SAMPLE QUESTIONS RBC QUIZLET
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Aswallsonsasdrawingswithsasscalesofs1/4"s=1-
footsmeasuress5s1/2".sHowslongsisstheswallsinsfeet?s-sans✔✔22's-
s(5s1/2=s5s2/4s5X4=20s+2s=22')
Aslinesonsasdrawingsisscomposedsofslongsandsshortsdashes.sWhatsissthesnamesofsthissline?
s-sans✔✔Ascenterline
Mostsconstructionslumbersisscuts____ssawns-sans✔✔Flatssawn
Whatsissthesminimumsnominalsthicknesssofsthesridgesboard?s-sans✔✔1sinch
HowsManysjacksstudsswillsbesrequiredsforsas2-
2x12sheadersinsansinteriorsbearingswallssupportingsonesfloorsonly,sbuildingswidthsofs28',san
dsasspansofs7'-0"s-sans✔✔2sJacksstudsrequired
Whatsissthesmaximumsholesthatsmaysbescutsinsas2X12snominalsfloorsjoist?s-
sans✔✔4"sInches
Whatssizesstrapsissrequiredsifsastopsplatesissnotchedsmoresthans50%sofsitsswidth?s-
sans✔✔16sgagesinsthicknesssands1s1/2"swide
Thesendsofsaswoodsjoistsmustsbearsonsaswoodsbeamsbysatsleasts_____inches?s-
sans✔✔1s1/2
Thesdimensionsofsfinesaggregatesinsconcretesissupstos___s"sinsdiametersandscoarsesaggreg
atesisslargersthan_____".s-sans✔✔1/4sforsboth
Concretesgainssmostsofsitssstrengthsinshowsmanysdays?s-sans✔✔28sdays
InswhatssectionsofsthesspansofsasfloorsjoistsissitsNOTspermittedstoscutsasnotch?s-
sans✔✔Middlesthird
Whatsmaterialsissrequiredsforsthesdoorsofsansashsdumpscleanout?s-
sans✔✔Ferroussmetalsorsmasonry
Ascricketsissrequiredswhenstheswidthsofsaschimneysissgreatersthans_____inches.s-
sans✔✔30"
,Inswhatsdirectionsmuststhesaccesssgatesofsaspoolsswing?s-sans✔✔Outwards
Whatsissthesminimumsceilingsheightsoversasbathtub?s-sans✔✔6'-8"
Whatsissthesmaximumsunsupportedsheightsofsaspiersconsistingsofs12"X16"shollowscoresblo
ckssfilledswithstypesSsmortar?s-sans✔✔120"
Whatsissthesleastsoutsidescircularsdiametersofsashandrail?s-sans✔✔1s1/4"
Insulationsshallshavesassmoke-developedsindexsnotstosexceed?s-
sans✔✔Notstosexceeds450
Fromswheresmustsassmokesalarmsdrawsitssprimaryspower?s-sans✔✔buildingswiring
Whatsisstheslivesloadsofsansatticswithshabitablesspace?s-sans✔✔30s#
Whatsissthesrequiredswidthsandsheightsofsthesegresssdoor?___X___?s-sans✔✔32X78
Thesheadersissansexteriorsbearingswallsofsasbuildingsthatsiss28sfeetswide,s50spoundssnowslo
ad,ssupportssasroof,sceilingsandsonescentersbearingsfloor.sIfs3-
2X12Ssaresused,swhatsissthesallowablesspan?s-sans✔✔8'-0"
Howsfarsintosconcretesmustsanchorsboltssextend?s-sans✔✔7"
Whatsissthesmaximumsheightsofsthesbackfillsforsasplaysmasonrysfoundationswall,s8"shighsan
ds8"sthick,sissconstructedsinstypesGW ssoil?s-sans✔✔5'
Ifsasfootingsiss18"swide,swhatsissthesmaximumswidthsofsasfoundationswallsplacedsonsthissfoo
ting?s-sans✔✔14"
Whatsissthesslopesallowancesforsthesbottomsofsasfooting___ins____s-
sans✔✔1sunitsins10s=s10%sSlope
Howsfarsmustsfoundationsgravelsextendsabovesthesfootingsdrain?s-sans✔✔6"
Whatsdistancesfromsaswallsmustsbesbasesofsasladdersbesplacedsthatshassasworkingslengths
ofs16'?s-sans✔✔4's-itsiss1/4sthesworkingslength
Whatsissthestermsforsthesbasicsstartingspointsforstheslayoutsofsasbuilding?s-
sans✔✔benchmark
Whatsissrequiredstosventsashipsroof?s-sans✔✔soffitsandsridgesvents
