HIC virginia EXAM 2024 - 2025/ 120 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be
found in a: Floor plan
2. What direction does heat flow?: Hot to cold
3. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
4. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building?: 3 feet
5. What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?: Load-bearing headers
6. A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber
is called a: Shake (c 326)
7. The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means: Penny
8. Notches may not be
located in the of a joist span: Middle
1/3
9. How should board and batten be installed?: 1 inch overlap 10d nails
10. What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists: 1/6 the depth of the member
11. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: Gusset plate (R802.3)
12. What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?: Squash blocks
13. Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?: 4-5 days
14. Where do you start laying parquet flooring: Centerline
15. What is the first step in carpet installation?: Tackless strip
16. What type of nail is used in floor installation: 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
17. What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring?: Filling
18. What is the best nail for hardwood: Ring shank nail
19. What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening?: 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
20. When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should: Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
21. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
22. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds: 30 inches
23. What type of nail are best for general construction?: Smooth shank
24. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials: 25
(R302.10.1)
25. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for un- der-floor
space: 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
26. Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should: Be
well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
27. In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder:
1/6
, Top Soil
2/6
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
1. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be
found in a: Floor plan
2. What direction does heat flow?: Hot to cold
3. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
4. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building?: 3 feet
5. What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?: Load-bearing headers
6. A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber
is called a: Shake (c 326)
7. The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means: Penny
8. Notches may not be
located in the of a joist span: Middle
1/3
9. How should board and batten be installed?: 1 inch overlap 10d nails
10. What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists: 1/6 the depth of the member
11. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: Gusset plate (R802.3)
12. What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?: Squash blocks
13. Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?: 4-5 days
14. Where do you start laying parquet flooring: Centerline
15. What is the first step in carpet installation?: Tackless strip
16. What type of nail is used in floor installation: 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
17. What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring?: Filling
18. What is the best nail for hardwood: Ring shank nail
19. What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening?: 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
20. When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should: Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
21. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
22. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds: 30 inches
23. What type of nail are best for general construction?: Smooth shank
24. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials: 25
(R302.10.1)
25. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for un- der-floor
space: 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
26. Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should: Be
well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
27. In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder:
1/6
, Top Soil
2/6
