Va HIC Questions and Answers (Top
Grade Assured) 2026 Update
The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum
board to wood studs is? - Correct Answers ✅1 1/4
What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior
walls? - Correct Answers ✅Acrylic
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety
belt lanyards? - Correct Answers ✅5,400 pounds
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation
materials? - Correct Answers ✅25
The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within
a maximum of worker? - Correct Answers ✅25 ft
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? -
Correct Answers ✅34 inches
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must
be placed from the top of a masonry partition wall? - Correct
Answers ✅No more than 16 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width
exceeds? - Correct Answers ✅30 inches
, Va HIC Questions and Answers (Top
Grade Assured) 2026 Update
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to
space them in feet - Correct Answers ✅2 or 3 time the slab
thickness in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? -
Correct Answers ✅1 inch
What direction does heat flow? - Correct Answers ✅Hot to
cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening
in an under-floor space and each corner of the building? -
Correct Answers ✅3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? -
Correct Answers ✅Middle 1/3
For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of
grout between masonry units and reinforcements? - Correct
Answers ✅1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings
for under-floor space? - Correct Answers ✅1/4 inch
Notches shall not exceed? - Correct Answers ✅1/6 the
depth of the member
Grade Assured) 2026 Update
The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum
board to wood studs is? - Correct Answers ✅1 1/4
What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior
walls? - Correct Answers ✅Acrylic
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety
belt lanyards? - Correct Answers ✅5,400 pounds
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation
materials? - Correct Answers ✅25
The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within
a maximum of worker? - Correct Answers ✅25 ft
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? -
Correct Answers ✅34 inches
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must
be placed from the top of a masonry partition wall? - Correct
Answers ✅No more than 16 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width
exceeds? - Correct Answers ✅30 inches
, Va HIC Questions and Answers (Top
Grade Assured) 2026 Update
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to
space them in feet - Correct Answers ✅2 or 3 time the slab
thickness in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? -
Correct Answers ✅1 inch
What direction does heat flow? - Correct Answers ✅Hot to
cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening
in an under-floor space and each corner of the building? -
Correct Answers ✅3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? -
Correct Answers ✅Middle 1/3
For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of
grout between masonry units and reinforcements? - Correct
Answers ✅1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings
for under-floor space? - Correct Answers ✅1/4 inch
Notches shall not exceed? - Correct Answers ✅1/6 the
depth of the member
