Florida Building Contractor Study Exam Questions with Correct Answers 2025

Florida Building Contractor Study Exam
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
1.BHowBmanyBinchesBshouldBbeBexposedBtoBtheBweatherBifBaB4-plyBroofBisBused?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-8-


9"BABfullBroleBisB36"Bwide,BbutBusuallyBallowBforB2"BforBtheBoverlapBatBtheBseams.BToBdetermineBtheB
exposure,BdivideBtheBremainingB34"BbyBtheBnumberBofBtheBplies:B34"B/B4B=8.5"BwhichBisB8-
9"BthatBcanBbeBexposedBonBaB4BplyBroof.



2.BWhichBformulaBwouldByouBuseBtoBdetermineBtheBquantityBofBdrywallBneededBforBaBwallBofBaBroo
m?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
CeilingBheightBxBWallBLength:BUsingBtheBrectangleBformulaBtoBdetermineBtheBquantityBofBdrywallBn
eeded,BmultiplyBtheBceilingBheightBbyBtheBwallBlength.



3.BCalculateBhowBmanyBboardBfeetBisBrequiredBifByouBneedB10-
inchBwide,B3/4BboardBthatBmeasuresB96-inchesBinBlengthBforByourBproject?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
5Bbf:B96BxB10BxB.75B/B144B=B5Bbf,BoneBboardBfootBequalsB144"



4.BConcreteBusedBforBbuildingBfoundationsBshallBhaveBwhatBMINIMUMBspecifiedBcompressiveBstre
ngth?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-2,500Bpsi



5.BHowBdoByouBverifyBthatBtheBquantityBandBrationBofBtheBconcreteBareBcorrectBwhenBaBread-
mixBconcreteBtruckBarrivesBatBtheBjobBsite?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-AskBtheBconcreteBcontractor.



6.BAccordingBtoBcode,BwhatBisBtheBproperBheightBofBaBhandrailBforBaBstairway?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-AtBleastB34"BandBnoBmoreBthanB38"




7.BWhatBisBtheBtoleranceBonBlongitudinalBplacementBofBrebarBwhenBtheBbarBisBbentBatBoneBend?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-


ToleranceBonBlongitudinalBplacementBofBrebarBwhenBbentBatBoneBendBisB+0BinchesBandB-1/2".

, 8.BWhatBisBtheBMIMINUMBclearBwidthBofBeachBdoorBopeningBinBaBcommercialBbuilding?B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-


32"BTheBminimumBwidthBofBeachBdoorBopeningBshallBbeBsufficientBforBtheBoccupantBloadBthereofBa
ndBshallBprovideBaBclearBwidthBofB32".BClearBopeningsBofBdoorwaysBwithBswingingBdoorsBshallBbeB
measuredBbetweenBtheBfaceBofBtheBdoorBandBtheBstop,BwithBtheBdoorBopenBatB90Bdegrees.



9.BHowBlongBbeforeBaBpermitBbecomesBnulBandBvoidBifBworkBisBnotBstarted?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
180Bdays.BAnBapplicationBforBaBpermitBforBanyBproposedBworksBhallBbeBdeemedBtoBhaveBbeenBaban
donedB180BdaysBafterBtheBdateBofBfiling,BunlessBsuchBapplicationBhasBbeenBpursuedBinBgoodBfaithBo
rBaBpermitBhasBbeenBissued;BexceptBthatBtheBbuildingBofficialBisBauthorizedBtoBgrantBoneBorBmoreBe
xtensionsBofBtimeBforBadditionalBperiodsBnotBexceedingB90BdaysBeach.BTheBextensionBshallBbeBrequ
estedBinBwritingBandBjustifiableBcauseBdemonstrated.



10.BTheBrequiredBspacingBbetweenBscrewsBwhenBscrewsBareBusedBinsteadBofBnailsBisBusually:B-
BCORRECTBANSWERB-Larger,BnotBsmaller.




11.BApproximatelyBwhatBminimumBlengthBlandingBisBrequired,BifBtheBwidthBofBaBdoorBthatBswingsB
wayBfromBaBlandingBonBaBrampBisB36"?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-MinimumBdoorBlandingBshallBbeB60".



12.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBceilingBtypesBneedsBtoBbeBseismicBproof?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
Drywall,BWallpaper,BPlywood-NONEBOFBTHEBABOVEBisBtheBanswer



13.BWhenBglazingBisBusedBinBtheBwallsBofBsaunas,BwhirlpoolsBandBhotBtubs,BwhatBMINIMUMBdistan
ceBaboveBtheBstandingBsurfaceBshallBtheBbottomBexposedBedgeBbeBlocated?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
60"BGlazingBinBwalls,BenclosuresBorBfencesBcontactingBorBfacingBhotBtubs,Bspas,Bwhirlpools,Bsaunas,
BsteamBrooms,Bbathtubs,BshowersBandBindoorBorBoutdoorBswimmingBpoolsBwhereBtheBbottomBexp


osedBedgeBofBtheBglazingBisBlessBthanB60"BmeasuredBverticallyBaboveBanyBstandingBorBwalkingBsurf
aceBshallBbeBconsideredBaBhazardousBlocation.BthisBshallBapplyBtoBsingleBglazingBandBallBpanesBinBm
ultipleBglazing.