Virginia Contractor Licensing & Construction Code Fundamentals
Virginia Contractor Licensing & Construction Code Fundamentals
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1. Who regulates contractors in Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Virginia? (DPOR)
2. Class A contractor license Projects over $120,000
3. Class B contractor license Projects from $10,000 to $120,000
4. Class C contractor license Projects up to $10,000
5. Dead load Weight of the building itself and permanently attached materi-
als
6. Live load Weight of occupants, furniture, and movable objects
7. Flame Spread Index Measures how rapidly fire spreads across a material's surface
8. IRC International Residential Code
9. Minimum compressive 2,500 psi
strength of foundation con-
crete
10. Assumed soil bearing capacity 1,500 psf
if unknown
11. Standard spacing for 2×6 16 inches on center
bearing wall studs
12. Maximum notch in a 2×6 bear- 2.25 inches
ing wall stud
13. Typical masonry veneer air 1 inch
space
14. Hazardous glazing location
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Within 24 inches of a door and bottom edge less than 60 inches
above the floor
15. Minimum bathroom window 3 square feet
area
16. Bathroom window ventilation At least 50% of the window must be operable
17. Fire-rated wall extension To the underside of the roof sheathing
18. Townhouse separation wall Continuous to the underside of the roof sheathing
19. Required floor membrane ½-inch gypsum board or equivalent
protection
20. Maximum stair riser variation 3/8 inch
21. Trench protection required 5 feet or deeper
22. Minimum scaffold platform 18 inches
width
23. Maximum manual lumber 16 feet
stacking height
24. First step before entering a Test the atmosphere for safe breathing air
confined space
25. Bundles of three-tab shingles 3 bundles
per roofing square
26. Minimum roof slope for met- 3:12
al roofing with unsoldered
seams
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Virginia Contractor Licensing & Construction Code Fundamentals
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jr65jp
1. Who regulates contractors in Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Virginia? (DPOR)
2. Class A contractor license Projects over $120,000
3. Class B contractor license Projects from $10,000 to $120,000
4. Class C contractor license Projects up to $10,000
5. Dead load Weight of the building itself and permanently attached materi-
als
6. Live load Weight of occupants, furniture, and movable objects
7. Flame Spread Index Measures how rapidly fire spreads across a material's surface
8. IRC International Residential Code
9. Minimum compressive 2,500 psi
strength of foundation con-
crete
10. Assumed soil bearing capacity 1,500 psf
if unknown
11. Standard spacing for 2×6 16 inches on center
bearing wall studs
12. Maximum notch in a 2×6 bear- 2.25 inches
ing wall stud
13. Typical masonry veneer air 1 inch
space
14. Hazardous glazing location
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, Virginia Contractor Licensing & Construction Code Fundamentals
Virginia Contractor Licensing & Construction Code Fundamentals
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jr65jp
Within 24 inches of a door and bottom edge less than 60 inches
above the floor
15. Minimum bathroom window 3 square feet
area
16. Bathroom window ventilation At least 50% of the window must be operable
17. Fire-rated wall extension To the underside of the roof sheathing
18. Townhouse separation wall Continuous to the underside of the roof sheathing
19. Required floor membrane ½-inch gypsum board or equivalent
protection
20. Maximum stair riser variation 3/8 inch
21. Trench protection required 5 feet or deeper
22. Minimum scaffold platform 18 inches
width
23. Maximum manual lumber 16 feet
stacking height
24. First step before entering a Test the atmosphere for safe breathing air
confined space
25. Bundles of three-tab shingles 3 bundles
per roofing square
26. Minimum roof slope for met- 3:12
al roofing with unsoldered
seams
2/5
