Interior Inspection Actual Exam Questions with Complete Solutions Graded A+
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Interior Inspection
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Interior Inspection
Which area in the home can the home inspector bypass during the interior inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER-Neither the closets under stairways, foyers, or small rooms
According to most standards of practice for the interior inspection, the home inspector is not required to? - CORRECT ANSWER-Observe d...
Interior Inspection Actual Exam
Questions with Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Which area in the home can the home inspector bypass during the interior inspection? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Neither the closets under stairways, foyers, or small rooms
According to most standards of practice for the interior inspection, the home inspector is
not required to? - CORRECT ANSWER-Observe draperies, blinds, and other window
treatments
What items are not included in the interior inspection? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Recreational facilities
Facing - CORRECT ANSWER-The material applied directly to studs and joists to form
walls and ceilings
Plaster - CORRECT ANSWER-A powder made of gypsum and other aggregates that
form a paste when wet and a durable surface when applied and dried
Gypsum - CORRECT ANSWER-A common mineral that also is called sulfate of calcium
Lath - CORRECT ANSWER-The strips of wood, wire mesh, or gypsum board that are
attached to studs, truss chords, and ceiling joists, forming a base for plaster to adhere
to
Laths are used in the application of which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Plaster
Which is the most recent method of applying plaster to walls and ceilings? - CORRECT
ANSWER-1 or 2 layers over a gypsum board lath
, Which type of facing would be best suited to curved ceiling surfaces? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Plaster
What causes plaster to become powdery? - CORRECT ANSWER-Being soaked with
water
What repair would not be acceptable with powdery plaster? - CORRECT ANSWER-Wet
the plaster to re-harden it
How should the home inspector test a bulge in a plaster wall for detachment from the
lath? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pushing on it gently with the hand
Cracks found on a plaster wall may indicate an underlying structural problem if they
are? - CORRECT ANSWER-One-quarter-inch wide
Which type of crack in a plaster problem rather than a structural cause? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Networks of surface cracks
What sort of crack in a drywall ceiling can be caused by truss uplift? - CORRECT
ANSWER-A crack along the junction of the ceiling and the walls
What is drywall made of? - CORRECT ANSWER-Gypsum covered with paper or
fiberglass
What materials are used for making seamless joints in a drywall facing? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Joint cement and tape
A random and slight bulge in the drywall could be an indicator of? - CORRECT
ANSWER-A popping nail
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