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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
IfRunusedRmortarRstiffensRdueRtoRhydrationRofRcement,RwhatRmustRyouRdo?R-RcorrectRanswer-
DiscardRtheRmortar
WhatRminimumRtimeRmustRyouRwaitRbeforeRcaulkingRorRgroutingRnewRtiles?R-RcorrectRanswer-24-48RHours
HowRlongRshouldRyouRwaitRbeforeRinstallingRtileRonRaRshowerRpan?R-RcorrectRanswer-24RHours
UnstableRdryRrock,RangularRgravel,RsandyRloam,RandRcohesiveRsoilsRhavingRcompressiveRstrengthsRgreaterRt
hanR0.5RandRlessRthanR1.5Rtons/sqRftR(tsf),RareRtypicalRexamplesRof:R-RcorrectRanswer-Type-BRSoils
IfR65RstreetRlightsRareRfedRbyRaR2275RvoltRseriesRcircuit,RwhatRisRtheRvoltageRacrossReachRlight?R-
RcorrectRanswer-35V
InRaRseriesRcircuit,RtheRtotalRvoltageRisRdividedRequally.
ForRsafetyRreasons,RtheRmaximumRsimpleRslopeRofRanRexcavation,RupRtoR20RftRdeep,RinRType-BRsoilRis:R-
RcorrectRanswer-1:1R(45°)
ARPittsburghRjointRisRusedRin:R-RcorrectRanswer-HVACRductwork
TheRdrainRforRaRpressureRreliefRvalveRonRaRwaterRheaterRshouldRbeRextendedRto:R-RcorrectRanswer-
TheRoutsideRofRtheRbuilding
WhatRisRtheRminimumRslopeRtowardRtheRdrainRofRaRshowerRpan?R-RcorrectRanswer-1/4"RperRfootR(2%)
WhatRisRtheRdiameterRofR#3Rrebar?R-RcorrectRanswer-3/8"
,IfRaRvendorRfailsRtoRprovideRanRMSDS,RyouRhaveRtheRrightRtoRcall:R-RcorrectRanswer-Cal/OSHARorRDOSH
WhenRinstallingRaRdoorRjamb,RyouRneedRshimsRat:R-RcorrectRanswer-
BothRhingeRandRstrikeRsides,RthreeRonReachRside.
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRusedRtoRadhereRvinylRfloors?R
A.REpoxyRcement
B.RAsphaltRmastic
C.RLatexRprimer
D.RWhiteRglueR-RcorrectRanswer-EpoxyRcement
WhenRdoRyouRneedRbracingRforRaRdrywallRwall?R-RcorrectRanswer-
DiagonalRbracingRisRneededReveryR25'RforRanyRdrywallRwall.
HowRshouldRyouRclearRtheRrootsRfromRaRconstructionRsite?R-RcorrectRanswer-
ClearRrootsRtoR12"RbelowRgrade.
DividingRwattsRbyRampsRgivesRyou:R-RcorrectRanswer-Volts
TheRmostRfrequentRon-the-jobRroofingRaccidentsRare:R-RcorrectRanswer-Falls
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRNOTRaRtypeRofRwoodRblockRflooring?
A.RParquet
B.RWoodRMosaic
C.RWoodRTile
D.RAllRofRtheRabove.R-RcorrectRanswer-WoodRtile
,LightweightRconcreteRisRbestRusedRfor:
A.RCurbRandRGutter
B.RSecondRfloorRdecking
C.RFirstRfloorRslabRonRgrade
D.RFootingsR-RcorrectRanswer-SecondRfloorRdecking
TheRtoolRusedRtoRcarryRgroutRneededRtoRpatchRaRsmallRholeRisRa:
A.RHawk
B.RPolingRboard
C.RSpotRboard
D.RMason'sRscutchR-RcorrectRanswer-SpotRBoard
WhichRpipeRisRNOTRappropriateRforRindustrialRwastes?
A.RCastRiron
B.RScheduleR40RABSRDWV
C.RExtraRstrengthRvitrifiedRclay
D.RCopperR-RcorrectRanswer-Copper
WhereRdoRyouRneedRaRfireRwall?
A.RBetweenRaRlivingRroomRandRaRbedroom
B.RBetweenRaRbedroomRandRaRbathroom
C.RBetweenRaRkitchenRandRaRbath
D.RARseparationRwallRbetweenRaRdwellingRandRanRattachmentR-RcorrectRanswer-
ARseparationRwallRbetweenRaRdwellingRandRanRattachment.
, WhatRisRtheRminimumRclearanceRbetweenRroughRgroundRandRuntreatedRsubfloorRjoists?R-RcorrectRanswer-
18Rinches
WhoRmayRremoveRasbestos?R-RcorrectRanswer-ContractorRwithRAsbestosRCertificationRonRlicense.
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRNOTRlikelyRtoRbeRfoundRinRsignificantRproportionsRinRgranularRsoil?
A.RGravel
B.RSand
C.RSilt
D.RClayR-RcorrectRanswer-Clay
StilesRandRrailsRareRusedRonRwhichRofRtheRfollowing?
A.RFurredRwalls
B.RRoofs
C.RWindows
D.RSlabsR-RcorrectRanswer-Windows.
ARstileRisRtheRverticalRedgesRofRtheRwindowRandRtheRrailsRareRtheRbottomRandRtop.
WhatRdoesRaRhighRslumpRtestRindicate?R-RcorrectRanswer-TooRmuchRwater.
MetalRconcreteRformsRshouldRbe?
