NY Home Improvement Contractor Exam
Study Guide Questions And Answers.
What gis g"home gimprovement" g(H.I.)? g(C gR gR gR gR gA gA gI) g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe
gconstruction, grepair, gremodeling, galteration, grehabilitation, grenovation, gimprovement, gor
gaddition gto gany gland gor gbuilding gused gas ga gresidence gor gdwelling gplace.
What gparts gof ga ghome gcan ga gH.I. ginclude? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAny gpart gof gthe ghome
gOR gland g(including gbasements, gdriveways, gfences, ggarages, glandscaping, gpatios,
gporches, gsidewalks, gswimming gpools, gand gterraces.)
What gsystem ginstallations gare gpart gof gH.I.? g(4) g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gCentral gheating/air
gconditioning, gCentral gvacuum, gDoors, gwindows, gawnings, gand gCommunication
gsystems.
What gis gNOT gconsidered gH.I.? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gConstruction gof ga gnew ghome gor
gbuilding, gSale gof ggoods gor gmaterials gin gconnection gwith gthe ginstallation gof gor gapplication
gof ggoods gor gmaterials, gWork gperformed gon ga gresidence gowned gor gcontrolled gby gthe
gstate gor gmunicipality
When gis gPainting gor gdecoration gof ga gbuilding, gresidence, ghome, gor gapartment
gconsidered gH.I.? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gWhen gthere gis gpainting gwork gbeing gdone gas gpart
gof gother ghome gimprovement gwork.
When gis gPainting gor gdecoration gof ga gbuilding, gresidence, ghome, gor gapartment gNOT
gconsidered gH.I.? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gWhen git gis ga gstandalone gjob gnot gpart gof gof gother
ghome gimprovement gwork.
Who gis ga g"contractor"? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAnyone gwho gowns, goperates, gmaintains,
gconducts, gcontrols, gor gtransacts ga ghome gimprovement gbusiness gand gundertakes gor
gagrees gto gperform gany ghome gimprovement.
What glegal gentity gis ga gcontractor grequired gto gbe? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gA gcontractor gmay
gbe gan gindividual, ga gfirm, ga gcompany, ga gpartnership, gor ga gcorporation.
, What gis ga gH.I. gcontract? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAn gagreement gbetween ga gcontractor gand
ga gconsumer gor gtenant gfor gperformance gof ga ghome gimprovement
What gmust ga gH.I. gcontract gdetail? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAll glabor, gservices, gand gmaterials
gto gbe gfurnished gand gperformed.
Who gis ga g"salesperson"? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gSomeone gwho gnegotiates ga gH.I. gcontract
gwith ga gconsumer gor gtenant, gor gsolicits ga ghome gimprovement gcontract gfrom gan gowner gor
gtenant.
Who gmust ghave ga gDCA glicense? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAny gperson gwho gsolicits,
gcanvasses, gsells, gperforms, gor gobtains ga gH.I. gcontract gas ga gcontractor gor gsalesperson
gmust ghave ga gDCA glicense.
Does gan gindividual gemployee gof ga gcontractor, gwho gdoes gnot gsolicit gor gnegotiate
gcontracts, gneed gto gbe glicensed? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gNo
What gis gthe gmaximum gamount gan gH.I. gjob gcan gbe gto gnot grequire ga glicensed gcontractor?
g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g g$200
Do gplumbers gand gelectricians gwho gdo gnot gperform gwork goutside gtheir gtrade gneed ga gH.I.
glicense? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gNo, gthey ghave gtheir gown gtrade glicenses.
When gwould gan garchitect gor gengineer ginvolved gwith gan gH.I. gproject gneed ga gcontractor's
glicense? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gIf gthey gare gphysically gperforming gH.I. gfunctions goutside
gthe gscope gof gan garchitect gor gengineer.
Must ga gH.I. gContractor glicense gbe gposted? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gYes, git gmust gbe gposted
gin gthe gContractor's goffice gwhere gall gconsumers gcan gsee git, gor gshow git gto gconsumers
gupon grequest.
Change gof gbusiness gaddress, gownership, gmanagement, gor gtrade gname gmust gbe
greported gto gDCA gwithin ghow gmany gdays? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g g10 gdays
How gmany gbusiness glocations gcan ga gH.I. gContractor's glicense gcover? g- gcorrect ganswer. g
g g gOne. gA gseperate glicense gis grequired gfor geach gplace gof gbusiness.
When gand ghow gdoes ga gH.I. gContractor's glicense gget grenewed? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g
gAbout gthree gmonths gbefore glicense gexpiration, gDCA gwill gmail ga grenewal gpackage. gIt
gcan gbe grenewed gby gmail, gonline, gor gin gperson gat gthe gDCA gLicensing gCenter.
May ga gH.I. gContractor gassign gthe gtask gof ggetting gpermits, gexemptions gor gC/O gto gthe
ghome gowner g(customer)? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gNo, gThe gprime gcontractor gmust gsecure
gall gnecessary gpermits, glicenses, gCertificates gof gOccupancy, gor gexemptions gnecessary
gto gcomplete gthe gcontract gin gaccordance gwith gstate gand glocal gbuilding glaws.
