HOME INSPECTOR TEST PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔11. WHEN WAS USED LEAD SOLDER IN PIPE FITTING IN HOUSES
CONSTRUCTED? (P37/C3/3p/ INTERIOR/LEAD/LEAD IN DRINKING WATER) - ✔✔-
PRIOR TO 1988
✔✔12. GFI RECEPTACLES WERE NOT REQUIRED PRIOR TO WHAT YEAR?
(P68/C1/1 P/ ELECTRICAL/BRANCH CIRCUITS/GROUNDING) - ✔✔- 1990
✔✔13. WHEN HAS THE EIFS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON RESIDENTIAL USE?
(P12/COL1/2DO P/ EIFS) - ✔✔SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S
✔✔14. WHEN WAS THE ASBESTOS-CEMENT SIDING COMMONLY USED?
(P76/LIBRO DE TEXTO) - ✔✔IN MID-1900'S (USUALLY IN HOUSES CONSTRUSTED
BEFORE 1978)
✔✔1. WHAT IS A SIGN OF WATER PENETRATION THROUGH THE FOUNDATION?
- ✔✔- EFFLORESCENCE
✔✔2. WHAT ARE SOME COMMON PROBLEMS YOU COULD ASSOCIATE WITH
STUCCO WALL
COVERING? - ✔✔- CRACKS, CRUMBLING, LOOSE, BULGIN
- INCOMPATIBLE FLASHINGS
- MECHANICAL DAMAGES
- RUSTED LATH OR TRIM
- NO DRIP SCREED
✔✔3. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKS IN THE
STUCCO? (P11/COL1) - ✔✔- CRACKS,
- CRUMBLING SECTIONS
- AND AREAS OF WATER INFILTRATION.
✔✔4. WHAT DOES NEW SHARP CRACKS IN STUCCO INDICATES? (P11/COL1) -
✔✔- MOVEMENT BEHIND THE WALLS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
✔✔5. WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF WINDOWS SHUTTERS? (P14/COL1) - ✔✔- TWO
TYPES: DECORATIVE and FUNCTIONAL
✔✔6. FOUNDATION, WALLS AND PIERS IN SMALL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ARE
USUALLY MADE OF WHAT MATERIAL? (P10/COL2/2.1) - ✔✔- MANSORY
,✔✔7. WHAT ARE THE FOUR CRITICAL AREAS FOR THE EXTERIOR TO
DETERMINE THEIR CONDITION AND STRENGHT? (P10/COL1/4TO p) - ✔✔-
ROOFS
- WINDOWS
- DOORS
- GARAGE DOORS
✔✔8. ACCORDING TO FS.-468.8311, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HOME? (P2) -
✔✔- MEANS ANY RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY , OR MANUFACTURED OR
MODULAR HOME, WICH IS A SINGLE-FAILY DWELLING, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX,
QUADRUPLEX, CONDOMINIUM UNIT OR COOPERATIVE UNIT. (NOT INCLUDE
THE COMMON AREAS OF CONDOMINIUMS OR COOPERATIVES)
✔✔9. HOME INSPECTOR OPERATES UNDER WHAT STATUTES? (P1) - ✔✔-
STATUTE 468.
✔✔10. GLAZING ADJACENT TO ANY SURFACE NORMALLY USED FOR
WALKING MUST BE WHAT? (P14/COL3/3P/ EXTERIOR/ WINDORWS AND DOOR/
SAFETY
GLAZING) - ✔✔- SAFETY GLAZING
✔✔11. WHAT SHOULD GLAZED ENTRANCE DOORS INCLUDING STORM DOORS,
SLIDING GLASS PATIO DOORS, AND GLAZING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO
THESE DOORS (EXCLUDING JALOUSIE DOORS) BE? (P14/COL3/3P/ EXTERIOR/
WINDORWS AND DOOR/ SAFETY GLAZING). - ✔✔- FULLY TEMPERED, WIRE OR
LAMINATED GLASS
- or AN APPROVED PLASTIC MATERIAL
✔✔12. WHAT IS SAFETY GLAZING? (P14/COL3/3P/ EXTERIOR/ WINDORWS AND
DOOR/SAFETY GLAZING). - ✔✔- IT'S A BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENT THAT
APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND REPLACEMENT GLAZING
✔✔13. WHAT ARE THE FOUR PRODUCT LAYERS OF EIFS MOVING OUTWARDS?
(P12/COL1/EFIS) - ✔✔- INSULATION BOARD
- MESH AND BASE COAT LAYER
- FINISH COAT
- SEALANT AND FLASHING
✔✔14. IN LOCATION THAT HAVE LITTLE OR NO SNOW, THE DISTANCE OF
EXTERIOR WOOD ELEMENT TO THE GRADE SHOULD BE? (P10/COL3/4TO P) -
✔✔- NO LESS THAN 6 INCHES
, ✔✔15. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMPLEX ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING'S
EXTERIOR? (P12/COL2/3ER P/WINDOWS AND DOORS) - ✔✔- WINDOWS AND
DOORS
✔✔16. WHAT ARE HOME INSPECTOR NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE?
