Model 1 Test Flashcards
What is NY State real,property law article 12-B?
Ethics and standards of practice
What is the skin of the home?
Exterior cladding
True/false? A house carries live and dead loads
True
Can an inspector determine cause for problems ina home?
No, only possible causes
If there is a concerned safety the home inspector shall?
Inform all concerned parties sellers, buyers, renters etc…
True or fals: a home inspection Is non-invasive?
True
Define material defect?
Problem with residential property, I would have a significant impact on the value of the property or involves unreasonable risk of people.
What one inspection report describe?
Inspected systems, structure, and components of the dwelling
What are the seven points of the New York State home inspectors standard of practice.
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.
Most important tools for inspection?
Senses and brain
If there is a safety concern?
Stop the inspection
When does the inspection begin
As you approach the property
Mechanical penetrations tend to be problematic?
True, with insects animals and water
What’s the problem with sill plates?
Insects, air and water tend to migrate
Define a interior/weeper gutter system
Also known as french drain, 2 X4 it out to dire+t water from foundation to sump pit
What are foundation ties?
Hold forms together and should be snapped off and patched, or water could enter.
What is Radon?
Natural, odorless, colorless, tasteless gas, from decay uranium.
True or false, radon is the leading cause of death for non smokers
True
What’s the difference between type and style regarding foundations?
Type is material (concrete, brick,log, bottle, tire, hay bale) and style is design ( crawlspace, slab, walkout, basement, cellar, pier, ledger
Tru or false: footings carry dead and live loads
True
What size should the footing be?
Twice the foundation wall, and as deep as thick
8” wall equals 16” footer and and 8” wall equals 8”thick down
Strongest bearing soil and weakest?
Bedrock, and organic material
Difference between cellar and basement?
Cellar overhead clearance, not finishable, dirt floor, basement can be finished and used in a lot of different ways
What is concrete?
Stone and rock bonded by cement and water, sand gravel, slag, ashes, burned shale
What helped concrete become more stable and efficient?
Cement truck
True/false?
To much vibration or water can weaken fresh concrete
Difference between dry, wet, frosted soil?
Dry is light
Wet is heavy with moisture
Frost is not the weight, but the force from expansion
What’s the general rule with grade?
.5” to 1” per foot six feet away from foundation
What is undisturbed soil?
Virgin
What kind of crack is structural in a foundation?
Horizontal
What size crack should be considered serious?
More than 3/8
Name four ways water is transferred to the basement?
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
One inch of rain on a 2000 square roof equals how many gallons?
1250 gallons
How much moisture is in fresh concrete?
0.2 gallons per square foot, 0.1 per square foot of floor.
What’s the purpose of a swale?
Shallow drainage ditch shedding water away from the home
How far should a downspout extensions?
4-6 feet
What are different ways to keep water out of window wells?
Have stone filled from footer, verticals drain
What should be done to forced air heating ducts under the the basement floor?
Insulate them, sloped for drainage, water tight
What are weepers?
Drainage pipes placed beside the footer
How much aggregate or stone is placed at footer with pipe?
Minimum 16”
What is the spot where the beam rests on the foundation?
Beam pocket with a moisture barrier between beam and foundation
What’s a cold pour?
Two pours of concrete have been made at different times, original pour has been st to long the new pour will not bond
Typical size of a cinder block?
8” high, 16” length, 8/10 wide
When is a foundation wall critically displaced?
If the exceeds the center of gravity it is unsafe. Example: an 8” block wall has exceeded 4”
What is a beam pocket?
Where the main beam sits, with a vapor barrier, 1/2 pocket all the way around for air
What is a pilaster?
Wall built fora rotted beam
What is scratch coat?
Parged layer scratched with a tool setting up for a second coat adhesion
Define bearing point?
Places where load bearing walls, piers, columns transfer the weight of the structure to the earth.
True or false? The weeper and simp pump can be discharge in the sanitary sewer.
False, can only be dispersed into storm drain on the exterior of the home
What causes a vertical crack in the foundation?
Footing drop
What type of foundation is used where the trust that there’s a maximum of 12 to 14 inches or less?
Pier foundation
What does ICF stand for?
Insulated concrete aarx just like the woods house
The occupants of the house are part of the system? T/F
True, among with have, plumbing and electrical, basement, etc…
Define monolithic pour?
A continuous pour that involves the floor and walls
What is a rim joist?
Ties all the edges of the floor joist together, the outside piece
