VIRGINIA HIC EXAM

VIRGINIA HIC EXAM

ThemMOSTmspecificminformationmaboutmthemsizemandmlocationmofmwindowsmwouldmbemfo
undminmam-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmFloormplan

Whatmdirectionmdoesmheatmflow?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmHotmtomcold

Whatmarembattermboardsm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmstakesmandmledgermboardsmmarkingmbuildingmlines

WhatmismthemMAXIMUMmdistancembetweenmamventilatingmopeningminmanmunder-
floormspacemandmeachmcornermofmthembuilding?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm3mfeet

WhatmismNOTmrequiredminmexteriormnonbearingmwalls?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmLoad-
bearingmheaders

Amlengthwisemgrainmseparationmbetweenmormthroughmthemgrowthmringsmofmlumbermismcall
edmam-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmShakem(cm326)

Themabbreviationm"d"minm"16d"mmeansm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmPenny

Notchesmmaymnotmbemlocatedminmthem____________mofmamjoistmspanm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmMiddlem1/3

Howmshouldmboardmandmbattenmbeminstalled?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm1minchmoverlapm10dmnails

Whatmismthemmaximummallowablemnotchminmceilingmjoistsm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm1/6mthemdepthmofmthemmember

HowmMUSTmraftersmbemframedmtomeachmotherm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmGussetmplatem(R802.3)

Whatmismusedmtompreventmbucklingmatmpointsmofmhighmstress?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmSquashmblocks

Priormtomtheminstallationmofmwoodmfloormhowmlongmformacclimation?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm4-5mdays

Wheremdomyoumstartmlayingmparquetmflooringm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmCenterline

Whatmismthemfirstmstepminmcarpetminstallation?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmTacklessmstrip

Whatmtypemofmnailmismusedminmfloorminstallationm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm7dmorm8dmthreaded/Cutmsteel

Whatmshouldmbemappliedmtomcrevicesminmwoodmflooring?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmFilling

Whatmismthembestmnailmformhardwoodm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmRingmshankmnail

Whatmismthemmaximummsizemofmamfloormframemopening?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm5msqmftm(62)m(R310.2.1)/m4mftmheadermjoistm(130)m(R502.10)

, Whenminstallingmamstringmofmwallmcabinets,mthemcabinetsmshouldm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmBemattachedmtomthemadjacentmcabinetsmbeforemtomthemwall

WhatmismthemMINIMUMmheightmformamstairwaymhandrailm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm34minches

Amthirdmstairwaymstringermshouldmbemusedmwhenmthemstairmwidthmexceedsm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm30minches

Whatmtypemofmnailmarembestmformgeneralmconstruction?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmSmoothmshank

WhatmismthemMAXIMUMmflamemspreadmindexmforminsulationmmaterialsm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm25m(R302.10.1)

WhatmismthemMAXIMUMmdimensionmofmthemventilationmcoveringsmformunder-floormspacem-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm1/4minchm(Rm408.2)

Flexibleminsulationmplacedminmfloormjoistsmabovemanmunheatedmcrawlmspacemshouldm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmBemwellmsupportedmbetweenmjoists/
usingmamwiremmeshmormrigidmboardm(cm904-5)

Inmamcrawlmspacemhowmfarmfrommthemfloormjointsmdomyoumneedmtomplacemvapormretard
erm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmTopmSoil

Icemdammprotectionmneedsmtombem_________mfrommthemedgemofmeavesm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm24minchesm(R905.1.2)

Wheremtominstallmradiantmheatmbarrierminmatticm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmRafters

Whatmismthemmajormadvantagemofmicynenemovermpolyurethanemfoamm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmCanmbempouredminsteadmofmsprayed

Inmamcrawlmspace,mwhatmkindmofmvapormretardermshouldmbemused?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm6mmilmorm8mmil

Whenmbattminsulationmisminstalledmamvapormretardermthatm__________mismcommonlym-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm4mmilmpolyethylene

Whatmismthemminimummamountmofmspacemthatmismallowedmbetweenmroofmsheetingmandm
insulationmtomallowmthempassagemofmair?m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm1m1/2min

Inmamceilingmbattminsulationmwheremismthemvapormretardermplaced?m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmAgainstmthembackmofmceilingmfinish

AmvapormretardermonmblanketminstallationmMUSTm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmFacemthemwarmmsidemofmthemwall

Howmshouldmradiantmheatmbarriermbeminstalledm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmEithermraftersm(1stmchoice)/mperforated

Themnailingmholesminmaluminummandmvinylmsidingmaremelongatedmtomallowmform-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmExpansionmandmcontraction

WhatmismthemMINIMUMmlapmofmrabbetedmhorizontalmlapmsidingm-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm1/2minchesm(R703.5.3)