(P6/468.8323(2) ) - ✔✔- ESTIMATES RELATED TO THE COST OF REPAIR OF AN
INSPECTED PROPERTY.
✔✔17. WHEN MOLD IS EVIDENT ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS, OR THE INTERIOR
WALLS ARE DAMP ON AN EIFS SYSTEM, WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING INSIDE
THE WALLS? (P12/COL2/2DO P) - ✔✔- CONDENSATION is occurring in the walls
✔✔18. WHAT IS "GFCI"? (61-30.803 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS) - ✔✔- GROUND
FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS.
✔✔19. PORCHES LOCATED MORE THAN _______ ABOVE THE GROUND
SHOULD HAVE GUARDRIALS LOCATED NOT LESS THAN ______ HIGH.
(P15/COL1/3ER P) - ✔✔- 30'' ; 36"
✔✔20. HOW OFTEN SHAL WE RENEW THE HOME INSPECTOR LICENCE?
(468.8315(2) ) - ✔✔- BIENNIALLY, ON EVEN YEARS , NO LATER THAN JULY 31.
✔✔21. WHILE INSPECTING ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHINGLES, WHAT SHOULD BE
INSPECTED? (P11/COL1/2DO P/ASBESTOS CEMENT SHINGLES) - ✔✔- LOOSE
- CKACKED
- BROKEN PIECES
- AND INSPECT AROUND ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS TRIM FOR SIGNS OF
DETERIORATION
✔✔22. WHAT SHOULD DOBLE EXTERIOR DOORS BE SPECIALLY CHECKED
FOR? (P12/COL3/6TO P) - ✔✔- THE PRESENCE OF DEAD-BOLT LOCKS WITH
THROW LENGTH OF NO
LESS THAN "1 inch"
✔✔23. PAINT-RELATED PROBLEMS ON EXTERIOR WOODS ELEMENTS MAY
BE DUE TO WHAT? (P10/COL3/2DO P/ EXTERIOR WOOD ELEMENTS) - ✔✔-
VAPOR PRESSURE BENEATH THE PAINT
- IMPORPER PAINT APPLICATION
- EXCESSIVE PAINT BUILDUP
✔✔24. IN HURRICANE REGIONS, CHECK ALL WINDOWS GLASS DOORS THAT
ARE NOT PROTECTED BY SHUTTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT? (P13/COL3/4TO P)
- ✔✔- IF THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR IMPACT RESUSTANCE TO WINDBORNE
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔11. WHEN WAS USED LEAD SOLDER IN PIPE FITTING IN HOUSES
CONSTRUCTED? (P37/C3/3p/ INTERIOR/LEAD/LEAD IN DRINKING WATER) - ✔✔-
PRIOR TO 1988
✔✔12. GFI RECEPTACLES WERE NOT REQUIRED PRIOR TO WHAT YEAR?
(P68/C1/1 P/ ELECTRICAL/BRANCH CIRCUITS/GROUNDING) - ✔✔- 1990
✔✔13. WHEN HAS THE EIFS BEEN WIDESPREAD ON RESIDENTIAL USE?
(P12/COL1/2DO P/ EIFS) - ✔✔SINCE THE EARLY 1990'S
✔✔14. WHEN WAS THE ASBESTOS-CEMENT SIDING COMMONLY USED?
(P76/LIBRO DE TEXTO) - ✔✔IN MID-1900'S (USUALLY IN HOUSES CONSTRUSTED
BEFORE 1978)
✔✔1. WHAT IS A SIGN OF WATER PENETRATION THROUGH THE FOUNDATION?
- ✔✔- EFFLORESCENCE
✔✔2. WHAT ARE SOME COMMON PROBLEMS YOU COULD ASSOCIATE WITH
STUCCO WALL
COVERING? - ✔✔- CRACKS, CRUMBLING, LOOSE, BULGIN
- INCOMPATIBLE FLASHINGS
- MECHANICAL DAMAGES
- RUSTED LATH OR TRIM
- NO DRIP SCREED
✔✔3. WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKS IN THE
STUCCO? (P11/COL1) - ✔✔- CRACKS,
- CRUMBLING SECTIONS
- AND AREAS OF WATER INFILTRATION.
✔✔4. WHAT DOES NEW SHARP CRACKS IN STUCCO INDICATES? (P11/COL1) -
✔✔- MOVEMENT BEHIND THE WALLS THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
✔✔5. WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF WINDOWS SHUTTERS? (P14/COL1) - ✔✔- TWO
TYPES: DECORATIVE and FUNCTIONAL
✔✔6. FOUNDATION, WALLS AND PIERS IN SMALL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ARE
USUALLY MADE OF WHAT MATERIAL? (P10/COL2/2.1) - ✔✔- MANSORY
,✔✔7. WHAT ARE THE FOUR CRITICAL AREAS FOR THE EXTERIOR TO
DETERMINE THEIR CONDITION AND STRENGHT? (P10/COL1/4TO p) - ✔✔-
ROOFS
- WINDOWS
- DOORS
- GARAGE DOORS
✔✔8. ACCORDING TO FS.-468.8311, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF HOME? (P2) -
✔✔- MEANS ANY RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY , OR MANUFACTURED OR
MODULAR HOME, WICH IS A SINGLE-FAILY DWELLING, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX,
QUADRUPLEX, CONDOMINIUM UNIT OR COOPERATIVE UNIT. (NOT INCLUDE
THE COMMON AREAS OF CONDOMINIUMS OR COOPERATIVES)
✔✔9. HOME INSPECTOR OPERATES UNDER WHAT STATUTES? (P1) - ✔✔-
STATUTE 468.
