, tt tt
Deterioration tt
tt

8. ttThe ttpreferred ttdischarge ttpoint ttfor tta ttdownspout ttis tt
(a) below ttgrade ttinto tta ttstorm ttsewer tt
(b) below ttgrade ttinto tta ttfloor ttdrain tt
(c) above ttgrade ttsix ttfeet ttfrom ttthe tthouse tt
(d) above ttgrade ttadjacent ttto ttthe tthouse tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-C, tt tt
Above ttgrade ttsix ttfeet ttfrom ttthe tthouse tt
tt

9. tt___________ ttis ttnot tta ttcommon ttfailure ttpattern ttfor ttasphalt ttshingles
tt. tt(a) ttSpalling tt

(b) Cracking tt
(c) Delamination tt
(d) Granule ttloss tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-A, tt tt
Spalling tt
tt

10. ttIce ttdams ttcause tt
(a) Icicles tthanging ttfrom ttgutters tt
(b) Water ttdamage ttat ttinterior ttwall/ceiling ttintersections tt
(c) Water ttdraining ttfrom ttthe ttdrip ttedges tt
(d) Siding ttdiscoloration ttstarting ttat ttthe ttheader ttflashings tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-B, tt tt
Water ttdamage ttat ttinterior ttwall/ceiling ttintersections tt
tt

11. ttWhere tta ttsteeply ttpitched ttshingle ttroof ttmeets tta ttlower ttpitched ttshingle ttroof, ttthe
ttslope ttchange ttmay ttbe ttespecially ttvulnerable ttto tt

(a) Unusually ttrapid ttdeterioration ttfrom ttair ttturbulence tt
(b) Water ttpenetration ttunder ttthe ttshingles tton ttthe ttlower ttpitched ttside tt
(c) Excessive ttshingle ttwear ttadjacent ttto ttthe ttvalley tton ttthe ttsteeper ttpitched ttside tt
(d) Premature ttvalley ttflashing ttwear tton ttthe tthigh ttside ttof ttthe ttvalley tt- ttCORRECT
ttANSWER-

B, tt tt
Water ttpenetration ttunder ttthe ttshingles tton ttthe ttlower ttpitched ttside tt

,tt
tt
12. ttDrip ttedge

ttflashing
tt
(a) ttis ttinstalled ttunder ttthe
ttfelt
tt
(b) ttmay ttextend ttone ttinch ttup ttthe ttroof
ttsurface
tt
(c) ttis ttalways ttrequired ttalong
ttrakes


(d) ttcan ttnever ttbe ttomitted tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-
A,
Is ttinstalled ttunder ttthe ttfelt tt
tt

13. tt_____________ ttis ttnot tta ttcommon ttproblem ttwith ttbuilt ttup ttroofing ttsystems. tt
(a) Oil-canning tt
(b) Blisters tt
(c) Alligatoring tt
(d) Ridging tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-A, tt tt
Oil-canning tt
tt

14. ttThe ttcrack ttin ttthe ttconcrete ttslab ttshown ttin ttthe ttphotograph ttbelow tt
(a) typically, ttdoes ttnot ttgo ttinto ttthe ttfootings tt
(b) does ttnot tthave ttcorresponding ttcracks ttin ttthe ttbuilding tt
(c) indicates tta ttlack ttof ttsteel ttreinforcement tt
(d) is ttcommon ttwith ttpoured ttconcrete ttfoundations tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-C, tt tt
Indicates tta ttlack ttof ttsteel ttreinforcement tt
tt

15. ttSteel ttrebar ttthat ttis tttoo ttclose ttto ttthe ttsurface ttof tta ttfooting ttmay ttresult ttin tt
(a) Hydration tt
(b) Honeycombing tt
(c) Spalling tt
(d) Efflorescence tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-C, tt tt
Spalling tt
tt

16. ttAn ttimplication ttof tta ttfailed ttsill ttis tt
(a) Crowned ttfloors tt
(b) Wood ttfloors ttcrowning tt
(c) Rotated ttjoists tt
(d) Joist ttblocking tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-C, tt tt
Rotated ttjoists tt
tt

17. ttA ttcolumn ttshould ttbe tt
(a) Bonded ttto tta ttbeam ttwith ttadhesive tt
(b) At ttleast ttas ttwide ttas ttthe ttbeam ttabove ttit tt
(c) Nailed ttto ttat ttleast tttwo ttjoists tt
(d) Fitted ttwith ttshims ttfor ttfuture ttadjustment tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-B, tt tt

, At ttleast ttas ttwide ttas ttthe ttbeam ttabove ttit tt
tt

18. ttWood ttsiding ttshould ttbe tt
(a) At ttleast tt6 ttinches ttabove ttgrade tt
(b) At ttleast tt2 ttinches ttabove ttgrade tt
(c) At ttleast tt4 ttinches ttabove ttgrade tt
(d) At ttleast tt8 ttinches ttabove ttgrade tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-A, tt tt
At ttleast tt6 ttinches ttabove
ttgrade tt tt
tt
19. ttCracks ttthat ttbreak ttbricks
ttindicate


(a) ttthe ttmortar ttwas ttweaker ttthan ttthe
ttbricks

(b) the ttmortar ttwas ttstronger ttthan ttthe ttbricks tt
(c) differential ttfoundation ttmovements tt
(d) structural ttframing ttdefects tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-A, tt tt
The ttmortar ttwas ttweaker ttthan ttthe ttbricks tt
tt

20. ttWhat ttwould ttyou ttdo ttif ttyou ttsaw ttthat tta ttroof tttruss tthad ttbeen ttcut? tt
(a) Advise ttclient ttto ttsister tta tt2 ttby tt4 ttpiece ttover ttthe ttcut tt
(b) Advise ttclient ttthat ttcuts ttin tttrusses ttare ttnot tta ttproblem tt
(c) Advise ttno ttaction ttif ttnot ttother ttdefects ttare ttfound tt
(d) Advise ttfurther ttevaluation ttby tta ttstructural ttengineer tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-D, tt tt
Advise ttfurther ttevaluation ttby tta ttstructural ttengineer tt
tt

21. ttRafter ttspread ttcan ttbe ttvisually ttidentified ttby tt
(a) Soffits ttpulling ttaway ttfrom ttthe tthouse ttwall tt
(b) A ttwavy ttappearance ttto ttthe ttroof tt
(c) Cracks ttin ttwall ttfinishes ttparallel ttto ttthe ttceiling ttjoists tt
(d) Cracks ttin ttthe ttrafters ttand ttjoists tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-A, tt tt
Soffits ttpulling ttaway ttfrom ttthe tthouse ttwall tt
tt

22. ttThe ttmost ttserious ttimplication ttof ttany ttinsulation, ttair/vapor ttbarrier ttor
ttventilation tt


deficiency ttis
tt

(a) ttheat

ttloss


(b) ttheat

ttgain
tt
tt
tt
(c) ttDeterioration
(d) ttShrinkage tt- ttCORRECT ttANSWER-, tt tt
C
tt
Deterioration
tt

23. ttThe ttpreferred ttissue ttwith ttattic ttinsulating ttmaterials ttis tt

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