VA CONTRACTORS EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔The minimum headroom for a stairway is measured vertically from the ? - ✔✔Sloped
plane a adjoining the tread nosing
✔✔What is the maximum spacing between studs of a 2 x 4 framed interior partition
supporting roof and ceiling only? - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔What is assumed to be the load bearing capacity of clay soil if no test are required
or made? - ✔✔1,500 pounds per square ft
✔✔Who is responsible for training employees about the hazards of working in confined
spaces? - ✔✔Employer
✔✔What is the maximum on center spacing of vertical reinforcement for a 12 inch
nominal thickness reinforced concrete foundation wall? - ✔✔72 inches
✔✔A trench must have an adequate protection system if its depth is a minimum of how
many feet? - ✔✔5 ft
✔✔How many bundles of three tab shingles are contained in a square of roofing? -
✔✔Three
✔✔Who should inspect a trench daily for safety? - ✔✔A competent person
✔✔What is the first thing an individual should check before entering a confined space? -
✔✔Availability for breathable air
✔✔Wood shims should not be used to level beams and girders because they are? -
✔✔Compressible
✔✔What is the maximum vertical spacing of drywall screws used to fasten 1/2 inch
gypsum drywall without adhesive to an interior wall framed 16 inches on center? -
✔✔16 inches
✔✔What is the minimum width for a platform scaffold? - ✔✔18 inches
✔✔The most common method of attaching concrete and Clay tile to roof Decks are? -
✔✔Mechanical fastening systems
✔✔Asphalt shingles base and cap flashing may be? - ✔✔Corrosion resistant metal,
.019 inch thick
, ✔✔Which is added to concrete in hot weather to make it set up slower? - ✔✔retardant
✔✔Which of the following is a true statement about the effect of wet material when
unloading a scraper? - ✔✔It decreases dumping time
✔✔What is the requirement for the wood treatment of a sill, plate, or sleeper that is
resting on an exterior concrete masonry foundation wall? - ✔✔Member must be treated
if it is less than 8 inches from the ground
✔✔Wood plank roof decks should have a minimum nominal thickness of? - ✔✔1 1/8
inches
✔✔A wood foundation useless lumber treated in accordance with a AWPA C22 the
lumper is cut in the field which of the following is true with regards to what must be done
to the newly exposed surface! - ✔✔It must be brushed dipped or soaked with copper
naphthenate until no more copper napthenate is absorbed
✔✔Containers used to store empty cans of flammable /volatile must be?? -
✔✔Inspected by a competent person
✔✔Ventilation for a hip roof should include? - ✔✔Inlet opening in the soffit area of
eaves
✔✔What is the minimum net clear opening width for an egress window in a sleeping
area? - ✔✔20 inches
✔✔The installation of clay roofing tile shall comply with? - ✔✔aSTM C1167
✔✔What is the minimum size landing that must be provided on a ramp? - ✔✔3x3 fr no
less than 36 inches
✔✔When using a portable extension ladder to access an elevated surface or an ingress
or egress in an excavation the ladder side rails shall extend a minimum of? - ✔✔3 ft
✔✔What is the maximum riser height for an exterior stairway? - ✔✔8 1/4 inches
✔✔What must be done after a structure is demolished? - ✔✔Restoration of the
established grades
✔✔What is the best equipment to use for excavating deep trenches in soft soil? -
✔✔Wheel Trencher
ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔The minimum headroom for a stairway is measured vertically from the ? - ✔✔Sloped
plane a adjoining the tread nosing
✔✔What is the maximum spacing between studs of a 2 x 4 framed interior partition
supporting roof and ceiling only? - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔What is assumed to be the load bearing capacity of clay soil if no test are required
or made? - ✔✔1,500 pounds per square ft
✔✔Who is responsible for training employees about the hazards of working in confined
spaces? - ✔✔Employer
✔✔What is the maximum on center spacing of vertical reinforcement for a 12 inch
nominal thickness reinforced concrete foundation wall? - ✔✔72 inches
✔✔A trench must have an adequate protection system if its depth is a minimum of how
many feet? - ✔✔5 ft
✔✔How many bundles of three tab shingles are contained in a square of roofing? -
✔✔Three
✔✔Who should inspect a trench daily for safety? - ✔✔A competent person
✔✔What is the first thing an individual should check before entering a confined space? -
✔✔Availability for breathable air
✔✔Wood shims should not be used to level beams and girders because they are? -
✔✔Compressible
✔✔What is the maximum vertical spacing of drywall screws used to fasten 1/2 inch
gypsum drywall without adhesive to an interior wall framed 16 inches on center? -
✔✔16 inches
✔✔What is the minimum width for a platform scaffold? - ✔✔18 inches
✔✔The most common method of attaching concrete and Clay tile to roof Decks are? -
✔✔Mechanical fastening systems
✔✔Asphalt shingles base and cap flashing may be? - ✔✔Corrosion resistant metal,
.019 inch thick
, ✔✔Which is added to concrete in hot weather to make it set up slower? - ✔✔retardant
✔✔Which of the following is a true statement about the effect of wet material when
unloading a scraper? - ✔✔It decreases dumping time
✔✔What is the requirement for the wood treatment of a sill, plate, or sleeper that is
resting on an exterior concrete masonry foundation wall? - ✔✔Member must be treated
if it is less than 8 inches from the ground
✔✔Wood plank roof decks should have a minimum nominal thickness of? - ✔✔1 1/8
inches
✔✔A wood foundation useless lumber treated in accordance with a AWPA C22 the
lumper is cut in the field which of the following is true with regards to what must be done
to the newly exposed surface! - ✔✔It must be brushed dipped or soaked with copper
naphthenate until no more copper napthenate is absorbed
✔✔Containers used to store empty cans of flammable /volatile must be?? -
✔✔Inspected by a competent person
✔✔Ventilation for a hip roof should include? - ✔✔Inlet opening in the soffit area of
eaves
✔✔What is the minimum net clear opening width for an egress window in a sleeping
area? - ✔✔20 inches
✔✔The installation of clay roofing tile shall comply with? - ✔✔aSTM C1167
✔✔What is the minimum size landing that must be provided on a ramp? - ✔✔3x3 fr no
less than 36 inches
✔✔When using a portable extension ladder to access an elevated surface or an ingress
or egress in an excavation the ladder side rails shall extend a minimum of? - ✔✔3 ft
✔✔What is the maximum riser height for an exterior stairway? - ✔✔8 1/4 inches
✔✔What must be done after a structure is demolished? - ✔✔Restoration of the
established grades
✔✔What is the best equipment to use for excavating deep trenches in soft soil? -
✔✔Wheel Trencher
