VIRGINIA HIC ACTUAL EXAM
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, 1. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs is ✓✓ CORRECT
ANSWER 11/4inches
2. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 5,400 pounds
3. What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-producing devices ✓✓
CORRECT ANSWER 1 inch
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 25
5. The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER Wear
resistance
6. The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 25 feet
of the worker
7. What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER Toptrack,lowertrack,insert bottom pivot,
insert upper pivot
8. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 34 inches
9. How MUST rafters be framed to each other ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER Withrectangularties
10. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER -
Expansion and contraction
11. What are batter boards ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
12. The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER contracting
the local utility companies
13. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the top of a masonry partition wall
✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 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 ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 48 inches on center
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STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
GUIDE 2026/2027 GRADED A+ .
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, 1. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs is ✓✓ CORRECT
ANSWER 11/4inches
2. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 5,400 pounds
3. What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-producing devices ✓✓
CORRECT ANSWER 1 inch
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 25
5. The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER Wear
resistance
6. The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 25 feet
of the worker
7. What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER Toptrack,lowertrack,insert bottom pivot,
insert upper pivot
8. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 34 inches
9. How MUST rafters be framed to each other ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER Withrectangularties
10. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER -
Expansion and contraction
11. What are batter boards ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
12. The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER contracting
the local utility companies
13. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the top of a masonry partition wall
✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 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 ✓✓ CORRECT ANSWER 48 inches on center
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