Virginia HIC Exam CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
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
A vapor retarder on blanket installation MUST - ANSWER Face the warm side of the
wall
How should radiant heat barrier be installed - ANSWER Either rafters (1st choice)/
perforated
The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for - ANSWER
Expansion and contraction
What is the MINIMUM lap of rabbeted horizontal lap siding - ANSWER 1/2 inches
(R703.5.3)
In a Vinyl soffit installation what type of accessory is used - ANSWER J or F Channel (c
677)
What kind of siding can be vertically installed - ANSWER Board and Batten/Plywood
Fiber cement siding for exterior weather wall, the minimum thickness should be -
ANSWER 5/16 inches (R703.3)
What is the clearance for an exterior wood siding and finish grade where the wood is
untreated - ANSWER 8 inches
How is furring installed on horizontal vinyl siding? - ANSWER Strips should be installed
vertically and completely around doors and windows
What is not a siding accessory? - ANSWER Z-channel
The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs
is - ANSWER 1 1/4 inches (362 IRC18)
What is the MAXIMUM recommended spacing for 5/8 inch drywall installed on a wall at
right angies to framing members - ANSWER 24 inches
what type of gypsum is used in veneer plaster system - ANSWER Blueboard
When installing ceiling drywall, end butt joints should - ANSWER Not be butted
tightly/taped
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(GRADED A+)
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
A vapor retarder on blanket installation MUST - ANSWER Face the warm side of the
wall
How should radiant heat barrier be installed - ANSWER Either rafters (1st choice)/
perforated
The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for - ANSWER
Expansion and contraction
What is the MINIMUM lap of rabbeted horizontal lap siding - ANSWER 1/2 inches
(R703.5.3)
In a Vinyl soffit installation what type of accessory is used - ANSWER J or F Channel (c
677)
What kind of siding can be vertically installed - ANSWER Board and Batten/Plywood
Fiber cement siding for exterior weather wall, the minimum thickness should be -
ANSWER 5/16 inches (R703.3)
What is the clearance for an exterior wood siding and finish grade where the wood is
untreated - ANSWER 8 inches
How is furring installed on horizontal vinyl siding? - ANSWER Strips should be installed
vertically and completely around doors and windows
What is not a siding accessory? - ANSWER Z-channel
The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs
is - ANSWER 1 1/4 inches (362 IRC18)
What is the MAXIMUM recommended spacing for 5/8 inch drywall installed on a wall at
right angies to framing members - ANSWER 24 inches
what type of gypsum is used in veneer plaster system - ANSWER Blueboard
When installing ceiling drywall, end butt joints should - ANSWER Not be butted
tightly/taped
