Virginia HIC Exam
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1. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would
be found in a: Floor plan
2. What direction does heat flow?: Hot to cold
3. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
4. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an un-
der-floor space and each corner of the building?: 3 feet
5. What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?: Load-bearing headers
6. A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lum-
ber is called a: Shake (c 326)
7. The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means: Penny
8. Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span: Middle 1/3
9. How should board and batten be installed?: 1 inch overlap 10d nails
10. What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists: 1/6 the depth of the member
11. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: Gusset plate (R802.3)
12. What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?: Squash blocks
13. Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?: 4-5 days
14. Where do you start laying parquet flooring: Centerline
15. What is the first step in carpet installation?: Tackless strip
16. What type of nail is used in floor installation: 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
17. What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring?: Filling
18. What is the best nail for hardwood: Ring shank nail
19. What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening?: 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header
joist (130) (R502.10)
20. When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should: Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
21. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
22. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds: 30 inches
23. What type of nail are best for general construction?: Smooth shank
24. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials: 25 (R302.10.1)
25. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor
space: 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
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26. Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space
should: Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
27. In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor
retarder: Top Soil
28. Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves: 24 inches
(R905.1.2)
29. Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic: Rafters
30. What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam: Can be poured
instead of sprayed
31. In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used?: 6 mil or 8 mil
32. When batt insulation is installed a vapor retarder that __________ is common-
ly: 4 mil polyethylene
33. What is the minimum amount of space that is allowed between roof sheeting
and insulation to allow the passage of air?: 1 1/2 in
34. In a ceiling batt insulation where is the vapor retarder placed?: Against the back of
ceiling finish
35. A vapor retarder on blanket installation MUST: Face the warm side of the wall
36. How should radiant heat barrier be installed: Either rafters (1st choice)/ perforated
37. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for: -
Expansion and contraction
38. What is the MINIMUM lap of rabbeted horizontal lap siding: 1/2 inches (R703.5.3)
39. In a Vinyl soffit installation what type of accessory is used: J or F Channel (c 677)
40. What kind of siding can be vertically installed: Board and Batten/Plywood
41. Fiber cement siding for exterior weather wall, the minimum thickness should
be: 5/16 inches (R703.3)
42. What is the clearance for an exterior wood siding and finish grade where the
wood is untreated: 8 inches
43. How is furring installed on horizontal vinyl siding?: Strips should be installed vertically and
completely around doors and windows
44. What is not a siding accessory?: Z-channel
45. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to
wood studs is: 1 1/4 inches (362 IRC18)
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1. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would
be found in a: Floor plan
2. What direction does heat flow?: Hot to cold
3. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
4. What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an un-
der-floor space and each corner of the building?: 3 feet
5. What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?: Load-bearing headers
6. A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lum-
ber is called a: Shake (c 326)
7. The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means: Penny
8. Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span: Middle 1/3
9. How should board and batten be installed?: 1 inch overlap 10d nails
10. What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists: 1/6 the depth of the member
11. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: Gusset plate (R802.3)
12. What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?: Squash blocks
13. Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?: 4-5 days
14. Where do you start laying parquet flooring: Centerline
15. What is the first step in carpet installation?: Tackless strip
16. What type of nail is used in floor installation: 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
17. What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring?: Filling
18. What is the best nail for hardwood: Ring shank nail
19. What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening?: 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header
joist (130) (R502.10)
20. When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should: Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
21. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
22. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds: 30 inches
23. What type of nail are best for general construction?: Smooth shank
24. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials: 25 (R302.10.1)
25. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor
space: 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
1/6
, Virginia HIC Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hysxut
26. Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space
should: Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
27. In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor
retarder: Top Soil
28. Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves: 24 inches
(R905.1.2)
29. Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic: Rafters
30. What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam: Can be poured
instead of sprayed
31. In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used?: 6 mil or 8 mil
32. When batt insulation is installed a vapor retarder that __________ is common-
ly: 4 mil polyethylene
33. What is the minimum amount of space that is allowed between roof sheeting
and insulation to allow the passage of air?: 1 1/2 in
34. In a ceiling batt insulation where is the vapor retarder placed?: Against the back of
ceiling finish
35. A vapor retarder on blanket installation MUST: Face the warm side of the wall
36. How should radiant heat barrier be installed: Either rafters (1st choice)/ perforated
37. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for: -
Expansion and contraction
38. What is the MINIMUM lap of rabbeted horizontal lap siding: 1/2 inches (R703.5.3)
39. In a Vinyl soffit installation what type of accessory is used: J or F Channel (c 677)
40. What kind of siding can be vertically installed: Board and Batten/Plywood
41. Fiber cement siding for exterior weather wall, the minimum thickness should
be: 5/16 inches (R703.3)
42. What is the clearance for an exterior wood siding and finish grade where the
wood is untreated: 8 inches
43. How is furring installed on horizontal vinyl siding?: Strips should be installed vertically and
completely around doors and windows
44. What is not a siding accessory?: Z-channel
45. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to
wood studs is: 1 1/4 inches (362 IRC18)
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