AHIT UPDTAED EXAM 2026 PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A place should not share a flue with?
a. another fireplace
b. a furnace
c. another wood stove
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔ Why should a dirt floor in a crawl space have a vapor barrier? - ✔✔To prevent
moisture from soil being released into the crawl space.
✔✔Large horizontal cracks in basement foundation walls should be considered... -
✔✔Serious and indicate the presence of horizontal pressure on the outside walls.
✔✔For which type of foundation cracking should a structural engineer be
recommended?
A) Cracks of any width
B) all active and inactive cracks
C) shrinkage cracks
D) horizontal cracks with movement - ✔✔D
✔✔Water stains along the junction of the basement wall and floor most likely indicate...
- ✔✔drain life problem
✔✔The function of a beam is to - ✔✔Carry floor and wall loads horizontally to columns
and the foundation
✔✔Notching of a 2 x 8 floor joist can be made in - ✔✔Outer 2/3 of joist (ends)
✔✔What is the difference between balloon framing and platform construction? -
✔✔Balloon framing studs run from foundation to roof line.
✔✔What is NOT part of the structural inspection?
A) foundation walls
B) roof framing members
C) interior finish material
D) girder and floor joist - ✔✔C) interior finish material
✔✔A 2x4 being pulled is under - ✔✔tension
✔✔Trusses typically ...
A) can be cut without engineering approval
B) can never be cut
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A place should not share a flue with?
a. another fireplace
b. a furnace
c. another wood stove
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
✔✔ Why should a dirt floor in a crawl space have a vapor barrier? - ✔✔To prevent
moisture from soil being released into the crawl space.
✔✔Large horizontal cracks in basement foundation walls should be considered... -
✔✔Serious and indicate the presence of horizontal pressure on the outside walls.
✔✔For which type of foundation cracking should a structural engineer be
recommended?
A) Cracks of any width
B) all active and inactive cracks
C) shrinkage cracks
D) horizontal cracks with movement - ✔✔D
✔✔Water stains along the junction of the basement wall and floor most likely indicate...
- ✔✔drain life problem
✔✔The function of a beam is to - ✔✔Carry floor and wall loads horizontally to columns
and the foundation
✔✔Notching of a 2 x 8 floor joist can be made in - ✔✔Outer 2/3 of joist (ends)
✔✔What is the difference between balloon framing and platform construction? -
✔✔Balloon framing studs run from foundation to roof line.
✔✔What is NOT part of the structural inspection?
A) foundation walls
B) roof framing members
C) interior finish material
D) girder and floor joist - ✔✔C) interior finish material
✔✔A 2x4 being pulled is under - ✔✔tension
✔✔Trusses typically ...
A) can be cut without engineering approval
B) can never be cut
