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