Virginia HIC Exam QUESTIONS WITH WELL
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
answer☑️✔️..Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - answer☑️✔️..Hot to cold
What are batter boards - answer☑️✔️..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? - answer☑️✔️..3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - answer☑️✔️..Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a -
answer☑️✔️..Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - answer☑️✔️..Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - answer☑️✔️..Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - answer☑️✔️..1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - answer☑️✔️..1/6 the depth of the
member
, How MUST rafters be framed to each other - answer☑️✔️..Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - answer☑️✔️..Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - answer☑️✔️..4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - answer☑️✔️..Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - answer☑️✔️..Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - answer☑️✔️..7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - answer☑️✔️..Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - answer☑️✔️..Ring shank nail
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)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should - answer☑️✔️..Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - answer☑️✔️..34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - answer☑️✔️..30
inches
VERIFIED ANSWERS
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
answer☑️✔️..Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - answer☑️✔️..Hot to cold
What are batter boards - answer☑️✔️..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? - answer☑️✔️..3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - answer☑️✔️..Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a -
answer☑️✔️..Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - answer☑️✔️..Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - answer☑️✔️..Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - answer☑️✔️..1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - answer☑️✔️..1/6 the depth of the
member
, How MUST rafters be framed to each other - answer☑️✔️..Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - answer☑️✔️..Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - answer☑️✔️..4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - answer☑️✔️..Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - answer☑️✔️..Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - answer☑️✔️..7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - answer☑️✔️..Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - answer☑️✔️..Ring shank nail
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)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should - answer☑️✔️..Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - answer☑️✔️..34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - answer☑️✔️..30
inches
