WV General Building Contractor
Cement plaster coats shall be protected from freezing for a period of not less than how long after set has
occurred? - ✔✔ correct answer 24 hours
What is the recommended minimum distance from the bottom of the ceiling framing to the top of the
ceiling grid system in suspended ceilings? - ✔✔ correct answer 3 inches
What is the minimum height required for a nonabsorbent wall surface above a bathtub or shower floor?
- ✔✔ correct answer 6 feet
What is the minimum height for a stairway handrail? - ✔✔ correct answer 34 inches
What is the maximum slope for a ramp used as a means of egress without an egress door? - ✔✔ correct
answer 1 unit vertical in 8 units horizontal
What is the definition of flame spread? - ✔✔ correct answer The propagation of flame over a surface.
What is the minimum square footage of net clear opening area for an egress window in a second floor
sleeping area? - ✔✔ correct answer 5.7 square feet
What is the maximum slope for glazing used in a skylight before it must meet the provisions for vertical
glass? - ✔✔ correct answer 15 degrees
What is the maximum height above grade that plastic veneer may be installed? - ✔✔ correct answer 50
feet
What is the minimum size wood stud and stud spacing for a wall supporting two floors and a roof ceiling
assembly? - ✔✔ correct answer 2x6 at 16 inches on center
What is the minimum number of anchor bolts required for anchoring a 12-foot section of wood sill plate
to a foundation? - ✔✔ correct answer Three
, WV General Building Contractor
Bolts used for anchoring a wood sole plate at an exterior wall on a monolithic slab must extend a
minimum of how many inches into concrete? - ✔✔ correct answer 7 inches
What is the minimum number of 16d common nails that must be used to end nail a 2"x4" to a top or
bottom plate? - ✔✔ correct answer 2
Which of the following applies to the construction of wooden stairs that exposed to the weather? - ✔✔
correct answer They should be sloped for drainage.
Which of the following is required for a 3feet 8inches by 4 feet long floor opening near the center of a
wood-framed span? - ✔✔ correct answer Single header and double trimmer
Which of the following describes the manner in which lumber shrinks when it dries? - ✔✔ correct
answer More in width than length.
Preservative treated lumber must conform to which of the following AWPA Standards? - ✔✔ correct
answer AWPA Standard U1 and M4
What is the term for a roof or floor system that is constructed to transmit lateral forces to lateral load
resisting structural elements? - ✔✔ correct answer Diaphragm
What is the minimum dimension of wood columns supporting floor loads in Type IV construction? - ✔✔
correct answer 8 inches
What is the maximum slump that concrete should have if it is to be used for a floor slab? - ✔✔ correct
answer 4 inches
A concrete masonry foundation wall extends below grade and will require parge coating using Portland
cement mortar. What is the minimum allowable thickness? - ✔✔ correct answer 3/8 inch
Unless otherwise specified, what is the standard guideline for the spacing of contraction joints in cast-in-
place concrete? - ✔✔ correct answer 2 1/2 times the slab depth in inches
Cement plaster coats shall be protected from freezing for a period of not less than how long after set has
occurred? - ✔✔ correct answer 24 hours
What is the recommended minimum distance from the bottom of the ceiling framing to the top of the
ceiling grid system in suspended ceilings? - ✔✔ correct answer 3 inches
What is the minimum height required for a nonabsorbent wall surface above a bathtub or shower floor?
- ✔✔ correct answer 6 feet
What is the minimum height for a stairway handrail? - ✔✔ correct answer 34 inches
What is the maximum slope for a ramp used as a means of egress without an egress door? - ✔✔ correct
answer 1 unit vertical in 8 units horizontal
What is the definition of flame spread? - ✔✔ correct answer The propagation of flame over a surface.
What is the minimum square footage of net clear opening area for an egress window in a second floor
sleeping area? - ✔✔ correct answer 5.7 square feet
What is the maximum slope for glazing used in a skylight before it must meet the provisions for vertical
glass? - ✔✔ correct answer 15 degrees
What is the maximum height above grade that plastic veneer may be installed? - ✔✔ correct answer 50
feet
What is the minimum size wood stud and stud spacing for a wall supporting two floors and a roof ceiling
assembly? - ✔✔ correct answer 2x6 at 16 inches on center
What is the minimum number of anchor bolts required for anchoring a 12-foot section of wood sill plate
to a foundation? - ✔✔ correct answer Three
, WV General Building Contractor
Bolts used for anchoring a wood sole plate at an exterior wall on a monolithic slab must extend a
minimum of how many inches into concrete? - ✔✔ correct answer 7 inches
What is the minimum number of 16d common nails that must be used to end nail a 2"x4" to a top or
bottom plate? - ✔✔ correct answer 2
Which of the following applies to the construction of wooden stairs that exposed to the weather? - ✔✔
correct answer They should be sloped for drainage.
Which of the following is required for a 3feet 8inches by 4 feet long floor opening near the center of a
wood-framed span? - ✔✔ correct answer Single header and double trimmer
Which of the following describes the manner in which lumber shrinks when it dries? - ✔✔ correct
answer More in width than length.
Preservative treated lumber must conform to which of the following AWPA Standards? - ✔✔ correct
answer AWPA Standard U1 and M4
What is the term for a roof or floor system that is constructed to transmit lateral forces to lateral load
resisting structural elements? - ✔✔ correct answer Diaphragm
What is the minimum dimension of wood columns supporting floor loads in Type IV construction? - ✔✔
correct answer 8 inches
What is the maximum slump that concrete should have if it is to be used for a floor slab? - ✔✔ correct
answer 4 inches
A concrete masonry foundation wall extends below grade and will require parge coating using Portland
cement mortar. What is the minimum allowable thickness? - ✔✔ correct answer 3/8 inch
Unless otherwise specified, what is the standard guideline for the spacing of contraction joints in cast-in-
place concrete? - ✔✔ correct answer 2 1/2 times the slab depth in inches
