Texas Standards of Practice
Efflorescence
A whitish mineral "salt" deposit regularly visible on foundation walls.
Pile
A column helping a structure that is driven into the floor to attain soil of bearing power.
Bridging
A bracing method that makes use of a 2-by way of-4 brace of wood among joists, giving
stiffness to the joist. Cross-bridging makes use of diagonal 1-by way of-3s between joists.
Sill
The bottom piece in a window frame. Also, it may refer to the two-by way of-four or 2-by
using-6 laid flat and anchored to the inspiration, presenting a pad for the framing machine.
Blocking
A bracing approach that makes use of a brace of wooden between joists this is the identical
depth as the joists, giving stiffness to the joists.
Foundation
The support for the house. It transmits the burden of the shape from above-grade partitions
to the footings and protects the shape from the consequences of soil pressure upon it.
Footing
One of the bases on which the inspiration rests. Footings aid and distribute the load of the
shape to the soil.
Joist
A horizontal member of a floor device that contains the burden of the ground to the
foundation, girders, or load-bearing walls.
Subflooring
The flat surface that transfers the burden of the home's furniture and those to the floor joists.
,Vantage point
The location or role wherein an object is viewed.
Pier
A column supporting a structure that is constructed on footings in a hollow underneath the
frost line.
Subfloor
Horizontal sheets or planks that switch the weight of the house's furnishings and those to the
ground joists.
Girder (or beam)
A horizontal load-bearing member of a floor device that incorporates the weight of the
ground and wall loads to the foundation and columns.
Column
One of the vertical supports that deliver the load of the structure from the girders (or beams)
to the floor. Columns transmit weight to the footings.
Foundation upheaval
Heaving of the inspiration: The soil expands, inflicting the slabs to crack.
Crawl space
The unfinished area among the house ground and the ground.
Settling
Shrinkage, overloading, or settlement of foundational additives, causing a house to address
choppy forces of stress.
According to the video, what's on the very bottom of the residence?
Footing
According to the video, why is it a bad concept to do away with walls in a home?
Removing a wall should imply the building is not well supported.
According to the video, what do columns help?
Columns assist the structures at some point of the home.
,According to the SOP, while examining the muse of a domestic, inspectors ought to record
on all of the following EXCEPT?
Extensive testing
To study the inspiration, inspectors will test all the following EXCEPT:
Crawl area or basement, Doors and home windows, Walls, Floors, and Ceilings. Except: Pan
leak, ventilation machine.
Inspector Vinny believes a timber column is rotting. What must Vinny do subsequent?
Vinny should probe the column with the top of his screwdriver to test the quantity of rot.
When inspecting a domestic with a slab-on-grade, inspectors have to watch for all of the
following EXCEPT ___________________.
Correct kind of basis based totally at the geographic area of domestic.
Sloping Floor
Foundation agreement pulling the ground decrease at the outer edges of the residence.
Steady decline within the ground.
Uneven Floor
Issues with the studs, joists, or guide columns. Highs and lows in the ground.
Sagging Floor
Supporting systems not able to deal with load. Low location in the center of the floor.
Spongy and/or soft ground
Rotten timber
Noisy floor
Poor connection between subfloor and joists.
Bouncy floor
Weakness within the joists or lack of right binding.
Shrinkage cracks can be resulting from all of the following EXCEPT __________________.
Excessive moisture, Mortar freezing and expanding, Shrinkage during curing. Except:
incorrect backfilling and/or soil settlement.
, What does "poor" imply?
The gadget is in terrible situation.
Inspectors are NOT required to do any of the following EXCEPT _______________.:
Report on move slowly space air flow this is failing to carry out appropriately.
Inspectors must offer or report all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
An exhaustive listing of signs of damaging performance.
The SOP requires an inspector to go into a crawl space so long as the size are a minimum
of ______________ inches through ____________ inches.
18; 24
The biggest mistakes new inspectors make are failing to provide an(n) ____________
and/or failing to discover ___________________.
Performance opinion; motion signs.
Among the foundational problems to search for within the home is _______________ .
Efflorescence
If an inspector unearths some regions or a machine inaccessible to inspection, the inspector
can ______________.
Document with pictures of the inaccessible region.
Columns and piers are _______________ .
Inspected typically in basements and move slowly spaces.
Inspectors who have to suspect a sloping floor need to _______________.
Investigate the reason.
Columns supporting a structure and built on footings beneath the frost line are understand
as __________________.
Piers
The backside piece in a window frame is known as the ______________.