A.ROiled
B.RWatered
C.RPlacedRagainstRgravel
D.RDiscardedRafterReachRuseR-RcorrectRanswer-Oiled
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
IfRunusedRmortarRstiffensRdueRtoRhydrationRofRcement,RwhatRmustRyouRdo?R-RcorrectRanswer-
DiscardRtheRmortar
WhatRminimumRtimeRmustRyouRwaitRbeforeRcaulkingRorRgroutingRnewRtiles?R-RcorrectRanswer-24-48RHours
HowRlongRshouldRyouRwaitRbeforeRinstallingRtileRonRaRshowerRpan?R-RcorrectRanswer-24RHours
UnstableRdryRrock,RangularRgravel,RsandyRloam,RandRcohesiveRsoilsRhavingRcompressiveRstrengthsRgreaterRt
hanR0.5RandRlessRthanR1.5Rtons/sqRftR(tsf),RareRtypicalRexamplesRof:R-RcorrectRanswer-Type-BRSoils
IfR65RstreetRlightsRareRfedRbyRaR2275RvoltRseriesRcircuit,RwhatRisRtheRvoltageRacrossReachRlight?R-
RcorrectRanswer-35V
InRaRseriesRcircuit,RtheRtotalRvoltageRisRdividedRequally.
ForRsafetyRreasons,RtheRmaximumRsimpleRslopeRofRanRexcavation,RupRtoR20RftRdeep,RinRType-BRsoilRis:R-
RcorrectRanswer-1:1R(45°)
ARPittsburghRjointRisRusedRin:R-RcorrectRanswer-HVACRductwork
TheRdrainRforRaRpressureRreliefRvalveRonRaRwaterRheaterRshouldRbeRextendedRto:R-RcorrectRanswer-
TheRoutsideRofRtheRbuilding
WhatRisRtheRminimumRslopeRtowardRtheRdrainRofRaRshowerRpan?R-RcorrectRanswer-1/4"RperRfootR(2%)
WhatRisRtheRdiameterRofR#3Rrebar?R-RcorrectRanswer-3/8"
,IfRaRvendorRfailsRtoRprovideRanRMSDS,RyouRhaveRtheRrightRtoRcall:R-RcorrectRanswer-Cal/OSHARorRDOSH
WhenRinstallingRaRdoorRjamb,RyouRneedRshimsRat:R-RcorrectRanswer-
BothRhingeRandRstrikeRsides,RthreeRonReachRside.
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRusedRtoRadhereRvinylRfloors?R
A.REpoxyRcement
B.RAsphaltRmastic
C.RLatexRprimer
D.RWhiteRglueR-RcorrectRanswer-EpoxyRcement
WhenRdoRyouRneedRbracingRforRaRdrywallRwall?R-RcorrectRanswer-
DiagonalRbracingRisRneededReveryR25'RforRanyRdrywallRwall.
HowRshouldRyouRclearRtheRrootsRfromRaRconstructionRsite?R-RcorrectRanswer-
ClearRrootsRtoR12"RbelowRgrade.
DividingRwattsRbyRampsRgivesRyou:R-RcorrectRanswer-Volts
TheRmostRfrequentRon-the-jobRroofingRaccidentsRare:R-RcorrectRanswer-Falls
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRNOTRaRtypeRofRwoodRblockRflooring?
A.RParquet
B.RWoodRMosaic
C.RWoodRTile
D.RAllRofRtheRabove.R-RcorrectRanswer-WoodRtile
,LightweightRconcreteRisRbestRusedRfor:
A.RCurbRandRGutter
B.RSecondRfloorRdecking
C.RFirstRfloorRslabRonRgrade
D.RFootingsR-RcorrectRanswer-SecondRfloorRdecking
TheRtoolRusedRtoRcarryRgroutRneededRtoRpatchRaRsmallRholeRisRa:
A.RHawk
B.RPolingRboard
C.RSpotRboard
D.RMason'sRscutchR-RcorrectRanswer-SpotRBoard
WhichRpipeRisRNOTRappropriateRforRindustrialRwastes?
A.RCastRiron
B.RScheduleR40RABSRDWV
C.RExtraRstrengthRvitrifiedRclay
D.RCopperR-RcorrectRanswer-Copper
WhereRdoRyouRneedRaRfireRwall?
A.RBetweenRaRlivingRroomRandRaRbedroom
B.RBetweenRaRbedroomRandRaRbathroom
C.RBetweenRaRkitchenRandRaRbath
D.RARseparationRwallRbetweenRaRdwellingRandRanRattachmentR-RcorrectRanswer-
ARseparationRwallRbetweenRaRdwellingRandRanRattachment.
, WhatRisRtheRminimumRclearanceRbetweenRroughRgroundRandRuntreatedRsubfloorRjoists?R-RcorrectRanswer-
18Rinches
WhoRmayRremoveRasbestos?R-RcorrectRanswer-ContractorRwithRAsbestosRCertificationRonRlicense.
WhichRofRtheRfollowingRisRNOTRlikelyRtoRbeRfoundRinRsignificantRproportionsRinRgranularRsoil?
A.RGravel
B.RSand
C.RSilt
D.RClayR-RcorrectRanswer-Clay
StilesRandRrailsRareRusedRonRwhichRofRtheRfollowing?
A.RFurredRwalls
B.RRoofs
C.RWindows
D.RSlabsR-RcorrectRanswer-Windows.
ARstileRisRtheRverticalRedgesRofRtheRwindowRandRtheRrailsRareRtheRbottomRandRtop.
WhatRdoesRaRhighRslumpRtestRindicate?R-RcorrectRanswer-TooRmuchRwater.
MetalRconcreteRformsRshouldRbe?
A.ROiled
B.RWatered
C.RPlacedRagainstRgravel
D.RDiscardedRafterReachRuseR-RcorrectRanswer-Oiled