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Model 1 Test Flashcards

1
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What is NY State real,property law article 12-B?

A

Ethics and standards of practice

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2
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What is the skin of the home?

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Exterior cladding

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3
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True/false? A house carries live and dead loads

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True

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4
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Can an inspector determine cause for problems ina home?

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No, only possible causes

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5
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If there is a concerned safety the home inspector shall?

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Inform all concerned parties sellers, buyers, renters etc…

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6
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True or fals: a home inspection Is non-invasive?

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True

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7
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Define material defect?

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Problem with residential property, I would have a significant impact on the value of the property or involves unreasonable risk of people.

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8
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What one inspection report describe?

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Inspected systems, structure, and components of the dwelling

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9
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What are the seven points of the New York State home inspectors standard of practice.

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Non invasive and identify defects, assist client with overall condition of property, observe defects in present tense, identify significant problems or risks, provide a written report describing issues, report conditions not recommendations, deliver the report by various means.

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10
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Most important tools for inspection?

A

Senses and brain

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11
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If there is a safety concern?

A

Stop the inspection

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12
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When does the inspection begin

A

As you approach the property

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13
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Mechanical penetrations tend to be problematic?

A

True, with insects animals and water

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14
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What’s the problem with sill plates?

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Insects, air and water tend to migrate

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15
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Define a interior/weeper gutter system

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Also known as french drain, 2 X4 it out to dire+t water from foundation to sump pit

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16
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What are foundation ties?

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Hold forms together and should be snapped off and patched, or water could enter.

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17
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What is Radon?

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Natural, odorless, colorless, tasteless gas, from decay uranium.

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18
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True or false, radon is the leading cause of death for non smokers

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True

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19
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What’s the difference between type and style regarding foundations?

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Type is material (concrete, brick,log, bottle, tire, hay bale) and style is design ( crawlspace, slab, walkout, basement, cellar, pier, ledger

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20
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Tru or false: footings carry dead and live loads

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True

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21
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What size should the footing be?

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Twice the foundation wall, and as deep as thick

8” wall equals 16” footer and and 8” wall equals 8”thick down

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22
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Strongest bearing soil and weakest?

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Bedrock, and organic material

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23
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Difference between cellar and basement?

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Cellar overhead clearance, not finishable, dirt floor, basement can be finished and used in a lot of different ways

24
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What is concrete?

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Stone and rock bonded by cement and water, sand gravel, slag, ashes, burned shale

25
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What helped concrete become more stable and efficient?

A

Cement truck

26
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True/false?

A

To much vibration or water can weaken fresh concrete

27
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Difference between dry, wet, frosted soil?

A

Dry is light
Wet is heavy with moisture
Frost is not the weight, but the force from expansion

28
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What’s the general rule with grade?

A

.5” to 1” per foot six feet away from foundation

29
Q

What is undisturbed soil?

A

Virgin

30
Q

What kind of crack is structural in a foundation?

A

Horizontal

31
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What size crack should be considered serious?

A

More than 3/8

32
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Name four ways water is transferred to the basement?

A

Liquid flow
Capillary suction, dry concrete sucks moisture from ground
Vapor transfusion, moisture traveling from most to least
Air movement, stack affect draws moist air in through cracks etc

33
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One inch of rain on a 2000 square roof equals how many gallons?

A

1250 gallons

34
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How much moisture is in fresh concrete?

A

0.2 gallons per square foot, 0.1 per square foot of floor.

35
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What’s the purpose of a swale?

A

Shallow drainage ditch shedding water away from the home

36
Q

How far should a downspout extensions?

A

4-6 feet

37
Q

What are different ways to keep water out of window wells?

A

Have stone filled from footer, verticals drain

38
Q

What should be done to forced air heating ducts under the the basement floor?

A

Insulate them, sloped for drainage, water tight

39
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What are weepers?

A

Drainage pipes placed beside the footer

40
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How much aggregate or stone is placed at footer with pipe?

A

Minimum 16”

41
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What is the spot where the beam rests on the foundation?

A

Beam pocket with a moisture barrier between beam and foundation

42
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What’s a cold pour?

A

Two pours of concrete have been made at different times, original pour has been st to long the new pour will not bond

43
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Typical size of a cinder block?

A

8” high, 16” length, 8/10 wide

44
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When is a foundation wall critically displaced?

A

If the exceeds the center of gravity it is unsafe. Example: an 8” block wall has exceeded 4”

45
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What is a beam pocket?

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Where the main beam sits, with a vapor barrier, 1/2 pocket all the way around for air

46
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What is a pilaster?

A

Wall built fora rotted beam

47
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What is scratch coat?

A

Parged layer scratched with a tool setting up for a second coat adhesion

48
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Define bearing point?

A

Places where load bearing walls, piers, columns transfer the weight of the structure to the earth.

49
Q

True or false? The weeper and simp pump can be discharge in the sanitary sewer.

A

False, can only be dispersed into storm drain on the exterior of the home

50
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What causes a vertical crack in the foundation?

A

Footing drop

51
Q

What type of foundation is used where the trust that there’s a maximum of 12 to 14 inches or less?

A

Pier foundation

52
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What does ICF stand for?

A

Insulated concrete aarx just like the woods house

53
Q

The occupants of the house are part of the system? T/F

A

True, among with have, plumbing and electrical, basement, etc…

54
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Define monolithic pour?

A

A continuous pour that involves the floor and walls

55
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What is a rim joist?

A

Ties all the edges of the floor joist together, the outside piece

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