✔✔10. GLAZING ADJACENT TO ANY SURFACE NORMALLY USED FOR
WALKING MUST BE WHAT? (P14/COL3/3P/ EXTERIOR/ WINDORWS AND DOOR/
SAFETY
GLAZING) - ✔✔- SAFETY GLAZING
✔✔11. WHAT SHOULD GLAZED ENTRANCE DOORS INCLUDING STORM DOORS,
SLIDING GLASS PATIO DOORS, AND GLAZING IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO
THESE DOORS (EXCLUDING JALOUSIE DOORS) BE? (P14/COL3/3P/ EXTERIOR/
WINDORWS AND DOOR/ SAFETY GLAZING). - ✔✔- FULLY TEMPERED, WIRE OR
LAMINATED GLASS
- or AN APPROVED PLASTIC MATERIAL
✔✔12. WHAT IS SAFETY GLAZING? (P14/COL3/3P/ EXTERIOR/ WINDORWS AND
DOOR/SAFETY GLAZING). - ✔✔- IT'S A BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENT THAT
APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND REPLACEMENT GLAZING
✔✔13. WHAT ARE THE FOUR PRODUCT LAYERS OF EIFS MOVING OUTWARDS?
(P12/COL1/EFIS) - ✔✔- INSULATION BOARD
- MESH AND BASE COAT LAYER
- FINISH COAT
- SEALANT AND FLASHING
✔✔14. IN LOCATION THAT HAVE LITTLE OR NO SNOW, THE DISTANCE OF
EXTERIOR WOOD ELEMENT TO THE GRADE SHOULD BE? (P10/COL3/4TO P) -
✔✔- NO LESS THAN 6 INCHES
, ✔✔15. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMPLEX ELEMENTS OF THE BUILDING'S
EXTERIOR? (P12/COL2/3ER P/WINDOWS AND DOORS) - ✔✔- WINDOWS AND
DOORS
✔✔16. WHAT ARE HOME INSPECTOR NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE?
(P6/468.8323(2) ) - ✔✔- ESTIMATES RELATED TO THE COST OF REPAIR OF AN
INSPECTED PROPERTY.
✔✔17. WHEN MOLD IS EVIDENT ON THE EXTERIOR WALLS, OR THE INTERIOR
WALLS ARE DAMP ON AN EIFS SYSTEM, WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING INSIDE
THE WALLS? (P12/COL2/2DO P) - ✔✔- CONDENSATION is occurring in the walls
✔✔18. WHAT IS "GFCI"? (61-30.803 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS) - ✔✔- GROUND
FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS.
✔✔19. PORCHES LOCATED MORE THAN _______ ABOVE THE GROUND
SHOULD HAVE GUARDRIALS LOCATED NOT LESS THAN ______ HIGH.
(P15/COL1/3ER P) - ✔✔- 30'' ; 36"
✔✔20. HOW OFTEN SHAL WE RENEW THE HOME INSPECTOR LICENCE?
(468.8315(2) ) - ✔✔- BIENNIALLY, ON EVEN YEARS , NO LATER THAN JULY 31.
✔✔21. WHILE INSPECTING ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHINGLES, WHAT SHOULD BE
INSPECTED? (P11/COL1/2DO P/ASBESTOS CEMENT SHINGLES) - ✔✔- LOOSE
- CKACKED
- BROKEN PIECES
- AND INSPECT AROUND ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS TRIM FOR SIGNS OF
DETERIORATION
✔✔22. WHAT SHOULD DOBLE EXTERIOR DOORS BE SPECIALLY CHECKED
FOR? (P12/COL3/6TO P) - ✔✔- THE PRESENCE OF DEAD-BOLT LOCKS WITH
THROW LENGTH OF NO
LESS THAN "1 inch"
✔✔23. PAINT-RELATED PROBLEMS ON EXTERIOR WOODS ELEMENTS MAY
BE DUE TO WHAT? (P10/COL3/2DO P/ EXTERIOR WOOD ELEMENTS) - ✔✔-
VAPOR PRESSURE BENEATH THE PAINT
- IMPORPER PAINT APPLICATION
- EXCESSIVE PAINT BUILDUP
✔✔24. IN HURRICANE REGIONS, CHECK ALL WINDOWS GLASS DOORS THAT
ARE NOT PROTECTED BY SHUTTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT? (P13/COL3/4TO P)
- ✔✔- IF THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR IMPACT RESUSTANCE TO WINDBORNE
