Virginia HIC Exam questions fully
solved & updated 2025
The MOST specific information about the size and
location of windows would be found in a - answer
Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - answer Hot to
cold
What are batter boards - answer 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? - answer 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?
- answer Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through
the growth rings of lumber is called a - answer
Shake (c 326)
,The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - answer
Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a
joist span - answer Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? -
answer 1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling
joists - answer 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other -
answer Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high
stress? - answer Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for
acclimation? - answer 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring -
answer Centerline
, What is the first step in carpet installation? -
answer Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation -
answer 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood
flooring? - answer Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - answer Ring
shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame
opening? - answer 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the
cabinets should - answer Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway
handrail - answer 34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the
stair width exceeds - answer 30 inches
solved & updated 2025
The MOST specific information about the size and
location of windows would be found in a - answer
Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - answer Hot to
cold
What are batter boards - answer 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? - answer 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?
- answer Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through
the growth rings of lumber is called a - answer
Shake (c 326)
,The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - answer
Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a
joist span - answer Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? -
answer 1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling
joists - answer 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other -
answer Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high
stress? - answer Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for
acclimation? - answer 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring -
answer Centerline
, What is the first step in carpet installation? -
answer Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation -
answer 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood
flooring? - answer Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - answer Ring
shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame
opening? - answer 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the
cabinets should - answer Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway
handrail - answer 34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the
stair width exceeds - answer 30 inches
