VA CONTRACTORS EVALUATION EXAMS 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔What is required for the trimmers and headers of the lumber surrounding an opening
for an attic drop down stair that measures 5 x 4-6! - ✔✔Headers and trimmers must be
doubled
✔✔The end joints in the top plate are required to be offset by at least?? - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔A window used for second-floor emergency egress should have the following
measurements? - ✔✔Sill height 44 inches above floor and opening area of no less than
5.7 ft.²
✔✔What is required to support masonry veneer above an opening? - ✔✔Lintel
✔✔What is the required area of glazing as a percentage of the floor area? - ✔✔8 %
✔✔What is the maximum slope allowed for a ramp? - ✔✔1 in 12'
✔✔What would show the front, back, right and left side of a structure? - ✔✔Elevation
✔✔What size window is required in a bathroom if there is no mechanical ventilation? -
✔✔3 sq ft
✔✔What is the term for the basic starting point of a building? - ✔✔Benchmark
✔✔What material is required for the door of an ash dump clean out? - ✔✔Cast iron
✔✔What is the definition of condensation - ✔✔The process of vapor turning into liquid
✔✔Where is the location of vapor retarder installation! - ✔✔The warm side of the
assembly - condensation occurs at warm side
✔✔What is the minimum size of an egress door? - ✔✔3 feet
✔✔What is the first thing that must be done prior to demolishing a building? - ✔✔Notify
utility company
✔✔What is the minimum number of toilet facilities required for work crew of 21? -
✔✔One toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers
✔✔What is a palister ? - ✔✔A projection resembling columns
, ✔✔Veneer ties shall be horizontally spaced apart no more than? - ✔✔32 inches
✔✔What is the required air space between the sheathing and the veneer? -
✔✔Minimum of 1 inch and a maximum of 4 1/2 inches
✔✔How many square feet of ventilation will be required for a 30' x 50' house
constructed over a crawlspace with a class 1 vapor retarder installed over the ground
surface? - ✔✔1 sq ft
✔✔What is the maximum allowable slope in type C soil? - ✔✔1 1/2:1
✔✔What is the minimum period Between applying a finish coat for a three coat interior
plaster after the second coat? - ✔✔To finish coat within 48 hours
✔✔What is the minimum distributed life load for a deck? - ✔✔40 pounds per square foot
✔✔Where is the frieze board located? - ✔✔Under the soffit
✔✔What is the minimum compressive strength of concrete for a garage floor slab in
severe weathering? - ✔✔3500 pounds per square inch, air entrained
✔✔What is the maximum required set back of the face of a structure from the toe of a
slope? - ✔✔H/2 and 15 ft
✔✔Concrete games 100% of its design strength and how many days - ✔✔28 days
✔✔A line on a drawing is composed of long and short dashes. What is the name of
these lines? - ✔✔Centerline
✔✔A wall on a drawing with a scale of 1/4 equals 1 foot measures 5 1/2 inches. How
long is the wall in feet? - ✔✔22 feet
✔✔What is the minimum distance from edge of trench that is allowed to place materials
and equipment? - ✔✔2 feet
✔✔The more R value means? - ✔✔Slower the heat transmits our travels through it
(materials ability to resist heat transmission)
✔✔What is the maximum size of a building in a lot of 90 feet wide and 120 feet deep
front setback is 30 feet, rare setback is 15 feet, and side setback is 10 feet? - ✔✔70x75
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔What is required for the trimmers and headers of the lumber surrounding an opening
for an attic drop down stair that measures 5 x 4-6! - ✔✔Headers and trimmers must be
doubled
✔✔The end joints in the top plate are required to be offset by at least?? - ✔✔24 inches
✔✔A window used for second-floor emergency egress should have the following
measurements? - ✔✔Sill height 44 inches above floor and opening area of no less than
5.7 ft.²
✔✔What is required to support masonry veneer above an opening? - ✔✔Lintel
✔✔What is the required area of glazing as a percentage of the floor area? - ✔✔8 %
✔✔What is the maximum slope allowed for a ramp? - ✔✔1 in 12'
✔✔What would show the front, back, right and left side of a structure? - ✔✔Elevation
✔✔What size window is required in a bathroom if there is no mechanical ventilation? -
✔✔3 sq ft
✔✔What is the term for the basic starting point of a building? - ✔✔Benchmark
✔✔What material is required for the door of an ash dump clean out? - ✔✔Cast iron
✔✔What is the definition of condensation - ✔✔The process of vapor turning into liquid
✔✔Where is the location of vapor retarder installation! - ✔✔The warm side of the
assembly - condensation occurs at warm side
✔✔What is the minimum size of an egress door? - ✔✔3 feet
✔✔What is the first thing that must be done prior to demolishing a building? - ✔✔Notify
utility company
✔✔What is the minimum number of toilet facilities required for work crew of 21? -
✔✔One toilet seat and one urinal per 40 workers
✔✔What is a palister ? - ✔✔A projection resembling columns
, ✔✔Veneer ties shall be horizontally spaced apart no more than? - ✔✔32 inches
✔✔What is the required air space between the sheathing and the veneer? -
✔✔Minimum of 1 inch and a maximum of 4 1/2 inches
✔✔How many square feet of ventilation will be required for a 30' x 50' house
constructed over a crawlspace with a class 1 vapor retarder installed over the ground
surface? - ✔✔1 sq ft
✔✔What is the maximum allowable slope in type C soil? - ✔✔1 1/2:1
✔✔What is the minimum period Between applying a finish coat for a three coat interior
plaster after the second coat? - ✔✔To finish coat within 48 hours
✔✔What is the minimum distributed life load for a deck? - ✔✔40 pounds per square foot
✔✔Where is the frieze board located? - ✔✔Under the soffit
✔✔What is the minimum compressive strength of concrete for a garage floor slab in
severe weathering? - ✔✔3500 pounds per square inch, air entrained
✔✔What is the maximum required set back of the face of a structure from the toe of a
slope? - ✔✔H/2 and 15 ft
✔✔Concrete games 100% of its design strength and how many days - ✔✔28 days
✔✔A line on a drawing is composed of long and short dashes. What is the name of
these lines? - ✔✔Centerline
✔✔A wall on a drawing with a scale of 1/4 equals 1 foot measures 5 1/2 inches. How
long is the wall in feet? - ✔✔22 feet
✔✔What is the minimum distance from edge of trench that is allowed to place materials
and equipment? - ✔✔2 feet
✔✔The more R value means? - ✔✔Slower the heat transmits our travels through it
(materials ability to resist heat transmission)
✔✔What is the maximum size of a building in a lot of 90 feet wide and 120 feet deep
front setback is 30 feet, rare setback is 15 feet, and side setback is 10 feet? - ✔✔70x75
