VIRGINIA HIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs is -
"ACCURATE ANSWER" 1 1/4 inches
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards - "ACCURATE ANSWER"
5,400 pounds
What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-producing devices -
"ACCURATE ANSWER" 1 inch
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 25
The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT - "ACCURATE ANSWER" Wear
resistance
The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of - "ACCURATE
ANSWER" 25 feet of the worker
What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door - "ACCURATE ANSWER" Top track, lower
track, insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 34 inches
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - "ACCURATE ANSWER" With rectangular ties
The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for - "ACCURATE ANSWER"
Expansion and contraction
What are batter boards - "ACCURATE ANSWER" stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is - "ACCURATE ANSWER"
contracting the local utility companies
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the top of a masonry
partition wall - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 16 inches
What is the MINIMUM vertical reinforcement spacing for a reinforced concrete foundation wall that is
7 feet high and 10 inches thick on type SP soil - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 48 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 30
inches
Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in
feet - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 2 times the stab depth in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 1 inches
For multiple-width masonry (mampostería de ancho múltiple) what is the MINIMUM thickness of
grout between masonry units and reinforcements? - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - "ACCURATE
ANSWER" 1/4 inch
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
"ACCURATE ANSWER" Floor plan
The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs is -
"ACCURATE ANSWER" 1 1/4 inches
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards - "ACCURATE ANSWER"
5,400 pounds
What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-producing devices -
"ACCURATE ANSWER" 1 inch
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 25
The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT - "ACCURATE ANSWER" Wear
resistance
The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of - "ACCURATE
ANSWER" 25 feet of the worker
What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door - "ACCURATE ANSWER" Top track, lower
track, insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 34 inches
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - "ACCURATE ANSWER" With rectangular ties
The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for - "ACCURATE ANSWER"
Expansion and contraction
What are batter boards - "ACCURATE ANSWER" stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is - "ACCURATE ANSWER"
contracting the local utility companies
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the top of a masonry
partition wall - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 16 inches
What is the MINIMUM vertical reinforcement spacing for a reinforced concrete foundation wall that is
7 feet high and 10 inches thick on type SP soil - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 48 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 30
inches
Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in
feet - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 2 times the stab depth in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 1 inches
For multiple-width masonry (mampostería de ancho múltiple) what is the MINIMUM thickness of
grout between masonry units and reinforcements? - "ACCURATE ANSWER" 1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - "ACCURATE
ANSWER" 1/4 inch
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
"ACCURATE ANSWER" Floor plan
