CSLB CLASS B GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE - BUILDING'S EXAM: GENERAL BUILDING UPDATES I QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CSLB CLASS B GENERAL
CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE -
BUILDING'S EXAM: GENERAL
BUILDING UPDATES I QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

B)vg6vgonvgedgevg12vgonvgcentervg-vganswer--
Whatvgfastenervgspacingvgisvgrequiredvgforvgthevgcornersvgofvgorientedvgstrandvgboardvg(OS
B)?

A)vg6vgonvgedgevgorvg8vgonvgcenter
B)vg6vgonvgedgevg12vgonvgcenter
C)vg8vgonvgedgevg12vgonvgcenter
D)vg8vgonvgedgevg16vgonvgcenter

B)vgYes,vgwithvgavgpatternvgmatchvg-vganswer--Canvglinoleumvgbevgrepairedvgorvgpatched?

A)vgNever
B)vgYes,vgwithvgavgpatternvgmatch
C)vgYes,vgjustvgcutvgsmallvgpatchvgtovgfit
D)vgNo,vgbecausevgit'svgnotvgrepairable

- answer--
vg vg

Whatvgisvgthevgbestvgtoolvgusedvgtovgcutvgavg2vgfootvgdiametervgholevginvgplywood?

A)vgJigsaw
B)vgKeyholevgsaw
C)vgMasonvgsaw
D)vgHacksaw

A)vgContractorvgcarryingvgasbestosvgcertificationvg-vganswer--
Whovgmayvgworkvgwithvgasbestos?

A)vgContractorvgcarryingvgasbestosvgcertification
B)vgGeneralvgcontractor
C)vgGeneralvgEngineer
D)vgSubcontractor

D)vg6"x6"vgwithvgavgjointvgsizevgbetweenvg1/8"vgandvg1/4"

Thevgsizevgofvgthevgtilevgisvgnotvgasvgimportantvgasvgthevgjointvgsize.vgSandedvggroutsvgarevgt
ypicallyvgusedvgforvggroutvgjointsvgthatvgarevgwidervgthanvg1/8".vg-vganswer--
Whatvgtilevgisvgbettervgwithvgsandedvggrout?

,A)vg4"x4"vgwithvgavgjointvgsizevgbetweenvg3/32"vgandvg1/16"
B)vg4"x4"vgwithvgavgjointvgsizevgbetweenvg1/16"vgandvg5/8"
C)vg6"x6"vgwithvgavgjointvgsizevgbetweenvg1/16"vgandvg1/8"
D)vg6"x6"vgwithvgavgjointvgsizevgbetweenvg1/8"vgandvg1/4"

D)vgGluevgdown

Hardwoodvgshouldvgnevervgbevgnailedvgdirectlyvgtovgconcrete.vgStandardvgstripvghardwood
vgisvginstalledvgbyvgblindvgnailingvgtovgwoodvgsubfloorsvgorvgsleepersvgthatvgarevgsetvgovervgm

astic.vgIfvgusingvgsleepersvgdon'tvgforgetvgtovgplacevgavgpolyethylenevgsheetvgovervgthevgsle
epervgplanks.vgIfvginstallingvgtongue-and-
groovevghardwoodvgplanksvgovervgconcrete,vgyouvgmayvgusevgmasticvg(paste-
likevgadhesive).vgThisvgisvgknownvgasvgthevggluevgdownvgmethod.vg-vganswer--
Ifvgyouvghavevgconcretevgsubfloor,vghowvgwouldvgyouvginstallvghardwoodvgonvgtop?

A)vgNailvgitvgbutvgonlyvgifvgtherevgisvgavgvaporvgbarriervgundervgthevgslab
B)vgNailvgitvgbutvgonlyvgifvgthevghardwoodvgisvgheavyvgenoughvgtovgavoidvgwarping
C)vgNailvgitvgalongvgwithvgavgwater-basedvgmembrane
D)vgGluevgdown

10dvg-vganswer--Whenvgconnectingvgavgraftervgwithvgcollarvgties,vgwhatvgnailsvgarevgused?

