National Prep exam 2 Home Inspector Course study material 2024

National Prep exam 2 Home Inspector Course study material 2024 1. The purpose of a home inspection is to provide: (a) An estimation of the costs of improving their property (b) Provide a list of the property's patent and latent problems and concerns (c) Provide information regarding the property conditions at the time of the inspection (d) Provide conclusions about all of the conditions of the property at the time of the inspection - CORRECT ANSWER-C, Provide information regarding the property conditions at the time of the inspection 2. Real Estate inspections include (a) A design analysis (b) A written report (c) An architectural analysis (d) engineering calculations - CORRECT ANSWER-B, A written report 3. Reports can be released to people other than your client (a) if they have an interest in the property at the time of the inspection (b) if they are the owner of the property at the time of the inspection (c) if they were a real estate agent involved in the transaction (d) Only with the approval of the client involved in the transaction - CORRECT ANSWER-D, Only with the approval of the client involved in the transaction 4. A poor reason for a written report is that (a) The statute requires it (b) reduces reliance on verbal presentations (c) client can review findings and opinions (d) limits inspector liability - CORRECT ANSWER-B, Reduces reliance on verbal presentations 5. A major concern with exterior cladding systems is (a) rafter uplift (b) Heat generation (c) Vapor diffusion (d) Water penetration - CORRECT ANSWER-D, Water penetration 6. Sills sloping down away from the window encourages (a) Rot (b) Damage (c) Need of paint (d) Water drainage - CORRECT ANSWER-D, Water drainage 7. Probing the ends of beams with a screwdriver is a good way to check for (a) deterioration (b) end bearing (c) deflections (d) Pressure treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-A, Deterioration 8. The preferred discharge point for a downspout is (a) below grade into a storm sewer (b) below grade into a floor drain (c) above grade six feet from the house (d) above grade adjacent to the house - CORRECT ANSWER-C, Above grade six feet from the house 9. ___________ is not a common failure pattern for asphalt shingles . (a) Spalling (b) Cracking (c) Delamination (d) Granule loss - CORRECT ANSWER-A, Spalling 10. Ice dams cause (a) Icicles hanging from gutters (b) Water damage at interior wall/ceiling intersections (c) Water draining from the drip edges (d) Siding discoloration starting at the header flashings - CORRECT ANSWER-B, Water damage at interior wall/ceiling intersections 11. Where a steeply pitched shingle roof meets a lower pitched shingle roof, the slope change may be especially vulnerable to (a) Unusually rapid deterioration from air turbulence (b) Water penetration under the shingles on the lower pitched side (c) Excessive shingle wear adjacent to the valley on the steeper pitched side (d) Premature valley flashing wear on the high side of the valley - CORRECT ANSWERB, Water penetration under the shingles on the lower pitched side 12. Drip edge flashing (a) is installed under the felt (b) may extend one inch up the roof surface (c) is always required along rakes (d) can never be omitted - CORRECT ANSWER-A, Is installed under the felt 13. _____________ is not a common problem with built up roofing systems. (a) Oil-canning (b) Blisters (c) Alligatoring (d) Ridging - CORRECT ANSWER-A, Oil-canning 14. The crack in the concrete slab shown in the photograp