NC General Contractors Exam
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questions with answers |\ |\
inspection dept performs the following inspections: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. footing |\ |\
2. under slab
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3. foundation/ wood framing
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4. rough-in
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5. building framing
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6. insulation
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7. fire protection
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8. final
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exceptions to design professional seal requirement - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. family residence up to 8 attached units |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. a building used by a farmer (unless it involves the health or safety
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of the public)
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3. an institutional or commercial bldg less than $90,000 or exceed
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2500 sq ft. |\ |\ |\
4. reno which doesn't alter structural system, egress, or live/ dead
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load.
, Name the parts of a reference stake - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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the distance shown on a reference stake is... - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔the horizontal measurement of the distance from the hub to
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center line of the end of the fill. Also called the "offset"
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Slope= - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rise divided by Run
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What is angle of a 100% slope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔45*
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Which rock is the hardest to excavate or rip? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Igneous Rock (or ignorant, hardheaded)|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is igneous rock formed from? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Molten magma |\
Which rock is the easiest to excavate or rip? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sedimentary Rock
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How is Sedimentary rock formed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔formed from sediments being compressed by other overlying
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sediments or water |\ |\
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questions with answers |\ |\
inspection dept performs the following inspections: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. footing |\ |\
2. under slab
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3. foundation/ wood framing
|\ |\ |\
4. rough-in
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5. building framing
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6. insulation
|\ |\
7. fire protection
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8. final
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exceptions to design professional seal requirement - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1. family residence up to 8 attached units |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. a building used by a farmer (unless it involves the health or safety
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of the public)
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3. an institutional or commercial bldg less than $90,000 or exceed
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2500 sq ft. |\ |\ |\
4. reno which doesn't alter structural system, egress, or live/ dead
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load.
, Name the parts of a reference stake - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔
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the distance shown on a reference stake is... - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔the horizontal measurement of the distance from the hub to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
center line of the end of the fill. Also called the "offset"
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Slope= - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rise divided by Run
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What is angle of a 100% slope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔45*
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Which rock is the hardest to excavate or rip? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Igneous Rock (or ignorant, hardheaded)|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is igneous rock formed from? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Molten magma |\
Which rock is the easiest to excavate or rip? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Sedimentary Rock
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How is Sedimentary rock formed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔formed from sediments being compressed by other overlying
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sediments or water |\ |\
