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VIRGINIA HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTING (HIC)
EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+/ LATEST EXAM!!!
The MOST specific information about the size and location
of windows would be found in a - Answer-Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - Answer-Hot to cold
What are batter boards - 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? - Answer-3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? -
Answer-Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the
growth rings of lumber is called a - Answer-Shake (c 326)
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The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - Answer-Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a
joist span - Answer-Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - Answer-1
inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists -
Answer-1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - Answer-
Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? -
Answer-Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for
acclimation? - Answer-4-5 days
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Where do you start laying parquet flooring - Answer-
Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - Answer-
Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - Answer-7d or
8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? -
Answer-Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - Answer-Ring shank
nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? -
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 - Answer-Be attached to the adjacent cabinets
before to the wall
VIRGINIA HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTING (HIC)
EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+/ LATEST EXAM!!!
The MOST specific information about the size and location
of windows would be found in a - Answer-Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - Answer-Hot to cold
What are batter boards - 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? - Answer-3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? -
Answer-Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the
growth rings of lumber is called a - Answer-Shake (c 326)
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The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - Answer-Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a
joist span - Answer-Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - Answer-1
inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists -
Answer-1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - Answer-
Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? -
Answer-Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for
acclimation? - Answer-4-5 days
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Where do you start laying parquet flooring - Answer-
Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - Answer-
Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - Answer-7d or
8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? -
Answer-Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - Answer-Ring shank
nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? -
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 - Answer-Be attached to the adjacent cabinets
before to the wall
