National Home Inspector Examination

National Home Inspector Examination There is no gravel behind the wall. - Answer ️️ -A poured concrete retaining wall with weep holes is rotating. What is the most likely reason for the rotation? The gutters are blocked. - Answer ️️ -A poured concrete basement wall has a 1/4" wide crack where the wall is bowing slightly. Brown stains are below the crack. What is the most likely reason for this condition? The soil has settled at the foundation. - Answer ️️ -A concrete block basement wall has significant efflorescence. What is the most likely reason for this condition? The soil under the walkway was not compacted. - Answer ️️ -A concrete driveway is 1/2" higher than the adjacent concrete walkway. What is the most likely reason for this condition? A 1/2" diameter hot-dipped galvanized steel machine bolt. - Answer ️️ -Which is the most acceptable fastener for connecting a deck ledger to a band board? At support by different structural components. - Answer ️️ -A movement joint should be installed in brick veneer: Stucco - Answer ️️ -Adhered masonry veneer is installed in the same manner as: Modified Bitumen - Answer ️️ -Which roof covering is most appropriate for a roof with a slope of 1 1/2:12 above a single family house? Assume standar installation of any required underlayment. Copper nails - Answer ️️ -What is the most appropriate fastener material for a slate shingle roof covering? A parapet wall. - Answer ️️ -A scupper would most likely be located in: Kick out flashing was not installed. - Answer ️️ -A sidewall extends past a roof. Hardboard siding is water damaged a few inches beyond where the roof and sidewall meet. The roof covering is asphalt strip shingles. What is the most likely cause of this condition? Truss uplift. - Answer ️️ -A 1/2" wide gap exist between the drywall wall and ceiling. The seller reports that this gap opens in the winter and closes in the summer. What is the most likely cause of this condition? The upper part of an attic. - Answer ️️ -A collar tie would most likely be found in: The soil is unstable under the footing. - Answer ️️ -A concrete basement wall has a crack that varies in width between 3/8 inch at the floor to 1/8 inch 2 feet down from the wall top. What is the most likely cause of this condition? 0 inches. - Answer ️️ -A notch in a 12' long 2x10 floor joist is located 5 feet from the joist end. What is the MAXIMUM allowed notch depth? Wall bracing - Answer ️️ -Racking is most likely to occur from failure to install: The floor joist span is too long. - Answer ️️ -You see a ceramic tile floor with numerous cracks running through the grout and the tiles. The floor system is constructed using 2x10 floor joists. Which is the most likely cause of this condition? The wall is improperly braced. - Answer ️️ -You see uniform width cracks at both upper corners of all windows along one top story wall. Which is the most likely cause of this condition? Provides an alternate return path for electricity. - Answer ️️ -The grounding electrode of a house: 2 - Answer ️️ -How many energized conductors supply 240 volts, 200 amp, single phase electric service? Current - Answer ️️ -A circuit breaker protects against too much: