Home Inspector Practice exam #1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Home Inspector Practice exam #1
Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAtheAstatementAshownAbelowAthatAappearsAin
AaAtypicalAhomeAinspectionAreport?A-AAnswerAConclusion


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAconditionsAwouldAbeAleastAcriticalAtoAyourAclientsAsafety?A-
AAnswerAAApinAholeAinAtheAheatAexchanger


ItAisAimportantAtoAmaintainAaApositiveAgradeAawayAfromAaAstructureAofAatAleastA__
___AinchAdropAperAfootAforAtheAfirstA6Afeet.A-AAnswerA1


TheAminimumArunAforAaAresidentialAstairAtreadAisA-AAnswerA9Ain


StandardAthreeAlightAelectricalAtestersAareAnotA100%AreliableAbecauseA-
AAnswerAThree-AlightAtestersAwillAnotAdetectAmultipleAwiringAproblems.


BulgingAplasterAisAobservedAhighAupAonAseveralAbedroomAwalls.ATheAprimaryAconcer
nAisAthatAtheAbulgingAplasterAisAaA__________A-AAnswerAPotentialAsafetyAissue


WhenAcalculatingAtheAcoolingAloadsAforAanAHVACAsystem,AwhatAareAtheAtypesAofAh
eatAtransferAthatAmustAbeAtakenAintoAaccount?A-AAnswerASensibleAandAlatentAheat


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAmaterialsAwouldAbeAmostAlikelyAtoAhaveAtheAhighestAR-
value?A-AAnswerA6"AfiberglassAbattAinsulation


AsAaAhomeAinspector,AyouAcanAoftenAdetermineAtheAapproximateAageAofAaAhomeAb
yAobservingAhowAitAwasAconstructed.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAchoicesArepresentsAth
eAmethodAofAconstructionAthatAisAtheAoldest?A-
AAnswerAPostAandAbeamAconstruction

, WhichAofAtheAfollowingAlocationsAisAoftenAproneAtoAaAdeficiencyAwhenAinspectingAe
xteriorAinsulationAandAfinishingA(EIFS)AwallsAsystem?A-
AAnswerAAtAtheAcornersAofAtheAinstallation


DuringAanAinspection,AyouAobserveAthatAaAheatApumpAisAnotAworkingAandAalsoAthat
AtheAcondensateApanAunderAtheAairAhandlerAisAfullAofAwater.AWhatAprobablyAhappe
ned?A-
AAnswerASinceAtheApanAwasAfull,AtheAcondensateAoverflowAswitchAturnedAtheAunitA
offAinAorderAtoAensureAtheAcondensateAdidAnotAspill.


(T/F)AHomeAinspectorsAcanAneverAbeAsuedAbecauseAtheyAareAprotectedAbyAtheAlates
tAcodesAandAjurisdiction.A-AAnswerAFALSE


FillAinAtheAblank.ATheAV-
3AruleAstatesAthatAaAwallAcanAusuallyAbeAconsideredAunsafeAifAitAleansAtoAsuchAan
AextentAthatAaAplumbingAlineApassingAthroughAitsAcenterAofAgravityAdoesAnotAfallAin
sideAtheAmiddleA_____________AofAitsAbass.A-AAnswerAOne-third


What'sAtheAdefinitionAofAaACollarABeam?A-
AAnswerANominalA1AorA2AinchAthickAmembersAwhichAconnectAoppositeAroofArafters.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAupAtoAcode?A-
AAnswerAEgressAwindowsAmustAhaveAaAclearAheightAofAatAleastA16Ainches.


WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAtypicalAduringAanAaluminumAsidingAinspection?A-
AAnswerARemovingAaApieceAofAsidingAinAorderAtoAinspectAtheAwoodAbeneath


WhenAinspectingAaAhome,AyouAobserveAaAwhitish,AcottonyAgrowthAonAtheAsurfaceAo
fAtheAbaseboards.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAtypesAofAfungiAisAit?A-AAnswerAWhite-
rotAfungi


WhichAshouldAneverAbeAincludedAinAyourAreportAafterAaApoolAinspection?A-
AAnswerATheAriskAandAprobabilityAofAchildrenAfallingAinAtheApool