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Whichhfofhfthehffollowinghfbesthfdescribeshfthehfstatementhfshownhfbelowhfthathfappearshfinhfahftypicalhfhomehfi
nspectionhfreport?hf"thehfwaterhfheaterhfishfinhfgoodhfconditionhfforhfitshfage."hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Conclusion

Whichhfofhfthehffollowinghfconditionshfwouldhfbehfleasthfcriticalhftohfyourhfclient'shfsafety?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Ahfpinhfholehfinnhfthehfheathfexchanger

Ithfishfimportanthftohfmaintainhfahfpositivehfgradehfawayhffromhfahfstructurehfofhfathfleasthf_____hfinchhfdrophfperhff
oothfforhfthehffirsthfsixhffeet.hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-1

Thehfminimumhfrunhfforhfahfresidentialhfstairhftreadhfis:hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-9hfin

Standardhfthreehflighthfelectricalhftestershfarehfnothf100%hfreliablehfbecause:hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Threehflighthftestershfwillhfnothfdetecthfmultiplehfwiringhfproblems

Bulginghfplasterhfishfobservedhfhighhfuphfonhfseveralhfbedroomhfwalls.hfThehfprimaryhfconcernhfishfthehfbulginghfp
lasterhfishfa(n):hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Potentialhfsafetyhfhazard

WhenhfcalculatinghfthehfcoolinghfloadshfforhfanhfHVAChfsystem,hfwhathfarehfthehftypeshfofhfheathftransferhfthathfm
usthfbehftakenhfintohfaccount?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Sensiblehfandhflatenthfheat

WhichhfofhfthehffollowinghfmaterialshfwouldhfbehfmosthflikelyhftohfhavehfthehfhighesthfR-value?hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-6"hffiberglasshfbatthfinsulation



Ashfhomehfinspector,hfyouhfcanhfoftenhfdeterminehfthehfapproximatehfagehfofhfahfhomehfbyhfobservinghfhowhfithfw
ashfconstructed.hfWhichhfofhfthehffollowinghfchoiceshfrepresentshfthehfmethodhfofhfconstructionhfthathfishfthehfol
dest?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Posthfandhfbeamhfconstruction

WhichhfofhfthehffollowinghflocationshfishfoftenhfpronehftohfahfdeficiencyhfwhenhfinspectinghfExteriorhfInsulationhfa
ndhfFinishinghf(EIFS)hfwallhfsystem?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Athfthehfcornershfofhfthehfinstallationhf(aroundhfwindows)

Duringhfanhfinspection,hfyouhfobservehfthathfahfheathfpumphfishfnothfworkinghfandhfalsohfthathfthehfcondensatehfp
anhfunderhfthehfairhfhandlerhfishffullhfofhfwater.hfWhathfprobablyhfhappened?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Sincehfthehfpanhfwashffull,hfthehfcondensatehfoverflowhfswitchhfturnedhfthehfunithfoffhfinhforderhftohfensurehfthathf
condensatehfdidhfnothfspill.

Homehfinspectorshfcanhfneverhfbehfsuedhfbecausehftheyhfarehfprotectedhfbyhfthehflatesthfcodeshfandhfjurisdiction
.hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-False

FillhfinhfthehfBlank:hfThehfV-
3hfrulehfstateshfthathfahfwallhfcanhfusuallyhfbehfconsideredhfunsafehfifhfithfleanshftohfsuchhfanhfextenthfthathfahfplumb

,hflinehfpassinghfthroughhfitshfcenterhfofhfgravityhfdoeshfnothffallhfinsidehfthehfmiddlehf______hfofhfitshfbase.hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-One-third



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Nominalhf1hforhf2hfinchhfthickhfmembershfwhichhfconnecthfoppositehfroofhfrafters

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Egresshfwindowshfmusthfhavehfahfclearhfheighthfofhfathfleasthf16hfin

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hfcorrecthfanswers-Removinghfahfpiecehfofhfsidinghfinhforderhftohfinspecthfthehfwoodhfbehindhfit



Whenhfinspectinghfahfhome,hfyouhfobservehfahfwhitish,hfcottonyhfgrowthhfonhfthehfsurfacehfofhfthehfbaseboards.hf
Whichhfofhfthehffollowinghftypeshfofhffungihfishfmosthflikelyhfthehfcause?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-White-rothffungi

Whichhfshouldhfneverhfbehfincludedhfinhfyourhfreporthfafterhfahfpoolhfinspection?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Thehfriskhfandhfprobabilityhfofhfchildrenhffallinghfinhfthehfpool

Whichhfofhfthehffollowinghfishfahfbenefithforhfrighthfforhfwhichhfthehfpartieshftohfahfcontracthfmusthfbargain?hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-Consideration



