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Professional Home Inspector Exam NHIE / TREC
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Professional Home Inspector Exam NHIE / TREC
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25 Questions

1. Real Estate Recovery Fund - Payments against an inspector based on judgments cannot exceed ___ until the inspector has reimbursed the fund for all the money paid

2. What two structural components would be tied together with hurricane ties?

3. An inspector cannot repair replace or upgrade a property that he/she has inspected for

4. Safety glazing is required where

5. Inspection Report must be delivered within ___ of the inspection unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties.

6. Inspectors are not required to inspect the whirlpool jets or ports

7. Clothes Dryer vent should be installed at least ___ feet from building opening

8. Vermiculite Insulation

9. _____ is the maximum height of a stairway riser.

10. The report can be changed to include circles of brackets instead of check boxes:

11. The balusters of a deck less than 30 inches off the ground must have no more than 4 inches between them:

12. Fire suppression: Sprinklers shall have a temperature rating of not less than ___ degrees F and not more than ___ degrees F

13. High Efficiency furnaces:

14. If you are found guilty of inspecting a property without a license, what would be your consequences?

15. Pool: Maximum vertical clearance between grade and the bottom of the barrier shall be__?

16. A stud in a non-load bearing wall may be cut or notched by percent.

17. Must provide proof of Professional Liability Insurance of

18. The minimum hearth extension on the side of a fireplace with a 6 square foot opening and a firebox depth of 24 inches is _____ inches.

19. The inspector is not required to report: Anything that is not accessible.

20. Fees (535.210) The Commission shall charge and collect the following fees for renewal of a license in a timely manner:

21. 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:

22. When new insulation is placed directly over old in the attic, what is the correct way to place / handle Kraft paper on new insulation?

23. The maximum length of a dryer vent is _____ feet.

24. The inspector is not required to enter a crawl space if the width of the access opening is less than:

25. If release mechanism is located less then ____ from bottom of the gate, the release mechanism and openings shall: 1. Be located on the pool side of the gate and at least 3' below the top of the gate, and 2. The gate and barrier shall have no opening larger then ½' within 18' of the release mechanism.