VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS PASSED & ALREADY
GRADED A+
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
correct answer ✔✔Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - correct answer ✔✔Hot to cold
What are batter boards - 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? - correct answer ✔✔3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - correct answer ✔✔Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a -
correct answer ✔✔Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - correct answer ✔✔Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - correct answer ✔✔Middle
1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - correct answer ✔✔1 inch overlap 10d nails
, What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - correct answer ✔✔1/6 the depth of the
member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - correct answer ✔✔Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - correct answer ✔✔Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - correct answer ✔✔4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - correct answer ✔✔Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - correct answer ✔✔Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - correct answer ✔✔7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - correct answer ✔✔Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - correct answer ✔✔Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - 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 - correct answer ✔✔Be attached
to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - correct answer ✔✔34 inches
ANSWERS PASSED & ALREADY
GRADED A+
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
correct answer ✔✔Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - correct answer ✔✔Hot to cold
What are batter boards - 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? - correct answer ✔✔3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - correct answer ✔✔Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a -
correct answer ✔✔Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - correct answer ✔✔Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - correct answer ✔✔Middle
1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - correct answer ✔✔1 inch overlap 10d nails
, What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - correct answer ✔✔1/6 the depth of the
member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - correct answer ✔✔Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - correct answer ✔✔Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - correct answer ✔✔4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - correct answer ✔✔Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - correct answer ✔✔Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - correct answer ✔✔7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - correct answer ✔✔Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - correct answer ✔✔Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - 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 - correct answer ✔✔Be attached
to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - correct answer ✔✔34 inches
