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Prepare for the North Carolina Building Contractor License Exam with focused study material covering building construction, North Carolina building-code concepts, plans and specifications, estimating, construction practices, contractor responsibilities, business and law, ethics, liens, and other licensing topics. The NCLBGC identifies Building Contractor as a classification covering private, public, commercial, industrial, and residential buildings, and accepts the NASCLA Accredited Building Examination for this classification.

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NC Building Contractor License

Prime Contractor The ______asummes the entire responsibility under the contract




Sub Contractor The ______ asummes responsibility with respect to his portion of the work




6ft Safety Belts shall be a min of 1/2 inch nylon and not allow a fall greater than ____




8ft Safety Nets must extend _____ beyond the end of work surface




25ft Safety Nets must be positioned no more than _____ below work surface




10ft Heaters must not be located within ______ft of tarps, canvas or similar coverings




10ft Material Storage : Materials shall not be stored within ____ ft of an exterior wall




7ft Materaial Storage : Brick stacks shall not be more than _____ft in height




6ft Material Storage : When masonry blocks are stacked higher than _____ ft the stack
shall be tapered back 1 half block per tier above the ____ft line



20ft Material Storage : Lumber Piles shall not exceed ______ft in height (mechanically)




16ft Material Storage - Lumber piles shall not exceed _____ in height (manually)




20ft A chute is required if waste material is dropped more than _____ft outside exterior
walls of building



8 Inches How far do you Lap Durawire




Confined workers in _____ spaces must be provided a lifeline/safety belt




Catenary Scaffold means a suspension scaffold consisting of a platform supported by two essentially
horiztonal & parallel ropes attached to structural members of a building or other
structure

, NC Building Contractor License

Prescription Lenses employer ensures that employees who wear presc lenses while engaged in
operations needing eye protection



12ft Maximum height of a masonry pier used in a seismic zone is _____




Float (Ship) Scaffold means a suspension scaffold consisting of a braced platform resin on two parallel
bearers & hung from overhead supports by ropes of fixed length



Lack Of Maintenance The leading reason for erosion and sediment conrol plan failure is _____




Potable Water & Detergents To clean masory use _______




Wood Girders : Wood No Masonry shall be supported on ______ or other forms of _____ construction




Roof Diaphragms : 15 Inches _______ Shall be anchored to masonry walls with 1/2" diameter bolts 6ft on center
or equivalent. Bolt shall extend & be embedded at least _____ in the masonry



8 Inches Minimum thickness of a parapet wall




24 Inches Maximum spacing of light gauge studs




TRUE Mechanicla connections shall have the bars connection to develop in tension or
compression as least 125% of the yield strength of the bar



No Is a hardhat required with a jack hammer?




42" Reflectorized Barrell or Drum What is preferred safety traffic marker?




A penetrometer What is used to measure soil bearing capactiy?




Lap durawire 8 inches Lap durawire 8 inches




3 times Unreinforced masonry parapet wall heights shall not exceed _____ their thickness

, NC Building Contractor License

6 Inches Minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall - One Story




8 inches Minimum thickness of a masonry bearing wall - More than One Story




4.5 Sq Ft There shall be at least one metal tile for each ______ of wall area




24 Inches Vertical Spacing on Metal Wall Tie




36 Inches Horiztonal Spacing on Metal Wall Tie




3500 PSI The minimum compressive strength for a carport slab in severe exposure zone is
_____



Shut Off hand held power tools (circular saw, chain saw & percussion tools) require a
constant pressure switch that will _____the power when pressure is released



30 PSI Compressed air shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to
less than _____ PSI



Trained Only employees who have been ____ in the operation of the particular tool in use
shall be allow to operate powder actuated tools



Circular Saws All Portable, power driven _____ shall be equipped with guards above and below
the base plate or shoe



Upright Compressed gas cylinders shall be secured in an ______ position at all times




20 Ft Oxygen Cylinders and fuel cylinders must be stored a minimum of ____ and when
in inside _____ from combustible materials



Inspected All gas and oxygen hoses must be _____ at the beginning of each work shift




8 and 11 Unless otherwise required, mix grout to a consistency that has a slumb between
______



Gravel Sediment Basins must be built over _____

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