VIRGINIA HIC EXAM (HOME IMPROVEMENT EXAM) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a ✔️Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? ✔️Hot to cold
What are batter boards ✔️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? ✔️3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? ✔️Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a ✔️Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ✔️Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span ✔️Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? ✔️1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ✔️1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other ✔️Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ✔️Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? ✔️4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring ✔️Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? ✔️Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation ✔️7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ✔️Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood ✔️Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ✔️5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ✔️Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ✔️34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds ✔️30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? ✔️Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ✔️25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space ✔️1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should ✔️Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid
board (c 904-5)
In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder ✔️Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves ✔️24 inches (R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic ✔️Rafters
What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam ✔️Can be poured instead of sprayed
In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used? ✔️6 mil or 8 mil
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a ✔️Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? ✔️Hot to cold
What are batter boards ✔️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? ✔️3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? ✔️Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a ✔️Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ✔️Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span ✔️Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? ✔️1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ✔️1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other ✔️Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ✔️Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? ✔️4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring ✔️Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? ✔️Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation ✔️7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ✔️Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood ✔️Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ✔️5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ✔️Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ✔️34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds ✔️30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? ✔️Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ✔️25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space ✔️1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should ✔️Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid
board (c 904-5)
In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder ✔️Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves ✔️24 inches (R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic ✔️Rafters
What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam ✔️Can be poured instead of sprayed
In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used? ✔️6 mil or 8 mil
