Professional Home Inspector Exam NHIE / TREC #2
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What type of roof requires on interlayment of felt between courses?
a. Wood shakes
b. Roll roofing
c. Wood shingles
d. Slate shingles
a. Wood 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
Cooler
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'
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
D
,The real estate agent request 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.
B
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
D
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.
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
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
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.
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
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 evaulation can make that kind of determination.
c. You should make that conclusion from a standard home inspection.
b. Only a geotechnical evaulation 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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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Already Passed!!!
What type of roof requires on interlayment of felt between courses?
a. Wood shakes
b. Roll roofing
c. Wood shingles
d. Slate shingles
a. Wood 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
Cooler
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'
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
D
,The real estate agent request 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.
B
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
D
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.
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
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
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.
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
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 evaulation can make that kind of determination.
c. You should make that conclusion from a standard home inspection.
b. Only a geotechnical evaulation 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.
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.
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
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
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
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
