Wv General Building Contractor

WV GENERAL BUILDING
CONTRACTOR




Cement88plaster88coats88shall88be88protected88from88freezing88for88a88period88of88not88le
ss88than88how88long88after88set88has88occurred?88-88ans--✔✔2488hours

What88is88the88recommended88minimum88distance88from88the88bottom88of88the88ceiling8
8framing88to88the88top88of88the88ceiling88grid88system88in88suspended88ceilings?88-
88ans--✔✔388inches


What88is88the88minimum88height88required88for88a88nonabsorbent88wall88surface88above8
8a88bathtub88or88shower88floor?88-88ans--✔✔688feet


What88is88the88minimum88height88for88a88stairway88handrail?88-88ans--✔✔3488inches

What88is88the88maximum88slope88for88a88ramp88used88as88a88means88of88egress88witho
ut88an88egress88door?88-88ans--✔✔188unit88vertical88in88888units88horizontal

What88is88the88definition88of88flame88spread?88-88ans--
✔✔The88propagation88of88flame88over88a88surface.

What88is88the88minimum88square88footage88of88net88clear88opening88area88for88an88egre
ss88window88in88a88second88floor88sleeping88area?88-88ans--✔✔5.788square88feet

What88is88the88maximum88slope88for88glazing88used88in88a88skylight88before88it88must88
meet88the88provisions88for88vertical88glass?88-88ans--✔✔1588degrees

What88is88the88maximum88height88above88grade88that88plastic88veneer88may88be88install
ed?88-88ans--✔✔5088feet

What88is88the88minimum88size88wood88stud88and88stud88spacing88for88a88wall88supportin
g88two88floors88and88a88roof88ceiling88assembly?88-88ans--
✔✔2x688at881688inches88on88center

What88is88the88minimum88number88of88anchor88bolts88required88for88anchoring88a8812-
foot88section88of88wood88sill88plate88to88a88foundation?88-88ans--✔✔Three

, Bolts88used88for88anchoring88a88wood88sole88plate88at88an88exterior88wall88on88a88monoli
thic88slab88must88extend88a88minimum88of88how88many88inches88into88concrete?88-
88ans--✔✔788inches


What88is88the88minimum88number88of8816d88common88nails88that88must88be88used88to88
end88nail88a882"x4"88to88a88top88or88bottom88plate?88-88ans--✔✔2

Which88of88the88following88applies88to88the88construction88of88wooden88stairs88that88exp
osed88to88the88weather?88-88ans--✔✔They88should88be88sloped88for88drainage.

Which88of88the88following88is88required88for88a883feet888inches88by88488feet88long88floor88
opening88near88the88center88of88a88wood-framed88span?88-88ans--
✔✔Single88header88and88double88trimmer

Which88of88the88following88describes88the88manner88in88which88lumber88shrinks88when88
it88dries?88-88ans--✔✔More88in88width88than88length.

Preservative88treated88lumber88must88conform88to88which88of88the88following88AWPA88S
tandards?88-88ans--✔✔AWPA88Standard88U188and88M4

What88is88the88term88for88a88roof88or88floor88system88that88is88constructed88to88transmit88
lateral88forces88to88lateral88load88resisting88structural88elements?88-88ans--
✔✔Diaphragm

What88is88the88minimum88dimension88of88wood88columns88supporting88floor88loads88in88
Type88IV88construction?88-88ans--✔✔888inches

What88is88the88maximum88slump88that88concrete88should88have88if88it88is88to88be88used8
8for88a88floor88slab?88-88ans--✔✔488inches


A88concrete88masonry88foundation88wall88extends88below88grade88and88will88require88pa
rge88coating88using88Portland88cement88mortar.88What88is88the88minimum88allowable88th
ickness?88-88ans--✔✔3/888inch

Unless88otherwise88specified,88what88is88the88standard88guideline88for88the88spacing88of
88contraction88joints88in88cast-in-place88concrete?88-88ans--
✔✔2881/288times88the88slab88depth88in88inches

What88effect88does88adding88superplasticizers88have88on88a88batch88of88concrete?88-
88ans--✔✔Reduces88the88water-to-concrete88ratio.


What88material88is88added88to88improve88tensile88and88flexural88strength88in88concrete88
slabs?88-88ans--✔✔Synthetic88fibers

What88hazardous88dust88results88from88cutting,88drilling,88or88grinding88of88concrete?88-
88ans--✔✔Silica88dust