VIRGINIA HIC EXAM PRACTICE ASSESSMENT
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS COMPLETE REVISION GUIDE
250 ITEMS
◉ What direction does heat flow?
Answer: Hot to cold
◉ What are batter boards
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?
Answer: 3 feet
◉ What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?
Answer: Load-bearing headers
◉ A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth
rings of lumber is called a
Answer: Shake (c 326)
,◉ The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means
Answer: Penny
◉ Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span
Answer: Middle 1/3
◉ How should board and batten be installed?
Answer: 1 inch overlap 10d nails
◉ What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists
Answer: 1/6 the depth of the member
◉ How MUST rafters be framed to each other
Answer: Gusset plate (R802.3)
◉ What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?
Answer: Squash blocks
◉ Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?
Answer: 4-5 days
, ◉ Where do you start laying parquet flooring
Answer: Centerline
◉ What is the first step in carpet installation?
Answer: Tackless strip
◉ What type of nail is used in floor installation
Answer: 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
◉ What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring?
Answer: Filling
◉ What is the best nail for hardwood
Answer: Ring shank nail
◉ What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening?
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
Answer: Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
◉ What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS COMPLETE REVISION GUIDE
250 ITEMS
◉ What direction does heat flow?
Answer: Hot to cold
◉ What are batter boards
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?
Answer: 3 feet
◉ What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls?
Answer: Load-bearing headers
◉ A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth
rings of lumber is called a
Answer: Shake (c 326)
,◉ The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means
Answer: Penny
◉ Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span
Answer: Middle 1/3
◉ How should board and batten be installed?
Answer: 1 inch overlap 10d nails
◉ What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists
Answer: 1/6 the depth of the member
◉ How MUST rafters be framed to each other
Answer: Gusset plate (R802.3)
◉ What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?
Answer: Squash blocks
◉ Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?
Answer: 4-5 days
, ◉ Where do you start laying parquet flooring
Answer: Centerline
◉ What is the first step in carpet installation?
Answer: Tackless strip
◉ What type of nail is used in floor installation
Answer: 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
◉ What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring?
Answer: Filling
◉ What is the best nail for hardwood
Answer: Ring shank nail
◉ What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening?
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
Answer: Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
◉ What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail
