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In an older home, a forced hot air furnace is replaced by a heat pump. The heat coming out of the
register is:
a. Hotter
b. Cooler
c. Same
d. Depends on the air duct layout correct answers b. Cooler
What is the most serious safety hazard with an exterior door?
a. Door knob set at 3' 6"
b. A foot quick release, security bracket
c. Double cylinder dead bolt (keyed inside and outside) correct answers c. Double cylinder dead
bolt (keyed inside and outside)
When inspecting kitchen cabinets:
a. Observe that they are securely attached to the wall
b. Remove everything from the cabinets and inspect the attachment method
c. Report 'unable to determine method' correct answers a. Observe that they are securely attached
to the wall
The following is beyond the basic home inspection:
a. Check the heat flow at all registers
b. Check all ground faulted receptacles
c. Check function of all plumbing fixtures
d. Operate incoming water main valve correct answers d. Operate incoming water main valve
The real estate agent requests a copy of your inspection report:
a. You would give a copy as a professional courtesy
b. You would get permission from the buyer
c. You would never give a copy to a Realtor. correct answers b. You would get permission from
the buyer
On the interior door leading to the attached garage, the door:
a. Must swing into the garage
b. Must have self-closing hinges
c. Must have metal on the garage side
d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood, metal, or fire-rated correct answers d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood,
metal, or fire-rated
A house is built on a sloping hill. The surface water should be drained
a. Directly into the sump pump
b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed downhill to daylight
c. Into a gravel filled container (inside the basement)
d. Drained laterally. correct answers b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed
downhill to daylight
,A flat roof with a two-foot surrounding parapet wall, what must be provided to allow drainage:
a. Gutters
b. Scuppers
c. Roof drain with secondary overflow drain
d. Either b or c above correct answers d. Either b or c above
A deck is 4 feet off the ground and you note that the ledger board has four 16d nails in each bay:
a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed
b. Should add more 16d nails
c. Place another 2x10, nailed under the ledger board
d. Don't buy the house correct answers a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed
You are inspecting a house where the second-story balcony is observed and every cantilevered
joist is rotted halfway out from the wall.
a. Tell all appropriate parties that there is a hazard, and no one should step out on it.
b. Say nothing
c. Tell the client of the problem and report as such.
d. Contact the city building inspector and let them know of the problem. correct answers a. Tell
all appropriate parties that there is a hazard, and no one should step out on it.
What is a common reason for water overflowing a gutter?
a. Roof too steep for the gutter system design.
b. Downspout too small for the gutters.
c. Gutter not large enough for the area of roof covered.
d. None of the above correct answers c. Gutter not large enough for the area of roof covered.
How can you determine if a home is on sinking soil or on unsteady soil?
a. The streets and sidewalks in an older community are broken up.
b. Only a geotechnical evaluation can make that kind of determination.
c. You should make that conclusion from a standard home inspection. correct answers b. Only a
geotechnical evaluation can make that kind of determination.
Why would you install a pressure regulator?
a. You are near a fire main.
b. The pressure in the home is too high.
c. You do not have enough water pressure in the house.
d. You are controlling the amount of water coming into the home. correct answers b. The
pressure in the home is too high.
You are inspecting a flat roof with a rock ballast finish. You see an A/C platform sitting on two
4"x4" SPF boards:
a. Say nothing.
b. Tell buyer that the 4x4's should be replaced with pressure treated wood.
c. Inform the client that this arrangement may damage the roof system. correct answers b. Tell
buyer that the 4x4's should be replaced with pressure treated wood.
, A home is built with a second floor and a trussed attic/roof above it. Which one of the following
is not a consideration when determining joist depth?
a. The eventual use of the attic
b. The weight of the roof system
c. The design of the roof system
d. The depth of the insulation to be installed correct answers d. The depth of the insulation to be
installed
You are inspecting a wood retaining wall. You notice 6"x 6" squares every four feet along the
wall:
a. These are a decoration
b. These are part of the tie back system
c. These do not mean anything correct answers b. These are part of the tie back system
What is efflorescence?
a. Concrete mixture with too much fluoride
b. The remaining dissolved salts stuck to the concrete as a result of water penetration
c. The material used inside of a fluorescent bulb to help conduct electricity correct answers b.
The remaining dissolved salts stuck to the concrete as a result of water penetration
You inspect a home with a wood stove 18" from the wall. You notice that the unit does not have
a UL approved sticker. You should tell the client:
a. The stove has to go
b. The stove is too close to the wall
c. Do not buy the house
d. Everything is okay correct answers b. The stove is too close to the wall
When is NOT the time to have your inspection agreement signed:
a. When you first meet the client at the home.
b. In the Realtor's office, before the inspection
c. Via fax
d. After the home inspection has been completed correct answers d. After the home inspection
has been completed
Which of the following is the least safe for the occupants?
a. Dead bolts with a keyed interior arrangement
b. A garage without a safety reverse
c. A loose handrail
d. No safety glass correct answers a. Dead bolts with a keyed interior arrangement
A cedar shake roof will (wear out first) or (show light through the felt first)
a. At the valley
b. At the shake ends
c. At the ridge
d. Between shakes correct answers d. Between shakes
In an older home, a forced hot air furnace is replaced by a heat pump. The heat coming out of the
register is:
a. Hotter
b. Cooler
c. Same
d. Depends on the air duct layout correct answers b. Cooler
What is the most serious safety hazard with an exterior door?
a. Door knob set at 3' 6"
b. A foot quick release, security bracket
c. Double cylinder dead bolt (keyed inside and outside) correct answers c. Double cylinder dead
bolt (keyed inside and outside)
When inspecting kitchen cabinets:
a. Observe that they are securely attached to the wall
b. Remove everything from the cabinets and inspect the attachment method
c. Report 'unable to determine method' correct answers a. Observe that they are securely attached
to the wall
The following is beyond the basic home inspection:
a. Check the heat flow at all registers
b. Check all ground faulted receptacles
c. Check function of all plumbing fixtures
d. Operate incoming water main valve correct answers d. Operate incoming water main valve
The real estate agent requests a copy of your inspection report:
a. You would give a copy as a professional courtesy
b. You would get permission from the buyer
c. You would never give a copy to a Realtor. correct answers b. You would get permission from
the buyer
On the interior door leading to the attached garage, the door:
a. Must swing into the garage
b. Must have self-closing hinges
c. Must have metal on the garage side
d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood, metal, or fire-rated correct answers d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood,
metal, or fire-rated
A house is built on a sloping hill. The surface water should be drained
a. Directly into the sump pump
b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed downhill to daylight
c. Into a gravel filled container (inside the basement)
d. Drained laterally. correct answers b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed
downhill to daylight
,A flat roof with a two-foot surrounding parapet wall, what must be provided to allow drainage:
a. Gutters
b. Scuppers
c. Roof drain with secondary overflow drain
d. Either b or c above correct answers d. Either b or c above
A deck is 4 feet off the ground and you note that the ledger board has four 16d nails in each bay:
a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed
b. Should add more 16d nails
c. Place another 2x10, nailed under the ledger board
d. Don't buy the house correct answers a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed
You are inspecting a house where the second-story balcony is observed and every cantilevered
joist is rotted halfway out from the wall.
a. Tell all appropriate parties that there is a hazard, and no one should step out on it.
b. Say nothing
c. Tell the client of the problem and report as such.
d. Contact the city building inspector and let them know of the problem. correct answers a. Tell
all appropriate parties that there is a hazard, and no one should step out on it.
What is a common reason for water overflowing a gutter?
a. Roof too steep for the gutter system design.
b. Downspout too small for the gutters.
c. Gutter not large enough for the area of roof covered.
d. None of the above correct answers c. Gutter not large enough for the area of roof covered.
How can you determine if a home is on sinking soil or on unsteady soil?
a. The streets and sidewalks in an older community are broken up.
b. Only a geotechnical evaluation can make that kind of determination.
c. You should make that conclusion from a standard home inspection. correct answers b. Only a
geotechnical evaluation can make that kind of determination.
Why would you install a pressure regulator?
a. You are near a fire main.
b. The pressure in the home is too high.
c. You do not have enough water pressure in the house.
d. You are controlling the amount of water coming into the home. correct answers b. The
pressure in the home is too high.
You are inspecting a flat roof with a rock ballast finish. You see an A/C platform sitting on two
4"x4" SPF boards:
a. Say nothing.
b. Tell buyer that the 4x4's should be replaced with pressure treated wood.
c. Inform the client that this arrangement may damage the roof system. correct answers b. Tell
buyer that the 4x4's should be replaced with pressure treated wood.
, A home is built with a second floor and a trussed attic/roof above it. Which one of the following
is not a consideration when determining joist depth?
a. The eventual use of the attic
b. The weight of the roof system
c. The design of the roof system
d. The depth of the insulation to be installed correct answers d. The depth of the insulation to be
installed
You are inspecting a wood retaining wall. You notice 6"x 6" squares every four feet along the
wall:
a. These are a decoration
b. These are part of the tie back system
c. These do not mean anything correct answers b. These are part of the tie back system
What is efflorescence?
a. Concrete mixture with too much fluoride
b. The remaining dissolved salts stuck to the concrete as a result of water penetration
c. The material used inside of a fluorescent bulb to help conduct electricity correct answers b.
The remaining dissolved salts stuck to the concrete as a result of water penetration
You inspect a home with a wood stove 18" from the wall. You notice that the unit does not have
a UL approved sticker. You should tell the client:
a. The stove has to go
b. The stove is too close to the wall
c. Do not buy the house
d. Everything is okay correct answers b. The stove is too close to the wall
When is NOT the time to have your inspection agreement signed:
a. When you first meet the client at the home.
b. In the Realtor's office, before the inspection
c. Via fax
d. After the home inspection has been completed correct answers d. After the home inspection
has been completed
Which of the following is the least safe for the occupants?
a. Dead bolts with a keyed interior arrangement
b. A garage without a safety reverse
c. A loose handrail
d. No safety glass correct answers a. Dead bolts with a keyed interior arrangement
A cedar shake roof will (wear out first) or (show light through the felt first)
a. At the valley
b. At the shake ends
c. At the ridge
d. Between shakes correct answers d. Between shakes
