11/2/24, 12:43 AM Professional Home Inspector Exam NHIE / TREC - Part 2 Flashcards | Quizlet
Professional Home Inspector Exam NHIE / TREC - Part 2
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What type of roof requires on interlayment a. Wood shakes
of felt between courses?
a. Wood shakes
b. Roll roofing
c. Wood shingles
d. Slate shingles
In an older home, a forced hot air furnace Cooler
is replaced by a heat pump. The heat
coming
out of the register is:
a. Hotter
b. Cooler
c. Same
d. Depends on the air duct layout
When inspecting kitchen cabinets: a. Observe that they are securely attached to the wall
a. Observe that they are securely attached
to the wall
b. Remove everything from the cabinets
and inspect the attachment method
c. Report 'unable to determine method'
The following is beyond the basic home D
inspection:
a. Check the heat flow at all registers
b. Check all ground faulted receptacles
c. Check function of all plumbing fixtures
d. Operate incoming water main valve
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The real estate agent request a copy of B
your inspection report:
a. You would give a copy as a professional
courtesy
b. You would get permission from the
buyer
c. You would never give a copy to a
Realtor.
On the interior door leading to the D
attached garage, the door:
a. Must swing into the garage
b. Must have self-closing hinges
c. Must have metal on the garage side
d. Must be 1 3/8" thick wood, metal, or fire-
rated
A house is built on a sloping hill. The b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line and directed downhill to daylight
surface water should be drained
a. Directly into the sump pump
b. Into a 4-inch perforated plastic drain line
and directed downhill to daylight
c. Into a gravel filled container (inside the
basement)
d. Drained laterally.
A flat roof with a two-foot surrounding d. Either b or c above
parapet wall, what must be provided to
allow
drainage:
a. Gutters
b. Scuppers
c. Roof drain with secondary overflow drain
d. Either b or c above
A deck is 4 feet off the ground and you a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should be installed
note that the ledger board has four 16d
nails in
each bay:
a. Tell the buyer that proper bolts should
be installed
b. Should add more 16d nails
c. Place another 2x10, nailed under the
ledger board
d. Don't buy the house
You are inspecting a house where the a. Tell all appropriate parties that there is a hazard, and no one should step out on it.
second-story balcony is observed and
every
cantilevered joist is rotted halfway out from
the wall.
a. Tell all appropriate parties that there is a
hazard, and no one should step out on it.
b. Say nothing
c. Tell the client of the problem and report
as such.
d. Contact the city building inspector and
let them know of the problem.
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