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Prepare for the North Carolina Residential Contractor Licensing Exam with focused study material covering residential construction, North Carolina building-code concepts, plans and specifications, estimating, construction practices, contractor responsibilities, laws, liens, ethics, and related licensing topics. The NCLBGC states that qualifying examinations assess practical contracting knowledge, plans and specifications, the North Carolina State Building Code, estimating, construction, ethics, contractor responsibilities, applicable laws, liens, and sedimentation-control requirements.

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North Carolina Residential General Contractor

Draft-stopping materials must be at least.. 1/2 inch gypsum or 3/8 inch plywood


All habitable rooms shall have an aggregate glazing area >8%
of not less than... of the of the gross floor area
(of such rooms)




Every dwelling unit shall have at least one habitable room 70 sq ft
that shall have not less than ___ square feet of gross floor
area


The minimum ceiling height for any habitable room is.. 7 feet


Safety glazing is required in... all hazardous locations


Emergency egress requires a minimum net clear 4 sq ft
openable area of..


For emergency egress, the sill height must be not more 44 inches
than...


An egress door shall be a minimum clear width of... 32 inches


The landing outside of an egress door must be ___ inches 36 in
wide in the direction of travel


The minimum width of a hallway shall not be less than... 3 ft (36 in)


Stairways shall not be less than __ inches wide in clear 36 in
width




The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway shall 6 ft 8 in
not be less than...

, North Carolina Residential General Contractor

The maximum riser height shall be... 8 1/4 inches


The minimum size of a stair landing is... 36 in. x 36 in.


Handrail height shall be between... 34-38 inches


Required guardrails shall not be less than ___ inches in 36 in
height


Untreated wood floor joists must be ___ inches from the 18 in
ground


Untreated wood girders must be __ inches from the 12 in
ground


Buildings and structures erected in coastal high-hazard pilings or columns
areas shall be supported on..


The grade away from foundation walls shall fall a 6 in over 10 ft
minimum of __ inches within the first __ feet.




Prior to construction, compressible soils must be removed


The minimum thickness of spread footing is 6 in


All exterior footings and foundation systems shall extend 12 in below the frost line
at least __ below the...


In no case shall the bottom of the exterior footings be 12 in
less than ___ inches below finished grade


The top surface of all footings should be level


Sill plate anchor bolts must be spaced a maximum of __ 6 ft O.C.
feet on center.


There shall be a minimum of ___ bolts per plate section 2, 12 in
with one located not more than ___ inches from the
corner


Bolts must have a minimum of ___ diameter 1/2 in

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