Residential Contractor Practice Exam
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with correct answers
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What ||is ||the ||MINIMUM ||overlap ||for ||joints ||in ||polyethylene ||film ||moisture ||barrier ||applied ||
over ||the ||exterior ||of ||a ||below ||grade ||foundation ||wall? ||- ||correct ||answer ||6 ||inches
What ||is ||the ||MINIMUM ||height ||required ||for ||a ||nonabsorbent ||wall ||surface ||above ||a ||
bathtub? ||- ||correct ||answer ||6 ||feet
Nails ||used ||to ||fasten ||concrete ||roofing ||tiles ||must ||penetrate ||the ||deck ||a ||MINIMUM ||of ||how
||many ||inches ||or ||through ||the ||thickness ||of ||the ||deck, ||Whichever ||is ||less? ||- ||correct ||answer
||3/4 ||inch
How ||must ||rafters ||be ||framed ||to ||each ||other? ||- ||correct ||answer ||with ||a ||gusset ||plate
All ||of ||the ||following ||are ||benefits ||of ||platform ||construction ||as ||compared ||to ||balloon ||
construction ||EXCEPT. ||- ||correct ||answer ||easier ||installation ||of ||plumbing ||and ||wiring
750 ||feet ||of ||pipe ||is ||being ||laid ||at ||0.5% ||slope. ||On ||a ||topographic ||map ||that ||has ||6 ||inch ||
contour ||intervals ||approximately ||how ||many ||intervals ||will ||be ||depicted ||on ||the ||map ||from ||
one ||end ||of ||the ||pipe ||to ||the ||other? ||- ||correct ||answer ||8 ||contour ||intervals
Where ||would ||the ||most ||specific ||information ||about ||the ||size ||and ||location ||of ||windows ||be ||
found ||in ||a ||set ||of ||construction ||drawings? ||- ||correct ||answer ||In ||the ||window ||schedule
A ||contractor ||should ||do ||all ||of ||the ||following ||when ||estimating ||a ||project ||EXCEPT. ||- ||correct ||
answer ||assume ||ideal ||conditions
How ||many ||sheets ||of ||4' ||X ||8' ||X ||1/2" ||drywall ||are ||needed ||for ||a ||room ||
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with correct answers
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What ||is ||the ||MINIMUM ||overlap ||for ||joints ||in ||polyethylene ||film ||moisture ||barrier ||applied ||
over ||the ||exterior ||of ||a ||below ||grade ||foundation ||wall? ||- ||correct ||answer ||6 ||inches
What ||is ||the ||MINIMUM ||height ||required ||for ||a ||nonabsorbent ||wall ||surface ||above ||a ||
bathtub? ||- ||correct ||answer ||6 ||feet
Nails ||used ||to ||fasten ||concrete ||roofing ||tiles ||must ||penetrate ||the ||deck ||a ||MINIMUM ||of ||how
||many ||inches ||or ||through ||the ||thickness ||of ||the ||deck, ||Whichever ||is ||less? ||- ||correct ||answer
||3/4 ||inch
How ||must ||rafters ||be ||framed ||to ||each ||other? ||- ||correct ||answer ||with ||a ||gusset ||plate
All ||of ||the ||following ||are ||benefits ||of ||platform ||construction ||as ||compared ||to ||balloon ||
construction ||EXCEPT. ||- ||correct ||answer ||easier ||installation ||of ||plumbing ||and ||wiring
750 ||feet ||of ||pipe ||is ||being ||laid ||at ||0.5% ||slope. ||On ||a ||topographic ||map ||that ||has ||6 ||inch ||
contour ||intervals ||approximately ||how ||many ||intervals ||will ||be ||depicted ||on ||the ||map ||from ||
one ||end ||of ||the ||pipe ||to ||the ||other? ||- ||correct ||answer ||8 ||contour ||intervals
Where ||would ||the ||most ||specific ||information ||about ||the ||size ||and ||location ||of ||windows ||be ||
found ||in ||a ||set ||of ||construction ||drawings? ||- ||correct ||answer ||In ||the ||window ||schedule
A ||contractor ||should ||do ||all ||of ||the ||following ||when ||estimating ||a ||project ||EXCEPT. ||- ||correct ||
answer ||assume ||ideal ||conditions
How ||many ||sheets ||of ||4' ||X ||8' ||X ||1/2" ||drywall ||are ||needed ||for ||a ||room ||
