HOME INSPECTOR MAIN EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔31. DOWNSPOUTS: - ✔✔The pipe that leads the water down from the gutter.
✔✔32. ENGINEERING SERVICE: - ✔✔Any professional service or creative work
requiring engineering education, training, and experience.
✔✔33. ENTRANCE CANOPY: - ✔✔A roof extending over the entrance door.
✔✔34. EVALUATE: - ✔✔To ascertain, judge, or form an opinion about an item or
condition.
✔✔35. FINISH FLOORING: - ✔✔Usually hardwood, of tongued and grooved strips.
✔✔36. FINISHED GRADE LINE: - ✔✔The top of the ground at the foundation.
✔✔37. FIREBRICK: - ✔✔A special brick that can withstand the heat of direct fire without
breaking.
✔✔38. FLOORING PAPER: - ✔✔A felt paper laid on the rough floor to stop air filtration
and, to some extent, noise.
✔✔39. FLUE LINER: - ✔✔The interior of the chimney, usually terra cotta, protecting the
brick from harmful smoke gases.
✔✔40. FOOTING: T - ✔✔he concrete pad that carries the entire weight of the house
upon the earth.
✔✔41. FOOTING DRAIN TILE: - ✔✔A pipe with cracks at the joints To allow
underground water to drain away and before it gets into the basement.
✔✔42. FOUNDATION: - ✔✔The base upon which the structure or a wall rests; usually
masonry, concrete, or stone.
✔✔43. FUNCTION: - ✔✔The action for which an item, component or system is specially
fitted.
✔✔44. FUNCTIONAL: - ✔✔Performing, or able to perform, a function.
✔✔45. FUNCTIONAL DRAINAGE: - ✔✔Emptying in a reasonable amount of time when
one of its supply faucets is left on.
, ✔✔46. FUNCTIONAL FLOW: - ✔✔Sufficient water flow to provide uninterrupted supply
when two taps are operated simultaneously
✔✔47. FOUNDATION WALL: - ✔✔The wall or poured concrete or concrete blocks that
rests on the footing and supports the remainder of the house.
✔✔48. FURRING: - ✔✔Falsework or framework necessary to bring the outer surface to
where it needs to be.
✔✔49. FURTHER EVALUATION: - ✔✔Examination and analysis by a qualified
professional, beyond that provided by the home inspection.
✔✔50. GABLE: - ✔✔The triangular end of a building with a sloping roof on each side.
✔✔51. GARAGE BOARD: - ✔✔The fascia or board at the gable just under the edge of
the roof.
✔✔52. GIRDER: - ✔✔A main beam upon which floor joists rest.
✔✔53. GRAVEL FILL: - ✔✔Placed under the slab to allow drainage and to guard
against a damp floor.
✔✔54. GUTTER: - ✔✔The trough that gathers rainwater from a roof.
✔✔55. HABITABLE: - ✔✔In a condition suitable for humans to live inside.
✔✔56. HABITABLE SPACES: - ✔✔Rooms or spaces used for sitting, sleeping, bathing,
toilets, eating or cooking.
✔✔57. HEAT SOURCE: - ✔✔Any device from which heat is intended to be emitted.
✔✔58. HOME INSPECTION: - ✔✔The process by which an inspector visually examines
the readily accessible systems and components of a home and operates those systems.
✔✔59. HEARTH: - ✔✔The floor of a fireplace that extends into the room for safety
purposes.
✔✔60. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES: - ✔✔Kitchen, laundry, and similar appliances,
whether installed Or free-standing.
✔✔61. INSPECT: - ✔✔To examine readily accessible systems and components of a
building using normal operating controls.
WITH ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔31. DOWNSPOUTS: - ✔✔The pipe that leads the water down from the gutter.
✔✔32. ENGINEERING SERVICE: - ✔✔Any professional service or creative work
requiring engineering education, training, and experience.
✔✔33. ENTRANCE CANOPY: - ✔✔A roof extending over the entrance door.
✔✔34. EVALUATE: - ✔✔To ascertain, judge, or form an opinion about an item or
condition.
✔✔35. FINISH FLOORING: - ✔✔Usually hardwood, of tongued and grooved strips.
✔✔36. FINISHED GRADE LINE: - ✔✔The top of the ground at the foundation.
✔✔37. FIREBRICK: - ✔✔A special brick that can withstand the heat of direct fire without
breaking.
✔✔38. FLOORING PAPER: - ✔✔A felt paper laid on the rough floor to stop air filtration
and, to some extent, noise.
✔✔39. FLUE LINER: - ✔✔The interior of the chimney, usually terra cotta, protecting the
brick from harmful smoke gases.
✔✔40. FOOTING: T - ✔✔he concrete pad that carries the entire weight of the house
upon the earth.
✔✔41. FOOTING DRAIN TILE: - ✔✔A pipe with cracks at the joints To allow
underground water to drain away and before it gets into the basement.
✔✔42. FOUNDATION: - ✔✔The base upon which the structure or a wall rests; usually
masonry, concrete, or stone.
✔✔43. FUNCTION: - ✔✔The action for which an item, component or system is specially
fitted.
✔✔44. FUNCTIONAL: - ✔✔Performing, or able to perform, a function.
✔✔45. FUNCTIONAL DRAINAGE: - ✔✔Emptying in a reasonable amount of time when
one of its supply faucets is left on.
, ✔✔46. FUNCTIONAL FLOW: - ✔✔Sufficient water flow to provide uninterrupted supply
when two taps are operated simultaneously
✔✔47. FOUNDATION WALL: - ✔✔The wall or poured concrete or concrete blocks that
rests on the footing and supports the remainder of the house.
✔✔48. FURRING: - ✔✔Falsework or framework necessary to bring the outer surface to
where it needs to be.
✔✔49. FURTHER EVALUATION: - ✔✔Examination and analysis by a qualified
professional, beyond that provided by the home inspection.
✔✔50. GABLE: - ✔✔The triangular end of a building with a sloping roof on each side.
✔✔51. GARAGE BOARD: - ✔✔The fascia or board at the gable just under the edge of
the roof.
✔✔52. GIRDER: - ✔✔A main beam upon which floor joists rest.
✔✔53. GRAVEL FILL: - ✔✔Placed under the slab to allow drainage and to guard
against a damp floor.
✔✔54. GUTTER: - ✔✔The trough that gathers rainwater from a roof.
✔✔55. HABITABLE: - ✔✔In a condition suitable for humans to live inside.
✔✔56. HABITABLE SPACES: - ✔✔Rooms or spaces used for sitting, sleeping, bathing,
toilets, eating or cooking.
✔✔57. HEAT SOURCE: - ✔✔Any device from which heat is intended to be emitted.
✔✔58. HOME INSPECTION: - ✔✔The process by which an inspector visually examines
the readily accessible systems and components of a home and operates those systems.
✔✔59. HEARTH: - ✔✔The floor of a fireplace that extends into the room for safety
purposes.
✔✔60. HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES: - ✔✔Kitchen, laundry, and similar appliances,
whether installed Or free-standing.
✔✔61. INSPECT: - ✔✔To examine readily accessible systems and components of a
building using normal operating controls.
