VIRGINIA HOME IMPROVEMENT
CONTRACTING (HIC) LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
A ______ wall is a masonry outer non-weight bearing wall
that is not braced at each story. Correct Answer Curtain
When installing fascia, measure the cover required, cut
the fascia the proper width, and punch snaplock "ears"
every _______along the top of the fascia using a snaplock
punch. Correct Answer
Garage floor surfaces must be made of approved Correct
Answer noncombustible
Which type of joint is made in concrete to cause cracking
in preselected locations? Correct Answer Contraction
What is the minimum length between lap splices on
reinforcing steel? Correct Answer The lap can be
designated in either inches or bar diameters but should
not be less than 12 in
When repointing mortar, the depth of the mortar removed
should be equal to or exceed times the thickness of the
original joint. Correct Answer 2
,What is the minimum wall thickness in inches for a plain
masonry foundation wall with a height of 6 feet with a
unbalanced backfill height of 5 feet constructed in sandy
gravel soil? Correct Answer 6 solid or 8
Which type of primers are unique in providing galvanic
protection to steel? Correct Answer Zinc-rich coatings
The shortest screw that can be used to install a 5/8"
gypsum panel to wood studs is ___. Correct Answer 1-1/4"
Type W bugle head
To place a resilient channel either a ___ or ___ screw can
be used. Correct Answer 1-1/4" Type W bugle head; 1-
1/4" Type S bugle head
Gypsum products should be stored ___ in a shed or
outbuilding. Correct Answer Stacked flat
What is the maximum rafter span for #1 Spruce-Pine-Fir
2X12 spaced 16 inches o.c. with a ground snow load of 30
PSF and a dead load of 20 PSF with the ceiling not
attached to the rafters? Correct Answer 19-2
In what section of the span of a floor joist is it permitted to
cut a notch? Correct Answer The outer third of the span
when less than one-sixth the depth of the joist
In existing buildings and facilities, the clear width of a
walking surface shall be permitted to be reduced to ____
, minimum for a length of 24 inches maximum. Correct
Answer 32 inches
Lumber shrinks in both width and length. Shrinkage in
_____ is usually so small that it is not considered a
problem. Correct Answer Length
The walking surface of treads and landings of stairways
must be sloped no steeper than Correct Answer 2-percent
slope
The minimum headroom over a stairway may not be less
than measured vertically from the sloped plane adjoining
the tread nosing or from the floor surface of the landing or
platform. Correct Answer 6 feet 8 inches
A handrail must be provided on at least one side of all
ramps exceeding a slope of one unit vertical in units
horizontal. Correct Answer 12
Loadbearing tile and nonloadbearing tile are examples of:
Correct Answer Structural clay tile
What is the offset that roll paper endlaps should have?
Correct Answer 6"
How should ceiling insulation be installed? Correct Answer
Ceiling insulation should not extend over the top of the
plate of the outside wall.
CONTRACTING (HIC) LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY GRADED A+
A ______ wall is a masonry outer non-weight bearing wall
that is not braced at each story. Correct Answer Curtain
When installing fascia, measure the cover required, cut
the fascia the proper width, and punch snaplock "ears"
every _______along the top of the fascia using a snaplock
punch. Correct Answer
Garage floor surfaces must be made of approved Correct
Answer noncombustible
Which type of joint is made in concrete to cause cracking
in preselected locations? Correct Answer Contraction
What is the minimum length between lap splices on
reinforcing steel? Correct Answer The lap can be
designated in either inches or bar diameters but should
not be less than 12 in
When repointing mortar, the depth of the mortar removed
should be equal to or exceed times the thickness of the
original joint. Correct Answer 2
,What is the minimum wall thickness in inches for a plain
masonry foundation wall with a height of 6 feet with a
unbalanced backfill height of 5 feet constructed in sandy
gravel soil? Correct Answer 6 solid or 8
Which type of primers are unique in providing galvanic
protection to steel? Correct Answer Zinc-rich coatings
The shortest screw that can be used to install a 5/8"
gypsum panel to wood studs is ___. Correct Answer 1-1/4"
Type W bugle head
To place a resilient channel either a ___ or ___ screw can
be used. Correct Answer 1-1/4" Type W bugle head; 1-
1/4" Type S bugle head
Gypsum products should be stored ___ in a shed or
outbuilding. Correct Answer Stacked flat
What is the maximum rafter span for #1 Spruce-Pine-Fir
2X12 spaced 16 inches o.c. with a ground snow load of 30
PSF and a dead load of 20 PSF with the ceiling not
attached to the rafters? Correct Answer 19-2
In what section of the span of a floor joist is it permitted to
cut a notch? Correct Answer The outer third of the span
when less than one-sixth the depth of the joist
In existing buildings and facilities, the clear width of a
walking surface shall be permitted to be reduced to ____
, minimum for a length of 24 inches maximum. Correct
Answer 32 inches
Lumber shrinks in both width and length. Shrinkage in
_____ is usually so small that it is not considered a
problem. Correct Answer Length
The walking surface of treads and landings of stairways
must be sloped no steeper than Correct Answer 2-percent
slope
The minimum headroom over a stairway may not be less
than measured vertically from the sloped plane adjoining
the tread nosing or from the floor surface of the landing or
platform. Correct Answer 6 feet 8 inches
A handrail must be provided on at least one side of all
ramps exceeding a slope of one unit vertical in units
horizontal. Correct Answer 12
Loadbearing tile and nonloadbearing tile are examples of:
Correct Answer Structural clay tile
What is the offset that roll paper endlaps should have?
Correct Answer 6"
How should ceiling insulation be installed? Correct Answer
Ceiling insulation should not extend over the top of the
plate of the outside wall.
