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A member of the Awards Committee will post questions at random.
Members may make one post per question thread to answer the questions, and the member’s winning entry must have all parts of the questions answered completely in that one post.
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** $50.00 gift certificate from Inspector Outlet
** Case of books “Now That You’ve Had A Home Inspection”
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1) Entablatures are -
a) Window treatments
b) Chimney details
c) Door treatments
d) Eave details
e) A type of porch column
2) All of the following are common problems with walks and driveways except -
a) Cracked surfaces
b) Uneven surfaces
c) Control joints
d) Improper slope
e) Poor drainage
3) Gabion is -
a) A type of rebar
b) A gravity retaining wall
c) A cantilevered retaining wall
d) A pile type retaining wall using steel I beams as piles
e) A prefabricated retaining wall
4) Common problems with hardboard include all of the following except -
a) Rot
b) Swelling
c) Delamination
d) Buckling
e) Efflorescence
5) The single biggest enemy of retaining walls is -
a) Rust
b) Water
c) Undersized rebar
d) Inadequate excavation
e) Inadequate tie backs