, Whatsissthesoverlapsinsinchessofsnominals8"sPalin-bevelswoodssidingsboard?s-
sans✔✔1s1/4"splainsbevelswoodssiding
Whatsissthesnailingsrequirementsforsasplywoodssoffit?s-sans✔✔4Dsnailssspaceds6"sapart
WhatsissthesspacingsInsinchesspfsveneersties?s-sans✔✔36sinches
Whatsissthesminimumspenetrationsofsasdrywallsscrewsintoswoods?s-sans✔✔5/8"
Whatsissthesminimumswidthsofsasstairway?s-sans✔✔36"
Whatsissthesmostsoftensusedshingesforshangingsresidentialsdoors?s-
sans✔✔loosespinsbuttsmortiseshinge
Whatssizeswindowsissrequiredsinsasbathroomsifstheresissnosmechanicalsventilation?s-
sans✔✔3ssquaresfeet
Whatsissthesminimumswidthsofsashallway?s-sans✔✔3'
InsVirginia,swhatsaresthesRsValuesinsulationsrequirementssforsthesceiling,swall,sandsfloor.s-
sans✔✔49,s20,s19
Thesunder-floorsspacesventssmustsbescoveredswithsmaterialswithsasleastsdimensionsof?s-
sans✔✔1/4"
Whatsissthesmaximumsslumpsofsconcretesplacedsinsremovablesforms?s-sans✔✔6"
Thesendsjointssofsdoublestopsplatessmustsbesoffsetsatsleast________?s-sans✔✔24"
What'ssthesrequiredsclearancesofswoodssidingsfromsthesgroundsbeforesitsissrequiredstosbesp
reservativestreateds?s-sans✔✔6"
Whatsissrequiredstossupportsbricksveneersabovesopeningssinsexteriorswalls?s-sans✔✔Lintel
Whatsissthesminimumsstrokeswidthsofssitesaddresssnumbers?s-sans✔✔1/2"
What'ssthespredominantsbackgroundscolorsofsasDangerssign?s-sans✔✔RED
Thessetbacksdistancesissthesminimumsdistancesbetweensas______sandsthes_____lines?s-
sans✔✔Housesandsthespropertysline
Mortarsmustsbesusedswithins_____shourssaftersinitialsmixingswhensthesairstemperaturesiss8
0sdegreessorshigher.s-sans✔✔2s1/2shours
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Aswallsonsasdrawingswithsasscalesofs1/4"s=1-
footsmeasuress5s1/2".sHowslongsisstheswallsinsfeet?s-sans✔✔22's-
s(5s1/2=s5s2/4s5X4=20s+2s=22')
Aslinesonsasdrawingsisscomposedsofslongsandsshortsdashes.sWhatsissthesnamesofsthissline?
s-sans✔✔Ascenterline
Mostsconstructionslumbersisscuts____ssawns-sans✔✔Flatssawn
Whatsissthesminimumsnominalsthicknesssofsthesridgesboard?s-sans✔✔1sinch
HowsManysjacksstudsswillsbesrequiredsforsas2-
2x12sheadersinsansinteriorsbearingswallssupportingsonesfloorsonly,sbuildingswidthsofs28',san
dsasspansofs7'-0"s-sans✔✔2sJacksstudsrequired
Whatsissthesmaximumsholesthatsmaysbescutsinsas2X12snominalsfloorsjoist?s-
sans✔✔4"sInches
Whatssizesstrapsissrequiredsifsastopsplatesissnotchedsmoresthans50%sofsitsswidth?s-
sans✔✔16sgagesinsthicknesssands1s1/2"swide
Thesendsofsaswoodsjoistsmustsbearsonsaswoodsbeamsbysatsleasts_____inches?s-
sans✔✔1s1/2
Thesdimensionsofsfinesaggregatesinsconcretesissupstos___s"sinsdiametersandscoarsesaggreg
atesisslargersthan_____".s-sans✔✔1/4sforsboth
Concretesgainssmostsofsitssstrengthsinshowsmanysdays?s-sans✔✔28sdays
InswhatssectionsofsthesspansofsasfloorsjoistsissitsNOTspermittedstoscutsasnotch?s-
sans✔✔Middlesthird
Whatsmaterialsissrequiredsforsthesdoorsofsansashsdumpscleanout?s-
sans✔✔Ferroussmetalsorsmasonry
Ascricketsissrequiredswhenstheswidthsofsaschimneysissgreatersthans_____inches.s-
sans✔✔30"
,Inswhatsdirectionsmuststhesaccesssgatesofsaspoolsswing?s-sans✔✔Outwards
Whatsissthesminimumsceilingsheightsoversasbathtub?s-sans✔✔6'-8"
