Virginia HIC Exam questions and
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The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a ANS - Floor
plan
What direction does heat flow? ANS - Hot to cold
What are batter boards ANS - stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor space and each corner
of the building? ANS - 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? ANS - Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a ANS - Shake (c
326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ANS - Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span ANS - Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? ANS - 1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ANS - 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other ANS - Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ANS - Squash blocks
, Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? ANS - 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring ANS - Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? ANS - Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation ANS - 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ANS - Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood ANS - Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ANS - 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130)
(R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ANS - Be attached to the adjacent cabinets
before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ANS - 34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds ANS - 30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? ANS - Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ANS - 25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space ANS - 1/4 inch (R
408.2)
answers rated 100% correct.
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a ANS - Floor
plan
What direction does heat flow? ANS - Hot to cold
What are batter boards ANS - stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor space and each corner
of the building? ANS - 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? ANS - Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a ANS - Shake (c
326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ANS - Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span ANS - Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? ANS - 1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ANS - 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other ANS - Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ANS - Squash blocks
, Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? ANS - 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring ANS - Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? ANS - Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation ANS - 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ANS - Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood ANS - Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ANS - 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130)
(R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ANS - Be attached to the adjacent cabinets
before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ANS - 34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds ANS - 30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? ANS - Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ANS - 25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space ANS - 1/4 inch (R
408.2)
