TREC Home Inspector Exam Questions
What is the maximum TREC will pay? ✔✔$12,500 per transaction; $30,000 for each licensee
Number of members on TREC? ✔✔9; 6 Brokers / 3 Public. The each serve staggered years.
How many
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TREC Home Inspector Exam Questions
What is the maximum TREC will pay? ✔✔$12,500 per transaction; $30,000 for each licensee
Number of members on TREC? ✔✔9; 6 Brokers / 3 Public. The each serve staggered years.
How many members are on the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee? ✔✔9; all professional
inspectors for 5 years. Staggered 6 year terms. 3 members expire Feb 1st in odd-numbered years.
How many hours requirement for renewal of each of the three types of licensees? ✔✔16, 8, 0
Real Estate Inspector must complete the following 4 requirements. ✔✔1. Apprentice inspector for
minimum of 3 month
2. Minimum of 25 inspections
3. Completion of 90 hrs of core instruction
4. 70% or better on state exam
Professional Inspectors must complete the following 4 requirements. ✔✔1. Real Estate Inspector
for 12 months
2. Minimum of 175 inspections
3. Additional 38 hrs of instruction
4. 80% or better on exam
A soil engineer rates potential change of soil volume by... ✔✔The plasticity index (PI)
Minimum crawl space opening... ✔✔18 x 24
Or 22 x 30 with mechanical equipmentTreated wood or decay resistant lumber must be used on structural floor joists in a crawl space
when closer to ✔✔18 inches
Structural girders in a crawl space must be made out of treated or decay resistant lumber when
closer than ____ to the ground? ✔✔12 inches
Sills or plates which rest on concrete or masonry walls less than ____ above grade must use treated
or decay resistant lumber. ✔✔8 inches
Where should anchor bolts be located? ✔✔Within 12 inches of openings and 6 ft OC thereafter
In areas of expansive soils drainage from the roof to the ground surface must be at least ____ from
the foundation walls if an approved drainage system is not used. ✔✔5 ft
The maximum that a load bearing wall stud should be cut or notched is ____ ? ✔✔25%
Studs in a non-load bearing partition may be notched to a depth not exceeding ____ % of a single
stud width? ✔✔40%
Minimum dimensions for a bedroom egress window? ✔✔20 x 24 inches
What is the maximum distance an emergency egress window can be located from the floor in a
bedroom? ✔✔44 inches from the floor to the sill.
In a non-load bearing wall, what % of a stud may be drilled? ✔✔60%
In a load bearing wall, what % of a stud may be drilled? ✔✔40%In a load bearing wall, what % of a double stud may be drilled? ✔✔60% holes must be a min of
5/8" from the edge
What fraction of a floor joist may be bored? ✔✔1/3 in the end 1/3 - 2" from the top or bottom.
(Notching is only 1/4 in the end 1/3).
The door between living space and garage must be ____ thick and fire rating of NLT ____
minutes? ✔✔1 3/8" and 20min
In habitable rooms, windows must be ____ percent of floor space? ✔✔8%
Two family dwellings must be separated by wall with a minimum fire rating of ____? ✔✔1 hour
In a non-load bearing wall, how much may a stud be drilled? ✔✔60%
What is maximum distance that a gas valve can be located from a fire place? ✔✔6 feet and in the
same room.
What is the minimum depth of a fireplace? ✔✔20 inches
The hearth and hearth extension shall extend a minimum of ____ from the back of the firebox to
the end of the hearth extension. ✔✔20" + 16" = 36"
What is the minimum clearance above the floor for electric water heaters located in a garage?
✔✔18 inches from the lowest element
How should board and batten wood siding be installed? ✔✔in a vertical positionThe inspector is REQUIRED to? ✔✔Determine the presence or absence of a pressure relief valve
on a water heater.
What is the MINIMUM require overhead clearance of a service drop cable that runs above a
swimming pool diving board? ✔✔14.5 feet
Which of the following types of foundation settlement usually has no appreciable effect on the
structure? ✔✔Uniform settlement
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