Question of The Week 6/6/17

Inspection Education Topics Inspection Question of the Week
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Questions of the week;

Introduction and requirements:

A member of the Award Committee will post a question, at a random day/time.

A competing member may make one post per question thread to answer the question and the member’s winning entry must have all parts of the question answered completely in that one post. Editing your one answer post allowed will result in disqualification.

Winnings will be limited to no more than 6 times in a given year, the objective is to allow as many Members a chance to win as possible.
Any disregard to the above and divulging the correct answers will forfeit the weekly winnings.

So please refrain from participating if you have already won in the maximum for the Year.

First correct answer (as judged by the Awards Committee or Poster of the Question) wins.

The lucky winner will get a case of “Now that you’ve had a Home Inspection Books” shipped to them at their address on file. Make sure your Address on File with Inachi is correct.

Courtesy of Nick Gromicko.

Winners of the Question of The Week shall request their prize by emailing fastreply@nachi.org and submitting their Mailing address for shipping.

Allow 2 weeks for delivery.

Questions:

1. Approved end-jointed lumber identified by a grade mark, shall be permitted to be used interchangeably with solid-sawn members of the different species and grade. T/F **
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2. Which of the following has more fire resisting characteristics ?
a) marble
b) lime stone
c) compact sand stone
d) granite

3. The moisture content in a well seasoned timber is
a) 4% to 6%
b) 10% to 12%
c) 15% to 20%
d) 100%

4. A cube of bricks contains how many bricks;
a. 400
b. 450
c. 500
d. 550

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T
b
b
c

3

F, b, b, c

4

t
a
b
d

5

t, a, b, c

6

T
A
A
C…
Again. …
3. The moisture content in a well seasoned timber is
a) 4% to 6%
b) 10% to 12%
c) 15% to 20%
d) 100%
What are you using the lumber for…Fire wood?
Florida books please.
3 should have been a, but there it is.

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True
B
C
C. 500 or 530 Depends on manufacturer

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T
d
b
c

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F
c
b
c

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Getting close.:slight_smile:

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Well, I swear when I looked at Williams answers, he had them wrong, but since there is no sign of editing, I would have to say he is the winner.

Congratulation Williams.

You know the drill.

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Great questions. Congratulations William. Thanks for doing this Marcel.

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Congratulations Bill!

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I case some are wondering about #1, it should of read of the same species.

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And because it didn’t, twas the reason Bill and I got it right. (We pay attention to the wording of questions). :wink:

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Always good to pay attention Jeff. That was my trick one for the week. :wink:

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I can’t wait until Paul gets back.

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I’m the reason he isn’t coming back.
He has nightmares of my “Hulk eyes” watching over his ‘creative questions’ and ‘questionable answers’!

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Am I too hard on you Roy? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Thanks guys, and Jeff you’re right. Marcel likes to tweak the verbiage a little.