VA CBC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (2026) UPDATE |2026!! STUDY GUIDE EXAM

VA CBC PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS | 100% VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS (2026) UPDATE |2026!!
STUDY GUIDE EXAM
1. Whatmshouldmamleading-edgemworkermdomwhenmaligningmthemsidemlap?



a. Hemshouldmtightenmhismfailmprotection
b. Hemshouldmtackmweldmthemsidemlaps
c. Hemshouldmkneel
d. Hemshouldmusemsetmscrewsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mHemshouldmkneel



2. Formpolyurethanemusedmasmammoisturembarriermbeneathmamconcretemslab,mthemjoistsmshallm
bemlappedmamMINIMUMmofm



a. 6minches
b. 5minches
c. 4minchesm
d. 2minchesm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.m6minches



3. Whatmeffectmwillmbemaddingmwatermtomconcretemhavemonmthemslump?



a. Itmwillmincreasemthemslump
b. Itmwillmdecreasemthemslump
c. Itmwillmhavemnomeffectmonmthemslump
d. Itmdependsmonmthemtemperaturem-
mCORRECTmANSWERma.mItmwillmincreasemthemslump




4. ValleymflashingmformslatemroofsmshallmbemamMINIMUMmofm

, a. 26-gagemgalvanizedmsteelm24minchesmwide
b. 20-gagemgalvanizedmsteelm20minchesmwide
c. .0800minchmaluminumm15-inchesmwide
d. .01719minchmzincmcoatedmG90m15-inchesmwidem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmd.m.01719minchmzincmcoatedmG90m15-inchesmwide




5. Whenmfiguringmnominalmdimensionsmonmnewmconstruction,mwhatmismthemintendedmsizemofm
themmortarmjointmformconcretemmasonrymunit



a. 1/4minch
b. 3/8minch
c. 1/2minch
d. 5/8minchm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m3/8minch



6. Whichmstudmwouldmmostmlikelymbemusedmtomframembearingmexteriormwall?



a. 25-gaugemCmstuds
b. 20-gaugemcorrugatedmstuds
c. Studsmwithmstiffenedmflanges
d. 22-gaugemperforatedmwebmstubsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mStudsmwithmstiffenedmflanges




7. Themcontourmlinesmonmamdrawingmshowmelevationmofm120mfeetmandm130mfeet.mThemcontour
mlinesmarem50mfeetmapart.mWhatmismthemgrademofmthemgroundmbetweenmthesemtwomcounter


mlines?m




a. 10%
b. 15%
c. 20%
d. 25%m-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.m20%

,8. Whatmcanmbemdonemtomincreasemthemabrasionmofmconcrete?



a. Usemamhardermaggregatem
b. Increasempermeabilitym-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mUsemamhardermaggregate



9. ThemMAXIMUMmmoisturemcontentmformpressuremtreatedmwoodmtombemusedmwheremairmdry
ingminmusemCANNOTmoccurmshouldmbem



a. Notmgreatermthanm19%
b. Lessmthanmormequalmtom11%
c. Atmleastm10%
d. Betweenm9%mandm22%m-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mNotmgreatermthanm19%



10. Ifmamfoundationmdrainmismrequired,mthenmthemtopmofmthemdrainmshallmnotmbemlessmthanmhow
mmanyminchesmabovemthemtopmofmthemfooting?




a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8m-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.m6



11. Howmmanym8mxm8mxm16mconcretemmasonrymunitsmwillmbemREQUIREDmformonemcoursemofm22
4-footmlongmwall?



a. Lessmthanm150
b. Betweenm150mandm200
c. Betweenm201mandm250m
d. Moremthanm250m-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mBetweenm150mandm200



12. Anmefficientmmethodmofmloweringmthemwatermtableminmanmexcavationmonmamlevelmlotmismtom

, a. Installmtrenchmboxes
b. Digmchannelsmoutsidemthemexcavation
c. Digmditchesminsidemthemexcavation
d. Installmamwellpointmsystemm-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mInstallmamwellpointmsystem



13. WhatmismthemMINIMUMmclearancemonmthempullmsidemofmanmaccessiblemmanualmswingingmd
oormwhenmapproachingmfrommthemfrontmparallelmofmthemdoorway



a. 12minchesm
b. 18minches
c. 20minches
d. 24minchesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m18minches



14. Howmshouldmthemmetalmdeckmerectorminstallmthemendlapsmofmamroofmdeck?



a. Themendlapmshouldmhavemamminimummofm1/2minchmoverlap.
b. Themendlapmshouldmbemtackmwelded.
c. Themcentermofmthemendlapmportionmshouldmoccurmovermthemsupport.
d. Theymshouldmbemarrangedmsomthatmthemendsmofmthemlapmaremstaggeredmovermthems
upports.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mThemcentermofmthemendlapmportionmshouldmoccurmovermthe


msupport.




15. Whatmismthemclosestmtomthemexposedmgroundmthatmthembottommofmwoodmgirdermcanmbemins
talledmbeforemtheymmustmbemofmamnaturallymdurablemmaterialmormbempreservative-treated?



a. 8minches
b. 12minches
c. 16minches
d. 18minchesm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.m12minches