Michigan Residential Code Exam - Builders License TEST Solved 100%

A building inspector has been notified of a life threatening condition on a job site. When may the building inspector review the job site? - Answer anytime As a licensed builder, you are applying for a permit to construct a new house. Which of the following is required to be submitted? - Answer Description of the work to be done. Once a permit is issued you have _________ days to begin work or the permit is void. - Answer 180 Once work begins and for some reason work stops, you must start work again within ______ days or the permit is void. - Answer 180 By code the first inspection on a new home construction site would be - Answer Foundation What inspection is called for after all work is completed? - Answer Final A Certificate of Occupancy is issued at the completion of a building project by the local building department. What purpose does a "C of O" serve? - Answer Show that the work was done according to code and the house may be occupied. Basic wind speeds for 50 year mean recurrence interval for Michigan is - Answer 115 miles per hour Ground snow loads for Michigan range from ______ in the southeast corner to _____ at the northern tip. - Answer 20 to 100 pounds per square foot Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for exterior balconies - Answer 40 pounds Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for decks attached to exterior walls - Answer 40 pounds Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for attics without storage - Answer 10 pounds Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for uninhabitable attics with storage - Answer 20 pounds Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for sleeping rooms - Answer 30 pounds Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for rooms other than sleeping rooms - Answer 40 pounds The minimum requirement for a door leading from the attached garage into the dwelling unit is - Answer 1 3/8" solid core If a steel door is used for leading from the attached garage into the dwelling unit, the minimum fire rating would - Answer 20 minutes An attached garage shall be separated from the dwelling unit by a minimum of _______ drywall applied to the garage wall side. - Answer 1/2 " An attached garage shall be separated from the living space above by a minimum of _______ drywall applied to the garage ceiling side. - Answer 5/8 " In reference to fire blocking, the maximum horizontal distance is ________ feet. - Answer 10 According to code, fireblocking is required - Answer At ceiling level. Draft stops shall be installed so that the area of any concealed space does not exceed - Answer 1000 square feet Combustible insulation shall be separated a minimum of ________ inches from heat producing devices. - Answer 3 All habitable rooms shall be provided with aggregate glazing area of not less than ______ of the floor area. - Answer 8% The minimum openable area to the outdoors shall be ______ of the floor area being ventilated. - Answer 4% Every living room shall have not less than _________ of gross floor area. - Answer 70 S.F. A bedroom shall have a floor area of not less than _________ square feet. - Answer 70 Every family room shall have not less than __________ square feet of gross floor area. - Answer 70 A living room , bedroom, or family room, shall not be less than ___________ in any horizontal direction. - Answer 7 feet Habitable rooms, hallways and basements shall have a ceiling height not less than _______. - Answer 7 feet A builder is installing replacement windows that do NOT contain safety glazing. If the bottom edge is less than 10 inches above the floor, what is the maximum permissible size of a single pain in these replacement windows according to code limits? - Answer Not Permitted The net clear opening of a grade floor bedroom emergency escape window can be no less than ______. - Answer 5 square feet If the bedroom emergency escape window was located on the second story, the clear net opening required is - Answer 5.7 square feet A bedroom emergency escape window shall have a clear net opening width of - Answer 20 inches A bedroom emergency escape window shall have a sill height no greater than ______ inches. - Answer 44 Window wells with a vertical depth greater than ______ inches are required to have a ladder or steps. - Answer 44 An emergency escape window well shall provide a minimum net clear area of - Answer 9 square feet An emergency escape window well shall have a minimum horizontal projection and width of - Answer 36 inches The required exit door shall not be less than _______ width and _______ in height. - Answer 36 inches, 6 feet 8 inches Every landing in a residential home shall be - Answer at least as wide as the stairway. at least as wide as the door served. a minimum of 36" in the direction of travel The minimum width of a hallway shall be not less than - Answer 36 inches The required stairway shall not be less than _______ inches in clear width - Answer 36 The minimum head room in all parts of the stairway shall not be less than _____ measured vertically from the sloped plane adjoining the tread nosing. - Answer 6 feet 8 inches The maximum riser height shall be ______ inches and the minimum tread shall be ______ inches. - Answer 8 1/4, 9 If stairway nosing is required, then the minimum depth is ______ inches and the maximum depth is ______ inches. - Answer 3/4, 1 1/4 A stairway with four or more risers would require a handrail height of _______ inches minimum up to a maximum height of ______ inches. - Answer 34, 38 The handgrip portion of a handrail shall have a circular cross section of _______ inches minimum to ______ inches maximum. - Answer 1 1/4, 2 According to code, what is the minimum height permitted for finished guardrails (NOT used as handrails) in residential one- and two-family dwellings? - Answer 36 inches. Guard rails located on decks or balconies located 30 inches or more above floors or grade shall have guards not less than______ inches in height. - Answer 36