Study Guide Questions And Answers.
What gis g"home gimprovement" g(H.I.)? g(C gR gR gR gR gA gA gI) g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gthe
gconstruction, grepair, gremodeling, galteration, grehabilitation, grenovation, gimprovement, gor
gaddition gto gany gland gor gbuilding gused gas ga gresidence gor gdwelling gplace.
What gparts gof ga ghome gcan ga gH.I. ginclude? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAny gpart gof gthe ghome
gOR gland g(including gbasements, gdriveways, gfences, ggarages, glandscaping, gpatios,
gporches, gsidewalks, gswimming gpools, gand gterraces.)
What gsystem ginstallations gare gpart gof gH.I.? g(4) g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gCentral gheating/air
gconditioning, gCentral gvacuum, gDoors, gwindows, gawnings, gand gCommunication
gsystems.
What gis gNOT gconsidered gH.I.? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gConstruction gof ga gnew ghome gor
gbuilding, gSale gof ggoods gor gmaterials gin gconnection gwith gthe ginstallation gof gor gapplication
gof ggoods gor gmaterials, gWork gperformed gon ga gresidence gowned gor gcontrolled gby gthe
gstate gor gmunicipality
When gis gPainting gor gdecoration gof ga gbuilding, gresidence, ghome, gor gapartment
gconsidered gH.I.? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gWhen gthere gis gpainting gwork gbeing gdone gas gpart
gof gother ghome gimprovement gwork.
When gis gPainting gor gdecoration gof ga gbuilding, gresidence, ghome, gor gapartment gNOT
gconsidered gH.I.? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gWhen git gis ga gstandalone gjob gnot gpart gof gof gother
ghome gimprovement gwork.
Who gis ga g"contractor"? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAnyone gwho gowns, goperates, gmaintains,
gconducts, gcontrols, gor gtransacts ga ghome gimprovement gbusiness gand gundertakes gor
gagrees gto gperform gany ghome gimprovement.
What glegal gentity gis ga gcontractor grequired gto gbe? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gA gcontractor gmay
gbe gan gindividual, ga gfirm, ga gcompany, ga gpartnership, gor ga gcorporation.
, What gis ga gH.I. gcontract? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAn gagreement gbetween ga gcontractor gand
ga gconsumer gor gtenant gfor gperformance gof ga ghome gimprovement
What gmust ga gH.I. gcontract gdetail? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAll glabor, gservices, gand gmaterials
gto gbe gfurnished gand gperformed.
Who gis ga g"salesperson"? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gSomeone gwho gnegotiates ga gH.I. gcontract
gwith ga gconsumer gor gtenant, gor gsolicits ga ghome gimprovement gcontract gfrom gan gowner gor
gtenant.
Who gmust ghave ga gDCA glicense? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gAny gperson gwho gsolicits,
gcanvasses, gsells, gperforms, gor gobtains ga gH.I. gcontract gas ga gcontractor gor gsalesperson
gmust ghave ga gDCA glicense.
Does gan gindividual gemployee gof ga gcontractor, gwho gdoes gnot gsolicit gor gnegotiate
gcontracts, gneed gto gbe glicensed? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gNo
What gis gthe gmaximum gamount gan gH.I. gjob gcan gbe gto gnot grequire ga glicensed gcontractor?
g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g g$200
Do gplumbers gand gelectricians gwho gdo gnot gperform gwork goutside gtheir gtrade gneed ga gH.I.
glicense? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gNo, gthey ghave gtheir gown gtrade glicenses.
When gwould gan garchitect gor gengineer ginvolved gwith gan gH.I. gproject gneed ga gcontractor's
glicense? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gIf gthey gare gphysically gperforming gH.I. gfunctions goutside
gthe gscope gof gan garchitect gor gengineer.
Must ga gH.I. gContractor glicense gbe gposted? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gYes, git gmust gbe gposted
gin gthe gContractor's goffice gwhere gall gconsumers gcan gsee git, gor gshow git gto gconsumers
gupon grequest.
Change gof gbusiness gaddress, gownership, gmanagement, gor gtrade gname gmust gbe
greported gto gDCA gwithin ghow gmany gdays? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g g10 gdays
How gmany gbusiness glocations gcan ga gH.I. gContractor's glicense gcover? g- gcorrect ganswer. g
g g gOne. gA gseperate glicense gis grequired gfor geach gplace gof gbusiness.
When gand ghow gdoes ga gH.I. gContractor's glicense gget grenewed? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g
gAbout gthree gmonths gbefore glicense gexpiration, gDCA gwill gmail ga grenewal gpackage. gIt
gcan gbe grenewed gby gmail, gonline, gor gin gperson gat gthe gDCA gLicensing gCenter.
May ga gH.I. gContractor gassign gthe gtask gof ggetting gpermits, gexemptions gor gC/O gto gthe
ghome gowner g(customer)? g- gcorrect ganswer. g g g gNo, gThe gprime gcontractor gmust gsecure
gall gnecessary gpermits, glicenses, gCertificates gof gOccupancy, gor gexemptions gnecessary
gto gcomplete gthe gcontract gin gaccordance gwith gstate gand glocal gbuilding glaws.
