Prac Exam 5
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| Soil surface adjacent to the foundation should be | show 🗑
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| show | recommend installing a metal dryer duct vented to the exterior.
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| show | Report on the condition, and inform the homeowner that an electrician should review.
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| show | Shut-off valves
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| show | concaved.
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| An electrical wire that is hanging loose with a bare end is seen in the attic of a home. The homeowner says it is an abandoned circuit and is not being used. The quickest way to check the wire is to | show 🗑
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| show | Determine the degree of immediacy, and report to the appropriate parties.
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| show | Cosmetic
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| You are approached by a real estate agent/broker to advertise in their office brochure for a fee. In turn, they will promote your firm as a preferred vendor and recommend you. You should | show 🗑
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| show | You are not allowed to discuss your findings with them.
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| While inspecting the furnace you detect very high levels of carbon monoxide at the supply air registers. You should | show 🗑
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| show | General liability and homeowners' coverage
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| What should you do in this scenario? You are on a home inspection and you detect a possible gas leak. | show 🗑
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| When completing the home inspection report, what are you required to do? | show 🗑
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| show | Recommend installation of additional return air ducts, including bedrooms
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| show | TRUE
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| show | Absence of window panes
Absence of window screens
Condition of window screens
All of the above
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| show | There are no rain gutters.
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| show | Pre-closing inspection recommended.
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| How do you present your findings to a client after completing the home inspection? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| Rust is found inside the electrical service panel, near the wiring. What should you do? | show 🗑
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| show | TRUE
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| show | Exterior insulation and finish system
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| During your inspection of the electrical system, you realize there is an electrical problem. What should you do? | show 🗑
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| show | TRUE
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| If your client requests a “technically exhaustive” inspection, you should | show 🗑
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| show | TRUE
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| Are any of the following comments acceptable to include in a home inspection report? | show 🗑
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| Why do weather conditions need to be noted on a home inspection report? | show 🗑
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| If you cannot inspect a particular component for some reason, what should you do? | show 🗑
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| show | Simply note it in the report.
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| show | Conclusion
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| If you see bugs in a room, how do you document this in your home inspection report? | show 🗑
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| Home inspection reports include which of the following? | show 🗑
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| If a client wants to know if the home appliances are properly working, you should | show 🗑
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| Foliage is covering part of the home outside. How should you write this up in your report? | show 🗑
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| It is appropriate to guess the age of siding on a home and document in your home inspection report. | show 🗑
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| Which of the following is not a recreational facility? | show 🗑
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| Your job as a home inspector requires you to determine what home components are safe. Which can cause a component to be unsafe? | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| show | TRUE
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| show | Cross-linked polyethylene
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| show | Unsafe components or systems
Improper functioning of components or systems
Components or systems that are nearing the end of their service life
All of the above
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| show | No
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| show | "It is not appropriate for me to make a recommendation either way."
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| Can a home inspector make determinations regarding adequacy for any specific component or system? | show 🗑
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| Home inspectors are required to make determinations in regards to compliance with town and/or city ordinances. | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| show | Carbon monoxide detectors
Smoke detectors
Only A and B
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| Home inspection reports are required to include the location of both the main water shut-off valve and the fuel shut-off valve. | show 🗑
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| You notice the foundation walls have major cracks during an inspection. How do you discuss this in your inspection report? | show 🗑
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| You see the heat exchanger is rusted. What do you state in your inspection report? | show 🗑
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| show | 25 years
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| Bulging plaster is a possible safety concern. | show 🗑
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| If you find that existing gutters are pitted you should always recommend the client replace them with copper gutters. | show 🗑
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| When including photographs in a home inspection report, including a disclaimer stating that photographs may not reflect all found deficiencies is good practice. | show 🗑
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| show | Sheathing
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| show | Yes
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| Narrative reports and checklist reports are acceptable formats for a home inspection report. | show 🗑
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| show | Marble
Flashlight
Awl
All of the above
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| What can you use a magnet for during a home inspection? | show 🗑
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| “Representative number” during an inspection means one of similar components in each room. | show 🗑
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| 64. When inspecting a pitched roof, you should include information about possible cleaning, patching and/or sagging on your home inspection report if needed. | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| White mineral deposits that often coat brick chimneys is called? | show 🗑
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| Chimneys can be built of which types of materials? | show 🗑
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| HVAC stands for what in regards to home components? | show 🗑
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| Home inspectors should inspect solar water heaters, water conditioners and lawn sprinklers. | show 🗑
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| show | Units do not involve ductwork or vents
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| As a home inspector you must inspect porches, steps with railings, balconies and steps without railings. | show 🗑
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| Do home inspectors test water supply quality? | show 🗑
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| Are you required to operate manual stop valves as a home inspector? | show 🗑
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| Home inspectors are not required to describe fireplaces. | show 🗑
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| show | recommend the relief valve be replaced.
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| show | TRUE
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| If you use a three light electrical tester during an inspection, you should also use a multimeter. | show 🗑
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| show | TRUE
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| show | Drainage system section
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| show | the chance of getting shocked is increased.
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| What device should you use to test an electrical wire to determine if it is live? | show 🗑
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| show | One 2-prong outlet in every room in the home.
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| show | Not readily accessible
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| show | Unsafe
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| show | TRUE
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| show | Lead
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| All descriptions given in a home inspection report should include your personal opinions. | show 🗑
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| Which safety hazard is considered the worst to a home inspector when it comes to safety? | show 🗑
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| show | TRUE
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| show | This report is a professional opinion.
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| A proper disclaimer to include in your inspection report is “regardless of inspection findings, client should plan for unexpected repairs.” | show 🗑
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| It is imperative to provide your client with a home inspection report that describes the major requirements of any found deficiencies during a home inspection. | show 🗑
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| Inspection reports should include what two elements when discussing a basement? | show 🗑
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| When describing the condition of a waste pipe, which of the following observations is appropriate? | show 🗑
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| show | "Observed common cracks with no leaking at this time."
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| show | TRUE
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| Is it possible to inspect a heating system properly when the pilots aren’t lit? | show 🗑
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| Maintenance, materials and installation are all factors that can influence the life expectancy of components and home systems. | show 🗑
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| show | they are resistant to corrosion.
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| show | Location
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