34"

AccordingvgtovgthevgCaliforniavgBuildingvgCode,vglavatoriesvgandvgsinksvgshallvgbevginstalle
dvgwithvgthevgfrontvgofvgthevghighervgofvgthevgrimvgorvgcountervgsurfacevg34vginchesvg(864vgm
m)vgmaximumvgabovevgthevgfinishedvgfloor.vgInvgresidentialvgdwellingsvgunitvgkitchens,vgsin
ksvgthatvgarevgadjustablevgtovgvariablevgheights,vg29vginchesvg(737vgmm)vgminimumvgandvg
36vginchesvg(914vgmm)vgmaximum,vgshallvgbevgpermittedvgwherevgrough-
invgplumbingvgpermitsvgconnectionsvgofvgsupplyvgandvgdrainvgpipesvgforvgsinksvgmountedvg
atvgthevgheightvgofvg29vginchesvg(737vgmm).vg-vganswer--
Whatvgisvgthevgmaximumvgheightvgofvganvgaccessiblevgsinkvginvgavgcommercialvgbuilding?

C)vgSix-footvglevelvg-vganswer--
Ofvgthevgfollowing,vgthevgbestvgtoolvgforvgdoorvgjambvginstallationsvgis:

A)vgT-square
B)vgEight-footvglevel
C)vgSix-footvglevel
D)vgPlumb

Cityvg-vganswer--Whovggivesvgpermissionvgtovginstallvgavgsepticvgsystem?

1vg3/4"vg-vganswer--
Howvgmuchvgspacingvgisvgrequiredvgforvganchorvgboltsvgfromvgthevgedgevgofvgavgstemvgwall?

A)vgPlacevginvgthevgroomvgwherevgitvgwillvgbevginstalled,vgandvgletvgacclimatevg-vganswer--
Whenvgflooringvg(wood,vglaminate,vgetc.)vgisvgdeliveredvgtovgthevgjob,vghowvgdoesvgthevgcon
tractorvgproceed?

, A)vgPlacevginvgthevgroomvgwherevgitvgwillvgbevginstalled,vgandvgletvgacclimate
B)vgStartvginstallationvgimmediately
C)vgPutvgallvgthevglaminatevginvgonevgplacevgandvgletvgacclimate
D)vgWaitvgavgfewvghoursvgandvgstartvginstalling

B)vgAllvgwheelsvgmustvgrotatevg-vganswer--
Whichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgisvgincorrectvgaboutvgmobilevgscaffolds?

A)vgWheelsvgneedvgtovglock
B)vgAllvgwheelsvgmustvgrotate
C)vgBasevgisvg1/3vgthevgheightvgofvgthevgscaffold
D)vgSupportvg4vgtimesvgthevgmaximumvgintendedvgload

A)vg1:12

AccordingvgtovgthevgADA,vgrampsvgandvgcurbvgrampsvgarevgrequiredvgwhenvganvgaccessibl
evgroutevghasvgavgchangevginvgelevationvggreatervgthanvg½-
inch.vgThevgmaximumvgslopevgexpressedvginvgverticalvgrisevgtovghorizontalvgrunvgisvg1:12vg(
8.33%).vg-vganswer--WhatvgisvgthevgmaximumvgslopevgforvganvgADA-compliantvgramp?

A)vg1:12
B)vg1:18
C)vg1:24
D)vg1:48

- answer--Whatvgpartvgofvgavgframingvgjoistvgshouldvgnotvgbevgdrilled?
vg vg



A)vgMiddlevg1/4vgofvgthevgspanvgofvgavgjoist
B)vgMiddlevg1/6vgofvgthevgspanvgofvgavgjoist
C)vgMiddlevg3/4vgofvgthevgspanvgofvgavgjoist
D)vgMiddlevg1/3vgofvgthevgspanvgofvgavgjoist

C)vgOilvg-vganswer--Whatvgwastevgisvgtypicallyvgconsideredvghazardousvgwaste?

A)vgDeckingvgmaterials
B)vgWalls
C)vgOil
D)vgGypsum

D)vgInstallvgNo.vg15vgbuildingvgfelt

Avgwater-
resistantvgbarriervgmustvgbevgprovidedvgovervgthevgframevgorvgsheathingvgofvgavgshearvgwall
.vgThesevgbarriersvgcanvgbevghousewrap,vgGradevgDvgKraftvgbuildingvgpaper,vgorvgNo.vg15vg
buildingvgfelt.vg-vganswer--
Whatvgisvgthevgfirstvgthingvgyouvgdovgforvgthevgsidevgofvgavgshearvgwall?

A)vgPaintvgwithvglatexvgpaint
B)vgInstallvgwirevgmesh