Virginia hic Exam Questions with correct Answers
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - __100% correct 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 - __100% correct answer
Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - __100% correct answer 34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - __100% correct
answer 30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - __100% correct answer Smooth
shank
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a - __100% correct answer Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - __100% correct answer Hot to cold
What are batter boards - __100% correct 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? - __100% correct answer 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - __100% correct answer Load-
bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a
- __100% correct answer Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - __100% correct answer Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - __100% correct
answer Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - __100% correct answer 1 inch overlap 10d
nails
, What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - __100% correct answer 1/6 the
depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - __100% correct answer Gusset plate
(R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - __100% correct answer
Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - __100% correct answer
4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - __100% correct answer Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - __100% correct answer Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - __100% correct answer 7d or 8d
threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - __100% correct answer Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - __100% correct answer Ring shank nail
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - __100% correct
answer 25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
__100% correct answer 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - __100%
correct answer Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c
904-5)
In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder -
__100% correct answer Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - __100% correct
answer 24 inches (R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - __100% correct answer Rafters
What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam - __100% correct
answer Can be poured instead of sprayed
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - __100% correct 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 - __100% correct answer
Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - __100% correct answer 34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - __100% correct
answer 30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - __100% correct answer Smooth
shank
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a - __100% correct answer Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - __100% correct answer Hot to cold
What are batter boards - __100% correct 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? - __100% correct answer 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - __100% correct answer Load-
bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a
- __100% correct answer Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - __100% correct answer Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - __100% correct
answer Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - __100% correct answer 1 inch overlap 10d
nails
, What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - __100% correct answer 1/6 the
depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - __100% correct answer Gusset plate
(R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - __100% correct answer
Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - __100% correct answer
4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - __100% correct answer Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - __100% correct answer Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - __100% correct answer 7d or 8d
threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - __100% correct answer Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - __100% correct answer Ring shank nail
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - __100% correct
answer 25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
__100% correct answer 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - __100%
correct answer Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c
904-5)
In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder -
__100% correct answer Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - __100% correct
answer 24 inches (R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - __100% correct answer Rafters
What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam - __100% correct
answer Can be poured instead of sprayed