Onehfwhohfhashfcontractedhftohfbehfresponsiblehfforhfanotherhforhfonehfwhohfassumeshfresponsibilitieshforhfdebt
shfinhfthehfeventhfofhfdefaulthfishfknowhfashfthe:hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Surety

Whichhfofhfthehffollowinghfishfnothfahfsolidhffuelhfheatinghfdevice?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Anhfelectrichfheater

Ishfthehfroofinghfmaterialhfonhfahfhousehfconsideredhfahfparthfofhfthehfroofhfdrainagehfsystem?hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-No



Ashfahfhomehfinspector,hfyouhfarehfrequiredhftohfobservehfandhforhftesthfallhfofhfthehfreadilyhfaccessiblehfcompone
ntshfofhfeachhfsystem.hfWhichhfofhfthehffollowinghfishfnothfconsideredhftohfbehfahfreadilyhfaccessiblehfcomponenthf
ofhfahfroom?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Nailshfandhfscrewshfinhfthehffloor

AccordinghftohfthehfInternationalhfResidentialhfCodehf(IRC),hfraftershfarehftohfbehffastenedhftohfridgehfboardshforhf
gussethfplateshfifhfthehfpitchhfofhfthehfroofhfishfgreaterhfthanhfequalhftohfwhathfangle?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-3/12

Ashfanhfinspector,hfwhenhfyouhfobservehfahfcomponent,hfyouhfarehfmakinghfthishftypehfofhfexamination:hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-Visual



Howhflargehfshouldhfthehffootinghfandhffoundationhfforhfahfmasonryhffireplacehfbe?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
>hf12hfincheshfthickhfandhfextendhf6hfincheshfbeyondhfthehffireplaceshfonhfallhfsides

Ashfahfhomehfinspector,hfyouhfarehfrequiredhftohfinspecthfahf"representativehfnumber"hfofhfelectricalhfoutletshfinhf
abuilding.hfWhathfdoeshfthishfmean?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Testinghfonehfelectricalhfoutlethfinhfeachhfroomhfofhfthehfstructure

Everyhfhabitablehfroomhfinhfahfresidentialhfhomehfshouldhfcontainhfthishfmuchhfglazinghfarea?hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers->hforhfequalhftohf8%hfofhffloorhfarea



Whichhfofhfthehffollowinghftypeshfofhfinspectionshfuseshfmeasurements,hftests,hfcalculationshfandhfInstrumentshf
tohfgatherhfinformationhfonhfthehfstructurehfunderhfinspection?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Technicallyhfexhaustive

, UnderhfwhathfcircumstanceshfdoeshfthehfIRChfallowhfbuildershftohfaddhfadditionalhfloads,hfsuchhfashfahfwaterhfhea
ter,hftohfahfwoodhftruss?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Onlyhfifhfahflicensedhfprofessionalhfengineerhfhashfverifiedhfithfishfacceptable

Thehfroofhfdrainagehfsystemhfshouldhfdischargehfwaterhfhowhffarhffromhfthehffoundationhfifhfithfdoeshfnothftiehfint
ohfahfdrainhfpipe?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers->hf5ft

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uilding?hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-40-80hfpsi

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hfcorrecthfanswers-Outdoorhfoutlets,hfbathroomhfoutlets,hfcountertophfoutlets



Anhfunventedhfconditionedhfattichfishfpermittedhfonlyhfwhen:hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-
Therehfishfnothfahfvaporhfretarderhfappliedhftohfthehffloorhfofhfthehfattic,hfbuthftherehfishfinsulationhfappliedhftohfthe
hfundersidehfofhfthehfroofhfdeck



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No

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Thehfwaterproofhfmaterialhfinhfahfbathroomhfshouldhfextendhfhowhffarhfabovehfahfshowerhead?hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-greaterhfthanhforhfequalhftohf3"



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hfcorrecthfanswers-Non/municipalhfwaterhfsupply



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hfcorrecthfanswers-100hfft.hfhorizontally



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greaterhfthanhforhfequalhftohf2:12

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Ifhfyourhfstandardhfreportinghfformhfdoeshfnothfincludehfahfsectionhfforhfahfdefecthfthathfyouhfobserve,hfyouhfshoul
d:hf-hfcorrecthfanswers-Reporthfthehfdefecthfverballyhfandhfmakehfahfnotehfofhfithfonhfthehfreport

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WhichhfofhfthehffollowinghfwouldhfyouhfmosthflikelyhftohffindhfonhfahftypicalhfGFCIhfreceptacle?hf-
hfcorrecthfanswers-Testhfandhfresethfbutton

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