Home Inspector Exam Prep questions
and answers
H What is a BW vent? ✔✔B vent for a stud cavity (behind the wall)
( wall furnace)
Wall furnace should be a minimum ___ inches from a corner
___ inches from a drape or door ✔✔6 inches from corners
12 inches from drape or door
Floor furnace should be a minimum of ___ inches from wall ✔✔6 inches
Typical vent size on a sewage pump ejector ✔✔2 inches
Difference between a conventional (cat 1) and high efficiency furnace ( IV) is? ✔✔HE
has 2 heat exchangersow many pipes should you see coming from an oil tank?
What size is the vent pipe? ✔✔2 pipes
1 fill and 1 vent
vent pipe 1 1/4"
The tempering valve on a hot water heater is AKA ✔✔metering valve
Do you inspect window units? ✔✔no per national
yes per state
What is the typical time for an inspection? ✔✔2.5 hours
1 hour per 1000 sqft
a wood gusset AKA ✔✔scabs
what size should solid bridging be ✔✔same size as joist
bridging cannot be further than ____ from end of joist ✔✔8ft
Collar tie min size?
OC? ✔✔2x4
4 ft OC
King Stud-
Jack Stud-
Cripple stud- ✔✔King Stud- full length
, jack stud- short
Cripple stud- 4 ft or less
Double top plate AKA ✔✔cap plate
a 2 stud corner req ___ or _____ _____ ✔✔spacer
back up cleats
Purlin should be what size? ✔✔same size as rafter
Purlin brace min size?
degree?
OC? ✔✔2 x 4
45 degrees
4 ft OC
( if 6x6 used can be 6ft OC)
Ridge board size? ✔✔Same size as end cut of rafter
1 inch thick
ridge board minimum for hip and valley rafters? ✔✔Same size as end cut
2" thick
What is a Lookout?
Fly Rafter? ✔✔a look out runs perpendicular to the outside edge of the roof this
member is cantilevered over the side and makes up the soffit
fly rafter is the outside rafter on the end of the eve (the facia)
Benefit to using trusses? ✔✔all the load is in the exterior walls so you can usually knock
out partition walls during renovation
Truss terminology
clear span:
run: ✔✔clear span is exterior wall to exterior wall
run is exterior wall to center
What is the weakest brick bond? ✔✔stack
What is is the difference between a sill and sole plate? ✔✔sill is the first member on the
concrete
sole is the second story
rim joist is AKA as ✔✔band joist
and answers
H What is a BW vent? ✔✔B vent for a stud cavity (behind the wall)
( wall furnace)
Wall furnace should be a minimum ___ inches from a corner
___ inches from a drape or door ✔✔6 inches from corners
12 inches from drape or door
Floor furnace should be a minimum of ___ inches from wall ✔✔6 inches
Typical vent size on a sewage pump ejector ✔✔2 inches
Difference between a conventional (cat 1) and high efficiency furnace ( IV) is? ✔✔HE
has 2 heat exchangersow many pipes should you see coming from an oil tank?
What size is the vent pipe? ✔✔2 pipes
1 fill and 1 vent
vent pipe 1 1/4"
The tempering valve on a hot water heater is AKA ✔✔metering valve
Do you inspect window units? ✔✔no per national
yes per state
What is the typical time for an inspection? ✔✔2.5 hours
1 hour per 1000 sqft
a wood gusset AKA ✔✔scabs
what size should solid bridging be ✔✔same size as joist
bridging cannot be further than ____ from end of joist ✔✔8ft
Collar tie min size?
OC? ✔✔2x4
4 ft OC
King Stud-
Jack Stud-
Cripple stud- ✔✔King Stud- full length
, jack stud- short
Cripple stud- 4 ft or less
Double top plate AKA ✔✔cap plate
a 2 stud corner req ___ or _____ _____ ✔✔spacer
back up cleats
Purlin should be what size? ✔✔same size as rafter
Purlin brace min size?
degree?
OC? ✔✔2 x 4
45 degrees
4 ft OC
( if 6x6 used can be 6ft OC)
Ridge board size? ✔✔Same size as end cut of rafter
1 inch thick
ridge board minimum for hip and valley rafters? ✔✔Same size as end cut
2" thick
What is a Lookout?
Fly Rafter? ✔✔a look out runs perpendicular to the outside edge of the roof this
member is cantilevered over the side and makes up the soffit
fly rafter is the outside rafter on the end of the eve (the facia)
Benefit to using trusses? ✔✔all the load is in the exterior walls so you can usually knock
out partition walls during renovation
Truss terminology
clear span:
run: ✔✔clear span is exterior wall to exterior wall
run is exterior wall to center
What is the weakest brick bond? ✔✔stack
What is is the difference between a sill and sole plate? ✔✔sill is the first member on the
concrete
sole is the second story
rim joist is AKA as ✔✔band joist