Sill
Efflorescence
A whitish mineral "salt" deposit regularly visible on foundation walls.
Pile
A column helping a structure that is driven into the floor to attain soil of bearing power.
Bridging
A bracing method that makes use of a 2-by way of-4 brace of wood among joists, giving
stiffness to the joist. Cross-bridging makes use of diagonal 1-by way of-3s between joists.
Sill
The bottom piece in a window frame. Also, it may refer to the two-by way of-four or 2-by
using-6 laid flat and anchored to the inspiration, presenting a pad for the framing machine.
Blocking
A bracing approach that makes use of a brace of wooden between joists this is the identical
depth as the joists, giving stiffness to the joists.
Foundation
The support for the house. It transmits the burden of the shape from above-grade partitions
to the footings and protects the shape from the consequences of soil pressure upon it.
Footing
One of the bases on which the inspiration rests. Footings aid and distribute the load of the
shape to the soil.
Joist
A horizontal member of a floor device that contains the burden of the ground to the
foundation, girders, or load-bearing walls.
Subflooring
The flat surface that transfers the burden of the home's furniture and those to the floor joists.
,Vantage point
The location or role wherein an object is viewed.
Pier
A column supporting a structure that is constructed on footings in a hollow underneath the
frost line.
Subfloor
Horizontal sheets or planks that switch the weight of the house's furnishings and those to the
ground joists.
Girder (or beam)
A horizontal load-bearing member of a floor device that incorporates the weight of the
ground and wall loads to the foundation and columns.
Column
One of the vertical supports that deliver the load of the structure from the girders (or beams)
to the floor. Columns transmit weight to the footings.
Foundation upheaval
Heaving of the inspiration: The soil expands, inflicting the slabs to crack.
Crawl space
The unfinished area among the house ground and the ground.
Settling
Shrinkage, overloading, or settlement of foundational additives, causing a house to address
choppy forces of stress.
According to the video, what's on the very bottom of the residence?
Footing
According to the video, why is it a bad concept to do away with walls in a home?
Removing a wall should imply the building is not well supported.
According to the video, what do columns help?
Columns assist the structures at some point of the home.
,According to the SOP, while examining the muse of a domestic, inspectors ought to record
on all of the following EXCEPT?
Extensive testing
To study the inspiration, inspectors will test all the following EXCEPT:
Crawl area or basement, Doors and home windows, Walls, Floors, and Ceilings. Except: Pan
leak, ventilation machine.
Inspector Vinny believes a timber column is rotting. What must Vinny do subsequent?
Vinny should probe the column with the top of his screwdriver to test the quantity of rot.
When inspecting a domestic with a slab-on-grade, inspectors have to watch for all of the
following EXCEPT ___________________.
Correct kind of basis based totally at the geographic area of domestic.
Sloping Floor
Foundation agreement pulling the ground decrease at the outer edges of the residence.
Steady decline within the ground.
Uneven Floor
Issues with the studs, joists, or guide columns. Highs and lows in the ground.
Sagging Floor
Supporting systems not able to deal with load. Low location in the center of the floor.
Spongy and/or soft ground
Rotten timber
Noisy floor
Poor connection between subfloor and joists.
Bouncy floor
Weakness within the joists or lack of right binding.
Shrinkage cracks can be resulting from all of the following EXCEPT __________________.
Excessive moisture, Mortar freezing and expanding, Shrinkage during curing. Except:
incorrect backfilling and/or soil settlement.
, What does "poor" imply?
The gadget is in terrible situation.
Inspectors are NOT required to do any of the following EXCEPT _______________.:
Report on move slowly space air flow this is failing to carry out appropriately.
Inspectors must offer or report all of the following EXCEPT ______________.
An exhaustive listing of signs of damaging performance.
The SOP requires an inspector to go into a crawl space so long as the size are a minimum
of ______________ inches through ____________ inches.
18; 24
The biggest mistakes new inspectors make are failing to provide an(n) ____________
and/or failing to discover ___________________.
Performance opinion; motion signs.
Among the foundational problems to search for within the home is _______________ .
Efflorescence
If an inspector unearths some regions or a machine inaccessible to inspection, the inspector
can ______________.
Document with pictures of the inaccessible region.
Columns and piers are _______________ .
Inspected typically in basements and move slowly spaces.
Inspectors who have to suspect a sloping floor need to _______________.
Investigate the reason.
Columns supporting a structure and built on footings beneath the frost line are understand
as __________________.
Piers
The backside piece in a window frame is known as the ______________.
Sill
