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Professional Home Inspector Exam NHIE / TREC
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The inspector is not required to determine of any system or component.
- ✔✔-Years of age
- Life expectancy
- Make model Horizontal waste pipe should slope _____ nch per foot - ✔✔1/4" per foot if < 3 inch pipe. 1/8" per foot if > or = to 3 inch pipe Drip screed - ✔✔Also called weep screed. Used at the base/bottom of stucco walls to release moisture. Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) - ✔✔Used for Backflow Prevention.
Lawn Irrigation systems: installed vertically 6 to 12 inches above highest outlet/emitter and before the irrigation system valves. Lintel - ✔✔L shaped steel installed to support brick veneer above openings such as windows and doors. Should bear on 6 inches or greater of the supporting veneer. Rusted lintels may expand and cause cracks around openings. Guardrail for decks and patios - ✔✔A deck 30" above grade requires a guardrail. Required if deck is > or = to 30 inches above grade. Balusters and openings should not exceed 4 inches in diameter. Rail height must be > or = to 36 inches from deck. Minimum overlap on vertically installed fiber cement siding - ✔✔ 1 1/4 inches overlap, and blind nailing recommended
What type of flashing is found on a gable edge? - ✔✔Rake edge or edge flashing. A gable Edge is called a rake. Which construction framing provides fire blocking? - ✔✔a platform-framed structure The Bottom chords of trusses were cut to fit other construction. What is the recommendation? - ✔✔Recommend a structural engineer. What purpose does a barometric damper serve? - ✔✔To control the draft Water is dripping from discharge piping coming from a hydronic heating system. What is most likely the cause? - ✔✔A leak
Masonry Chimney is required to be inches from wood framing in the attic?
- ✔✔2" When new insulation is placed directly over old in the attic, what is the correct way to place / handle Kraft paper on new insulation? - ✔✔Score or remove the vapor paper What two structural components would be tied together with hurricane ties? - ✔✔Truss/rafter to the top of walls What type of piping is used for a pool circulation system? - ✔✔Schedule 40 PVC Does the main water supply shutoff have to be above grade, below grade, or accessible? - ✔✔Accessible? Distance between interior electrical receptacles? - ✔✔12'
The difference between any two riser heights, treads or nosing in a flight of stairs should be no more than 3/8ths of an inch Stair stringers and width - ✔✔Stairs wider than 36 inches should have at least three stringers Spiral staircase - ✔✔Tread depth should be a minimum of 7 1/2 inches, measured 12 inches from the narrow side. Riser height should be 9 1/2 inches maximum. Minimum width is 26 inches at / below the handrail Hearth size requirements for greater than and smaller than 6 square feet - ✔✔6' opening - 16" in front and 8" sides Over 6' - 20" and 12"
What is a cricket or saddle? - ✔✔A ridge structure designed to divert water on a roof around the high side of a chimney or the transition from one roof area to another Deadman - ✔✔any type of anchor embedded in the supported soil and tied to the retaining wall Egress window - ✔✔A window large enough, as defined by local building codes, for exit or entry in case of an emergency. Typically required in bedrooms. Size: Height above floor: Which roof covering would be best for a slope of 2 inches per foot? - ✔✔2:12 is minimum for asphalt. Recommend metal roof.
Bottom less than 18" from floor Top edge over 36" from floor Walkway within 36" of glazing The shower opening (or access and egress opening) should be at least finish-width and inches unobstructed in front of the door. - ✔✔ 22 inches wide opening, and 24 horizontal inches in front of door Also, the door should always open outward or OK if it opens both in and out. Swale - ✔✔A graded flow path used in open drainage systems. Non-Metallic Sheathed Cable (NM) - ✔✔ is a factory assembly of two or more insulated conductors having an outer sheath of moisture resistant flame- retardant, non-metallic material. Commonly called Romex.
Should be supported every 4 1/2 feet, and within 1 foot of boxes and terminations. Should have a nail guard when run closer than 1 1/4 inches from framing members. What is the Temperature on the large refrigerant line when AC is in cool mode? - ✔✔Cool. The large (Suction) line should be cool, low pressure, returning to the condenser outside. Underground feeder (UF) - ✔✔Similar to Nonmetallic sheathed cable (NM), but UF is Designed for wet locations and may be buried. Compressor does what? - ✔✔Compresses cool gas to superheated high pressure gas to send through the condenser.
Which type of insulation is combustible? - ✔✔Cellulose (recycled newspaper) Vermiculite Insulation - ✔✔Looks like pea gravel. Sometimes contains asbestos if from Libby Montana mine. Clothes Dryer vent should be installed at least feet from building opening - ✔✔ 3 The minimum size water service pipe shall be inch. - ✔✔3/4 inch Minimum size of toilet drain piping? - ✔✔3" Minimum drain size for shower? - ✔✔ 1 1/2 inches (Some standards require 2") The Texas Real Estate Commission assesses inspectors a fee to fund the Real Estate
Inspection Recovery Fund based on the - ✔✔fund balance, which must remain at a required minimum level. The inspector should and their client's interest. - ✔✔Protect/Promote There is no need for inspectors to maintain and increase their level of knowledge of the field - ✔✔False An inspector must complete as part of the plumbing inspection. - ✔✔Observe the functional drainage at accessible plumbing fixtures. According to the Standards of Practice, oven thermostats tested at 350 degrees F should be accurate within what range? - ✔✔+/- 25 degrees F. When inspecting cooling equipment, the inspector shall report all of the
The inspector is required to have an Inspection agreement per the TREC SoP: - ✔✔False The inspector is responsible to provide to the client any code violations: - ✔✔False It is important that the inspector makes an observation and report to the client his/her opinion: - ✔✔False Any problems that in the inspector's opinion would be a health/safety issue or major cost to the client, should be reported to the client: - ✔✔True D.E.D. stands for: - ✔✔Detect, Evaluate, Direct The inspector can use the Texas Standard report or others that are similar: - ✔✔False.
How does the inspector complete the form if an item required for inspection by the Standards of Practice, such as a food waste disposer, is not present in the property: - ✔✔Mark the NP box The report can be changed to include circles of brackets instead of check boxes: - ✔✔False If an item is inspected and no repairs are necessary and no comments are needed, how should the inspector fill it out: - ✔✔Mark the I (inspected) box for that item The inspector may provide a different report as an attachment to the Standard Texas Report: - ✔✔True In a pre-printed version of the Texas Standard Report, the inspector can include a
The inspector must report on optional systems noted in the Standard of Practice if they are present: - ✔✔False The inspector is required to report unit power issues: - ✔✔1. When power is not present
- Polarity is incorrect
- The unit is not grounded The inspector shall report the type of branch circuit wiring - ✔✔True An inspector shall exclude from the inspection any part, component or system which the inspector is not competent or qualified to inspect: - ✔✔True An inspector must include in the report all components or systems that are found in a home: - ✔✔False
The inspector is not required to report: Anything that is not accessible - ✔✔True The inspector is not required to enter a crawl space where Headroom is less than:
- ✔✔ 18 inches The inspector is not required to enter a crawl space if the width of the access opening is less than: - ✔✔2 feet (24 Inches) The inspector is not required to: Determine the presence of, or extent or type of, insulation or vapor barrier in the exterior walls - ✔✔True The inspector is required to: Report the need of repair damaged glazing in windows and exterior doors - ✔✔True
