VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum
board to wood studs is: 1 1/4 inches
2. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt
lanyards: 5,400 pounds
3. What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation
MUST other heat-producing devices: 1 inch
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials:
25
5. The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all
EXCEPT: Wear resistance
6. The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a
MAXIMUM of: 25 feet of the worker
7. What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door: Top track,
lower track, insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
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, 8. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
9. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: With rectangular ties
10. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to
allow for: -
Expansion and contraction
11. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
12. The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any
excavation work is: contracting the local utility companies
13. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can
be placed from the top of a masonry partition wall: 16 inches
14. What is the MINIMUM vertical reinforcement spacing for a
reinforced con- crete foundation wall that is 7 feet high and 10
inches thick on type SP soil: 48 inches on center
15. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width
exceeds: 30 inches
16. Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing
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ANSWERS
1. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum
board to wood studs is: 1 1/4 inches
2. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt
lanyards: 5,400 pounds
3. What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation
MUST other heat-producing devices: 1 inch
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials:
25
5. The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all
EXCEPT: Wear resistance
6. The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a
MAXIMUM of: 25 feet of the worker
7. What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door: Top track,
lower track, insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
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, 8. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
9. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: With rectangular ties
10. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to
allow for: -
Expansion and contraction
11. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
12. The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any
excavation work is: contracting the local utility companies
13. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can
be placed from the top of a masonry partition wall: 16 inches
14. What is the MINIMUM vertical reinforcement spacing for a
reinforced con- crete foundation wall that is 7 feet high and 10
inches thick on type SP soil: 48 inches on center
15. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width
exceeds: 30 inches
16. Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing
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