Virginia HIC Exam
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
, Virginia HIC Exam
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
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - ✔✔ correct answer 30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - ✔✔ correct answer Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - ✔✔ correct answer 25
(R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - ✔✔ correct
answer 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - ✔✔ 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 - ✔✔ correct
answer Top Soil
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
, Virginia HIC Exam
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
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - ✔✔ correct answer 30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - ✔✔ correct answer Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - ✔✔ correct answer 25
(R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - ✔✔ correct
answer 1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - ✔✔ 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 - ✔✔ correct
answer Top Soil
