North Carolina Residential General Contractor - Licensing Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Fenestration skylights, roof windows, vertical windows (whether fixed or moveable); opaque
doors; glazed doors; glass block; and combination opaque and glazed doors.
Draft-stopping materials must be at least.. 1/2 inch gypsum or 3/8 inch plywood
All habitable rooms shall have an aggregate glazing area >8%
of not less than... of the of the gross floor area
(of such rooms)
Every dwelling unit shall have at least one habitable room 70 sq ft
that shall have not less than ___ square feet of gross floor
area
The minimum ceiling height for any habitable room is.. 7 feet
Safety glazing is required in... all hazardous locations
Emergency egress requires a minimum net clear openable 4 sq ft
area of..
For emergency egress, the sill height must be not more 44 inches
than...
An egress door shall be a minimum clear width of... 32 inches
The landing outside of an egress door must be ___ inches 36 in
wide in the direction of travel
The minimum width of a hallway shall not be less than... 3 ft (36 in)
Stairways shall not be less than __ inches wide in clear 36 in
width
The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway shall 6 ft 8 in
not be less than...
The maximum riser height shall be... 8 1/4 inches
The minimum size of a stair landing is... 36 in. x 36 in.
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Handrail height shall be between... 34-38 inches
Required guardrails shall not be less than ___ inches in 36 in
height
Untreated wood floor joists must be ___ inches from the 18 in
ground
Untreated wood girders must be __ inches from the ground 12 in
Buildings and structures erected in coastal high-hazard pilings or columns
areas shall be supported on..
The grade away from foundation walls shall fall a minimum 6 in over 10 ft
of __ inches within the first __ feet.
Prior to construction, compressible soils must be removed
The minimum thickness of spread footing is 6 in
All exterior footings and foundation systems shall extend at 12 in below the frost line
least __ below the...
In no case shall the bottom of the exterior footings be less 12 in
than ___ inches below finished grade
The top surface of all footings should be level
Sill plate anchor bolts must be spaced a maximum of __ 6 ft O.C.
feet on center.
There shall be a minimum of ___ bolts per plate section 2, 12 in
with one located not more than ___ inches from the corner
Bolts must have a minimum of ___ diameter 1/2 in
Concrete and masonry walls must extend at least ____ 4 in, 6 in
inches and ___ inches above finish grade, respectively.
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Fenestration skylights, roof windows, vertical windows (whether fixed or moveable); opaque
doors; glazed doors; glass block; and combination opaque and glazed doors.
Draft-stopping materials must be at least.. 1/2 inch gypsum or 3/8 inch plywood
All habitable rooms shall have an aggregate glazing area >8%
of not less than... of the of the gross floor area
(of such rooms)
Every dwelling unit shall have at least one habitable room 70 sq ft
that shall have not less than ___ square feet of gross floor
area
The minimum ceiling height for any habitable room is.. 7 feet
Safety glazing is required in... all hazardous locations
Emergency egress requires a minimum net clear openable 4 sq ft
area of..
For emergency egress, the sill height must be not more 44 inches
than...
An egress door shall be a minimum clear width of... 32 inches
The landing outside of an egress door must be ___ inches 36 in
wide in the direction of travel
The minimum width of a hallway shall not be less than... 3 ft (36 in)
Stairways shall not be less than __ inches wide in clear 36 in
width
The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway shall 6 ft 8 in
not be less than...
The maximum riser height shall be... 8 1/4 inches
The minimum size of a stair landing is... 36 in. x 36 in.
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, North Carolina Residential General Contractor - Licensing Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Handrail height shall be between... 34-38 inches
Required guardrails shall not be less than ___ inches in 36 in
height
Untreated wood floor joists must be ___ inches from the 18 in
ground
Untreated wood girders must be __ inches from the ground 12 in
Buildings and structures erected in coastal high-hazard pilings or columns
areas shall be supported on..
The grade away from foundation walls shall fall a minimum 6 in over 10 ft
of __ inches within the first __ feet.
Prior to construction, compressible soils must be removed
The minimum thickness of spread footing is 6 in
All exterior footings and foundation systems shall extend at 12 in below the frost line
least __ below the...
In no case shall the bottom of the exterior footings be less 12 in
than ___ inches below finished grade
The top surface of all footings should be level
Sill plate anchor bolts must be spaced a maximum of __ 6 ft O.C.
feet on center.
There shall be a minimum of ___ bolts per plate section 2, 12 in
with one located not more than ___ inches from the corner
Bolts must have a minimum of ___ diameter 1/2 in
Concrete and masonry walls must extend at least ____ 4 in, 6 in
inches and ___ inches above finish grade, respectively.
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