TREC HOME INSPECTOR EXAM 2024
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS
What is the maximum TREC will pay? Correct Answer $12,500
per transaction; $30,000 for each licensee
Number of members on TREC? Correct Answer 9; 6 Brokers /
3 Public. The each serve staggered years.
How many members are on the Texas Real Estate Inspector
Committee? Correct Answer 9; all professional inspectors for 5
years. Staggered 6 year terms. 3 members expire Feb 1st in
odd-numbered years.
How many hours requirement for renewal of each of the three
types of licensees? Correct Answer 16, 8, 0
Real Estate Inspector must complete the following 4
requirements. Correct Answer 1. Apprentice inspector for
minimum of 3 month
2. Minimum of 25 inspections
3. Completion of 90 hrs of core instruction
4. 70% or better on state exam
Professional Inspectors must complete the following 4
requirements. Correct Answer 1. Real Estate Inspector for 12
months
2. Minimum of 175 inspections
3. Additional 38 hrs of instruction
4. 80% or better on exam
A soil engineer rates potential change of soil volume by...
Correct Answer The plasticity index (PI)
,Minimum crawl space opening... Correct Answer 18 x 24
Or 22 x 30 with mechanical equipment
Treated wood or decay resistant lumber must be used on
structural floor joists in a crawl space when closer to Correct
Answer 18 inches
Structural girders in a crawl space must be made out of treated
or decay resistant lumber when closer than ____ to the
ground? Correct Answer 12 inches
Sills or plates which rest on concrete or masonry walls less
than ____ above grade must use treated or decay resistant
lumber. Correct Answer 8 inches
Where should anchor bolts be located? Correct Answer Within
12 inches of openings and 6 ft OC thereafter
In areas of expansive soils drainage from the roof to the ground
surface must be at least ____ from the foundation walls if an
approved drainage system is not used. Correct Answer 5 ft
The maximum that a load bearing wall stud should be cut or
notched is ____ ? Correct Answer 25%
Studs in a non-load bearing partition may be notched to a depth
not exceeding ____ % of a single stud width? Correct Answer
40%
Minimum dimensions for a bedroom egress window? Correct
Answer 20 x 24 inches
What is the maximum distance an emergency egress window
can be located from the floor in a bedroom? Correct Answer 44
inches from the floor to the sill.
, In a non-load bearing wall, what % of a stud may be drilled?
Correct Answer 60%
In a load bearing wall, what % of a stud may be drilled? Correct
Answer 40%
In a load bearing wall, what % of a double stud may be drilled?
Correct Answer 60% holes must be a min of 5/8" from the edge
What fraction of a floor joist may be bored? Correct Answer 1/3
in the end 1/3 - 2" from the top or bottom. (Notching is only 1/4
in the end 1/3).
The door between living space and garage must be ____ thick
and fire rating of NLT ____ minutes? Correct Answer 1 3/8" and
20min
In habitable rooms, windows must be ____ percent of floor
space? Correct Answer 8%
Two family dwellings must be separated by wall with a
minimum fire rating of ____? Correct Answer 1 hour
In a non-load bearing wall, how much may a stud be drilled?
Correct Answer 60%
What is maximum distance that a gas valve can be located
from a fire place? Correct Answer 6 feet and in the same room.
What is the minimum depth of a fireplace? Correct Answer 20
inches
The hearth and hearth extension shall extend a minimum of
____ from the back of the firebox to the end of the hearth
extension. Correct Answer 20" + 16" = 36"
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS
What is the maximum TREC will pay? Correct Answer $12,500
per transaction; $30,000 for each licensee
Number of members on TREC? Correct Answer 9; 6 Brokers /
3 Public. The each serve staggered years.
How many members are on the Texas Real Estate Inspector
Committee? Correct Answer 9; all professional inspectors for 5
years. Staggered 6 year terms. 3 members expire Feb 1st in
odd-numbered years.
How many hours requirement for renewal of each of the three
types of licensees? Correct Answer 16, 8, 0
Real Estate Inspector must complete the following 4
requirements. Correct Answer 1. Apprentice inspector for
minimum of 3 month
2. Minimum of 25 inspections
3. Completion of 90 hrs of core instruction
4. 70% or better on state exam
Professional Inspectors must complete the following 4
requirements. Correct Answer 1. Real Estate Inspector for 12
months
2. Minimum of 175 inspections
3. Additional 38 hrs of instruction
4. 80% or better on exam
A soil engineer rates potential change of soil volume by...
Correct Answer The plasticity index (PI)
,Minimum crawl space opening... Correct Answer 18 x 24
Or 22 x 30 with mechanical equipment
Treated wood or decay resistant lumber must be used on
structural floor joists in a crawl space when closer to Correct
Answer 18 inches
Structural girders in a crawl space must be made out of treated
or decay resistant lumber when closer than ____ to the
ground? Correct Answer 12 inches
Sills or plates which rest on concrete or masonry walls less
than ____ above grade must use treated or decay resistant
lumber. Correct Answer 8 inches
Where should anchor bolts be located? Correct Answer Within
12 inches of openings and 6 ft OC thereafter
In areas of expansive soils drainage from the roof to the ground
surface must be at least ____ from the foundation walls if an
approved drainage system is not used. Correct Answer 5 ft
The maximum that a load bearing wall stud should be cut or
notched is ____ ? Correct Answer 25%
Studs in a non-load bearing partition may be notched to a depth
not exceeding ____ % of a single stud width? Correct Answer
40%
Minimum dimensions for a bedroom egress window? Correct
Answer 20 x 24 inches
What is the maximum distance an emergency egress window
can be located from the floor in a bedroom? Correct Answer 44
inches from the floor to the sill.
, In a non-load bearing wall, what % of a stud may be drilled?
Correct Answer 60%
In a load bearing wall, what % of a stud may be drilled? Correct
Answer 40%
In a load bearing wall, what % of a double stud may be drilled?
Correct Answer 60% holes must be a min of 5/8" from the edge
What fraction of a floor joist may be bored? Correct Answer 1/3
in the end 1/3 - 2" from the top or bottom. (Notching is only 1/4
in the end 1/3).
The door between living space and garage must be ____ thick
and fire rating of NLT ____ minutes? Correct Answer 1 3/8" and
20min
In habitable rooms, windows must be ____ percent of floor
space? Correct Answer 8%
Two family dwellings must be separated by wall with a
minimum fire rating of ____? Correct Answer 1 hour
In a non-load bearing wall, how much may a stud be drilled?
Correct Answer 60%
What is maximum distance that a gas valve can be located
from a fire place? Correct Answer 6 feet and in the same room.
What is the minimum depth of a fireplace? Correct Answer 20
inches
The hearth and hearth extension shall extend a minimum of
____ from the back of the firebox to the end of the hearth
extension. Correct Answer 20" + 16" = 36"
