NSPIRE FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How many risers on a set of stairs require a handrail? - ✔✔four risers
✔✔When are two handrails required on a ramp? - ✔✔When is either more than six
inches in height or more than 72 inches in length
✔✔What date range on the calendar is used to determine the testing of heat? -
✔✔October 1st through March 31st
✔✔Below what temperature is considered "life threatening"? - ✔✔64 degrees
✔✔What temperature range is considered "severe"? - ✔✔Between 64 and 67.9 degrees
✔✔Is a live rat seen inside a unit during an inspection considered "evidence" or
"extensive"? - ✔✔extensive
✔✔Is a live mouse seen inside a unit during an inspection considered "evidence" or
"extensive"? - ✔✔evidence
✔✔Is two more live mice seen inside a unit during an inspection considered "evidence"
or "extensive"? - ✔✔extensive
✔✔What does natural gas smell like? - ✔✔rotten eggs or sulphur
✔✔Can a hole be drilled in a clean-out cap for a sewer system to make it more
accessible - ✔✔no
✔✔Is discoloration in a ceiling that is no longer wet considered a deficiency? - ✔✔no
✔✔do exterior photo-electric lights need to be tested for functionality - ✔✔no, but make
sure there is no missing bulb
✔✔What two rooms require a permanent light fixture? - ✔✔Kitchen and Bathroom
✔✔What amount of exterior trash/litter is considered a deficiency? - ✔✔ten small pieces
of litter in a 10x10 foot area
✔✔Is a large trashed-out appliance left in an area unintended for garbage a deficiency?
- ✔✔yes
✔✔Does inspecting for trash/litter include the inside of the unit? - ✔✔no
, ✔✔What is the minimum lighting and electrical requirements for a habitable room? -
✔✔either two outlets or one outlet and one permanent light fixture
✔✔What amount of mold like substance is considered a deficiency? - ✔✔four square
inches
✔✔How big does a pothole need to be to be considered a deficiency? - ✔✔4 inches
deep and 12 inches long
✔✔What is a target home? - ✔✔Any home built before 1978 with a child under the age
of 6 occupying
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the exterior of a target
home is above de minimus - ✔✔20 square feet
✔✔Does chipping, chalking, and peeling paint that is below de minimus on the outside
of a home need to be repaired? - ✔✔yes
✔✔If the amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint is above lead based paint de
minimus what must be done? - ✔✔lead based paint safe work practices must be
implemented
✔✔Is the 2 square foot lead based paint de minimus requirement in a target home per
room or cumulative for the enitre unit - ✔✔per room
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the inside of a target home
is above de minimus - ✔✔two square feet
✔✔What percentage of a component must have chipping, chalking, and peeling to be a
deficiency - ✔✔ten percent per component
✔✔What are examples of different components inspected for lead based paint in a
target home? - ✔✔window sill, window sash, door, door frame, stairs, handrails
✔✔Are public roads included in an NSPIRE inspection? - ✔✔no
✔✔what is the minimum internal temperature required for a refrigerator? - ✔✔no
requirement
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean towards the fill - side? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean away from the fill - side? - ✔✔no
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How many risers on a set of stairs require a handrail? - ✔✔four risers
✔✔When are two handrails required on a ramp? - ✔✔When is either more than six
inches in height or more than 72 inches in length
✔✔What date range on the calendar is used to determine the testing of heat? -
✔✔October 1st through March 31st
✔✔Below what temperature is considered "life threatening"? - ✔✔64 degrees
✔✔What temperature range is considered "severe"? - ✔✔Between 64 and 67.9 degrees
✔✔Is a live rat seen inside a unit during an inspection considered "evidence" or
"extensive"? - ✔✔extensive
✔✔Is a live mouse seen inside a unit during an inspection considered "evidence" or
"extensive"? - ✔✔evidence
✔✔Is two more live mice seen inside a unit during an inspection considered "evidence"
or "extensive"? - ✔✔extensive
✔✔What does natural gas smell like? - ✔✔rotten eggs or sulphur
✔✔Can a hole be drilled in a clean-out cap for a sewer system to make it more
accessible - ✔✔no
✔✔Is discoloration in a ceiling that is no longer wet considered a deficiency? - ✔✔no
✔✔do exterior photo-electric lights need to be tested for functionality - ✔✔no, but make
sure there is no missing bulb
✔✔What two rooms require a permanent light fixture? - ✔✔Kitchen and Bathroom
✔✔What amount of exterior trash/litter is considered a deficiency? - ✔✔ten small pieces
of litter in a 10x10 foot area
✔✔Is a large trashed-out appliance left in an area unintended for garbage a deficiency?
- ✔✔yes
✔✔Does inspecting for trash/litter include the inside of the unit? - ✔✔no
, ✔✔What is the minimum lighting and electrical requirements for a habitable room? -
✔✔either two outlets or one outlet and one permanent light fixture
✔✔What amount of mold like substance is considered a deficiency? - ✔✔four square
inches
✔✔How big does a pothole need to be to be considered a deficiency? - ✔✔4 inches
deep and 12 inches long
✔✔What is a target home? - ✔✔Any home built before 1978 with a child under the age
of 6 occupying
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the exterior of a target
home is above de minimus - ✔✔20 square feet
✔✔Does chipping, chalking, and peeling paint that is below de minimus on the outside
of a home need to be repaired? - ✔✔yes
✔✔If the amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint is above lead based paint de
minimus what must be done? - ✔✔lead based paint safe work practices must be
implemented
✔✔Is the 2 square foot lead based paint de minimus requirement in a target home per
room or cumulative for the enitre unit - ✔✔per room
✔✔What amount of chipping, chalking, and peeling paint on the inside of a target home
is above de minimus - ✔✔two square feet
✔✔What percentage of a component must have chipping, chalking, and peeling to be a
deficiency - ✔✔ten percent per component
✔✔What are examples of different components inspected for lead based paint in a
target home? - ✔✔window sill, window sash, door, door frame, stairs, handrails
✔✔Are public roads included in an NSPIRE inspection? - ✔✔no
✔✔what is the minimum internal temperature required for a refrigerator? - ✔✔no
requirement
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean towards the fill - side? - ✔✔yes
✔✔Can a retaining wall lean away from the fill - side? - ✔✔no