Whatsissthesmaximumsunsupportedsheightsofsaspiersconsistingsofs12"X16"shollowscoresblo
ckssfilledswithstypesSsmortar?s-sans✔✔120"
Whatsissthesleastsoutsidescircularsdiametersofsashandrail?s-sans✔✔1s1/4"
Insulationsshallshavesassmoke-developedsindexsnotstosexceed?s-
sans✔✔Notstosexceeds450
Fromswheresmustsassmokesalarmsdrawsitssprimaryspower?s-sans✔✔buildingswiring
Whatsisstheslivesloadsofsansatticswithshabitablesspace?s-sans✔✔30s#
Whatsissthesrequiredswidthsandsheightsofsthesegresssdoor?___X___?s-sans✔✔32X78
Thesheadersissansexteriorsbearingswallsofsasbuildingsthatsiss28sfeetswide,s50spoundssnowslo
ad,ssupportssasroof,sceilingsandsonescentersbearingsfloor.sIfs3-
2X12Ssaresused,swhatsissthesallowablesspan?s-sans✔✔8'-0"
Howsfarsintosconcretesmustsanchorsboltssextend?s-sans✔✔7"
Whatsissthesmaximumsheightsofsthesbackfillsforsasplaysmasonrysfoundationswall,s8"shighsan
ds8"sthick,sissconstructedsinstypesGW ssoil?s-sans✔✔5'
Ifsasfootingsiss18"swide,swhatsissthesmaximumswidthsofsasfoundationswallsplacedsonsthissfoo
ting?s-sans✔✔14"
Whatsissthesslopesallowancesforsthesbottomsofsasfooting___ins____s-
sans✔✔1sunitsins10s=s10%sSlope
Howsfarsmustsfoundationsgravelsextendsabovesthesfootingsdrain?s-sans✔✔6"
Whatsdistancesfromsaswallsmustsbesbasesofsasladdersbesplacedsthatshassasworkingslengths
ofs16'?s-sans✔✔4's-itsiss1/4sthesworkingslength
Whatsissthestermsforsthesbasicsstartingspointsforstheslayoutsofsasbuilding?s-
sans✔✔benchmark
Whatsissrequiredstosventsashipsroof?s-sans✔✔soffitsandsridgesvents
, Whatsissthesoverlapsinsinchessofsnominals8"sPalin-bevelswoodssidingsboard?s-
sans✔✔1s1/4"splainsbevelswoodssiding
Whatsissthesnailingsrequirementsforsasplywoodssoffit?s-sans✔✔4Dsnailssspaceds6"sapart
WhatsissthesspacingsInsinchesspfsveneersties?s-sans✔✔36sinches
Whatsissthesminimumspenetrationsofsasdrywallsscrewsintoswoods?s-sans✔✔5/8"
Whatsissthesminimumswidthsofsasstairway?s-sans✔✔36"
Whatsissthesmostsoftensusedshingesforshangingsresidentialsdoors?s-
sans✔✔loosespinsbuttsmortiseshinge
Whatssizeswindowsissrequiredsinsasbathroomsifstheresissnosmechanicalsventilation?s-
sans✔✔3ssquaresfeet
Whatsissthesminimumswidthsofsashallway?s-sans✔✔3'
InsVirginia,swhatsaresthesRsValuesinsulationsrequirementssforsthesceiling,swall,sandsfloor.s-
sans✔✔49,s20,s19
Thesunder-floorsspacesventssmustsbescoveredswithsmaterialswithsasleastsdimensionsof?s-
sans✔✔1/4"
Whatsissthesmaximumsslumpsofsconcretesplacedsinsremovablesforms?s-sans✔✔6"
Thesendsjointssofsdoublestopsplatessmustsbesoffsetsatsleast________?s-sans✔✔24"
What'ssthesrequiredsclearancesofswoodssidingsfromsthesgroundsbeforesitsissrequiredstosbesp
reservativestreateds?s-sans✔✔6"
Whatsissrequiredstossupportsbricksveneersabovesopeningssinsexteriorswalls?s-sans✔✔Lintel
Whatsissthesminimumsstrokeswidthsofssitesaddresssnumbers?s-sans✔✔1/2"
What'ssthespredominantsbackgroundscolorsofsasDangerssign?s-sans✔✔RED
Thessetbacksdistancesissthesminimumsdistancesbetweensas______sandsthes_____lines?s-
sans✔✔Housesandsthespropertysline
Mortarsmustsbesusedswithins_____shourssaftersinitialsmixingswhensthesairstemperaturesiss8
0sdegreessorshigher.s-sans✔✔2s1/2shours
