Virginia HIC Exam
nm nm
ThenmMOSTnmspecificnminformationnmaboutnmthenmsizenmandnmlocationnmofnmw
indowsnmwouldnmbenmfoundnminnmanm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Floornmplan
Whatnmdirectionnmdoesnmheatnmflow?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Hotnmtonmcold
Whatnmarenmbatternmboardsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
stakesnmandnmledgernmboardsnmmarkingnmbuildingnmlines
WhatnmisnmthenmMAXIMUMnmdistancenmbetweennmanmventilatingnmopeningnmi
nnmannmunder-floornmspacenmandnmeachnmcornernmofnmthenmbuilding?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 3nmfeet
WhatnmisnmNOTnmrequirednminnmexteriornmnonbearingnmwalls?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Load-bearingnmheaders
Anmlengthwisenmgrainnmseparationnmbetweennmornmthroughnmthenmgrowthnmring
snmofnmlumbernmisnmcallednmanm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Shakenm(cnm326)
Thenmabbreviationnm"d"nminnm"16d"nmmeansnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Penny
,Notchesnmmaynmnotnmbenmlocatednminnmthenm____________nmofnmanmjoistnmspan
nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Middlenm1/3
Hownmshouldnmboardnmandnmbattennmbenminstalled?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ 1nminchnmoverlapnm10dnmnails
Whatnmisnmthenmmaximumnmallowablenmnotchnminnmceilingnmjoistsnm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 1/6nmthenmdepthnmofnmthenmmember
HownmMUSTnmraftersnmbenmframednmtonmeachnmothernm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ Gussetnmplatenm(R802.3)
Whatnmisnmusednmtonmpreventnmbucklingnmatnmpointsnmofnmhighnmstress?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Squashnmblocks
Priornmtonmthenminstallationnmofnmwoodnmfloornmhownmlongnmfornmacclimation?n
m-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 4-5nmdays
Wherenmdonmyounmstartnmlayingnmparquetnmflooringnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ Centerline
, Whatnmisnmthenmfirstnmstepnminnmcarpetnminstallation?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ Tacklessnmstrip
Whatnmtypenmofnmnailnmisnmusednminnmfloornminstallationnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ 7dnmornm8dnmthreaded/Cutnmsteel
Whatnmshouldnmbenmappliednmtonmcrevicesnminnmwoodnmflooring?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Filling
Whatnmisnmthenmbestnmnailnmfornmhardwoodnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Ringnmshanknmnail
Whatnmisnmthenmmaximumnmsizenmofnmanmfloornmframenmopening?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
5nmsqnmftnm(62)nm(R310.2.1)/nm4nmftnmheadernmjoistnm(130)nm(R502.10)
Whennminstallingnmanmstringnmofnmwallnmcabinets,nmthenmcabinetsnmshouldnm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Benmattachednmtonmthenmadjacentnmcabinetsnmbeforenmtonmthenmwall
WhatnmisnmthenmMINIMUMnmheightnmfornmanmstairwaynmhandrailnm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 34nminches
nm nm
ThenmMOSTnmspecificnminformationnmaboutnmthenmsizenmandnmlocationnmofnmw
indowsnmwouldnmbenmfoundnminnmanm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Floornmplan
Whatnmdirectionnmdoesnmheatnmflow?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Hotnmtonmcold
Whatnmarenmbatternmboardsnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
stakesnmandnmledgernmboardsnmmarkingnmbuildingnmlines
WhatnmisnmthenmMAXIMUMnmdistancenmbetweennmanmventilatingnmopeningnmi
nnmannmunder-floornmspacenmandnmeachnmcornernmofnmthenmbuilding?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 3nmfeet
WhatnmisnmNOTnmrequirednminnmexteriornmnonbearingnmwalls?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Load-bearingnmheaders
Anmlengthwisenmgrainnmseparationnmbetweennmornmthroughnmthenmgrowthnmring
snmofnmlumbernmisnmcallednmanm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Shakenm(cnm326)
Thenmabbreviationnm"d"nminnm"16d"nmmeansnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Penny
,Notchesnmmaynmnotnmbenmlocatednminnmthenm____________nmofnmanmjoistnmspan
nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Middlenm1/3
Hownmshouldnmboardnmandnmbattennmbenminstalled?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ 1nminchnmoverlapnm10dnmnails
Whatnmisnmthenmmaximumnmallowablenmnotchnminnmceilingnmjoistsnm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 1/6nmthenmdepthnmofnmthenmmember
HownmMUSTnmraftersnmbenmframednmtonmeachnmothernm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ Gussetnmplatenm(R802.3)
Whatnmisnmusednmtonmpreventnmbucklingnmatnmpointsnmofnmhighnmstress?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Squashnmblocks
Priornmtonmthenminstallationnmofnmwoodnmfloornmhownmlongnmfornmacclimation?n
m-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 4-5nmdays
Wherenmdonmyounmstartnmlayingnmparquetnmflooringnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ Centerline
, Whatnmisnmthenmfirstnmstepnminnmcarpetnminstallation?nm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ Tacklessnmstrip
Whatnmtypenmofnmnailnmisnmusednminnmfloornminstallationnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ 7dnmornm8dnmthreaded/Cutnmsteel
Whatnmshouldnmbenmappliednmtonmcrevicesnminnmwoodnmflooring?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ Filling
Whatnmisnmthenmbestnmnailnmfornmhardwoodnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Ringnmshanknmnail
Whatnmisnmthenmmaximumnmsizenmofnmanmfloornmframenmopening?nm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
5nmsqnmftnm(62)nm(R310.2.1)/nm4nmftnmheadernmjoistnm(130)nm(R502.10)
Whennminstallingnmanmstringnmofnmwallnmcabinets,nmthenmcabinetsnmshouldnm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
Benmattachednmtonmthenmadjacentnmcabinetsnmbeforenmtonmthenmwall
WhatnmisnmthenmMINIMUMnmheightnmfornmanmstairwaynmhandrailnm-
nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ 34nminches