The Interior Inspection UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT Answers
Which area in the home can the home inspector bypass D. none of the answers shown
during the interior inspection?
A. small rooms
B. foyers
C. closets under stairways
D. none of the answers shown
According to most standards of practice for the interior B. observe draperies, blinds, and other window treatments
inspection, the home inspector is not required to
___________.
A. observe a representative number of doors and
windows
B. observe draperies, blinds, and other window
treatments
C. report signs of water penetration into the building
D. operate a representative number of doors and
windows
What items are not included in the interior inspection? A. recreational facilities
A. recreational facilities
B. separation walls between the home and garage
C. walls, ceilings, and floors
D. closets, foyers, and hallways
, Metal laths are used in the application of which of the A. plaster
following ___ _.
A. plaster
B. gypsum board
C. suspended ceilings
D. ceiling tiles
Which is the most recent method of applying plaster to B. 1 or 2 layers over a gypsum board lath
walls and ceilings?
A. 3 layers over 1" by 4" lath
B. 1 or 2 layers over a gypsum board lath
C. 3 layers over a wire mesh
D. 1 layer over plywood
Which type of facing would be best suited to curved B. plaster
ceiling surfaces?
A. drywall
B. plaster
C. wood planking
D. plywood
What causes plaster to become powdery? C. being soaked with water
A. detachment of the lath
B. too much reworking upon installation
C. being soaked with water
D. settlement of the foundation
How should the home inspector test a bulge in a A. pushing on it gently with the hand
plaster wall for detachment from the lath?
A. pushing on it gently with the hand
B. tapping on it with a screwdriver
C. side lighting it with a flashlight
D. banging on it with the flashlight
Cracks found on a plaster wall may indicate an C. one-quarter-inch wide
underlying structural problem if they are ___ _.
A. one-sixteenth-inch wide
B. one-eighth-inch wide
C. one-quarter-inch wide
D. none of the answers shown
Which type of crack in a plaster facing is an indication C. network of surface cracks
of a plater problem than a structural cause?
A. cracks above doors and windows
B. angled wall cracks
C. network of surface cracks
D. cracks around stairways
AND CORRECT Answers
Which area in the home can the home inspector bypass D. none of the answers shown
during the interior inspection?
A. small rooms
B. foyers
C. closets under stairways
D. none of the answers shown
According to most standards of practice for the interior B. observe draperies, blinds, and other window treatments
inspection, the home inspector is not required to
___________.
A. observe a representative number of doors and
windows
B. observe draperies, blinds, and other window
treatments
C. report signs of water penetration into the building
D. operate a representative number of doors and
windows
What items are not included in the interior inspection? A. recreational facilities
A. recreational facilities
B. separation walls between the home and garage
C. walls, ceilings, and floors
D. closets, foyers, and hallways
, Metal laths are used in the application of which of the A. plaster
following ___ _.
A. plaster
B. gypsum board
C. suspended ceilings
D. ceiling tiles
Which is the most recent method of applying plaster to B. 1 or 2 layers over a gypsum board lath
walls and ceilings?
A. 3 layers over 1" by 4" lath
B. 1 or 2 layers over a gypsum board lath
C. 3 layers over a wire mesh
D. 1 layer over plywood
Which type of facing would be best suited to curved B. plaster
ceiling surfaces?
A. drywall
B. plaster
C. wood planking
D. plywood
What causes plaster to become powdery? C. being soaked with water
A. detachment of the lath
B. too much reworking upon installation
C. being soaked with water
D. settlement of the foundation
How should the home inspector test a bulge in a A. pushing on it gently with the hand
plaster wall for detachment from the lath?
A. pushing on it gently with the hand
B. tapping on it with a screwdriver
C. side lighting it with a flashlight
D. banging on it with the flashlight
Cracks found on a plaster wall may indicate an C. one-quarter-inch wide
underlying structural problem if they are ___ _.
A. one-sixteenth-inch wide
B. one-eighth-inch wide
C. one-quarter-inch wide
D. none of the answers shown
Which type of crack in a plaster facing is an indication C. network of surface cracks
of a plater problem than a structural cause?
A. cracks above doors and windows
B. angled wall cracks
C. network of surface cracks
D. cracks around stairways
