2026 MICHIGAN BUILDERS LICENSE EXAMS SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔2' higher than a point on the roof that is 10' on a horizontal measurement - ✔✔When
the chimney is located on the slope of the roof the chimney must be how much higher?
✔✔6" - ✔✔Solid masonry walls in one story buildings may be of ________ nominal
width when not over 9 feet in height.
✔✔8" - ✔✔With the exception of a solid masonry wall for one story buildings, all other
load-bearing exterior walls shall have a minimum thickness of:
✔✔solid masonry units - ✔✔Masonry fireplaces shall be constructed of:
✔✔the shell is thicker at the center of the block
there is more room to place the reinforcement bars
the two hole block is stronger than the three hole block - ✔✔Two hole blocks are
preferred over three hole blocks for reinforce block walls because
✔✔True. - ✔✔Block wall can be reinforced with steel rods call rebar. t or F
✔✔M and S - ✔✔What two mortar types are allowed for foundations?
✔✔post and beam and
timber framing
CBC p. 374 - ✔✔Long spans between bearing points require floor and roof sheathing to
be 2" nominal tongue and groove planks, or tongue and groove plywood that is 1-1/8"
thick in this framing method.
✔✔16 inches - ✔✔What is the most common spacing of floor joists?
✔✔use proper bridging - ✔✔To stiffen floor construction, a builder should:
,✔✔the ribbon - ✔✔In balloon framing, the second floor joists rest on
✔✔rigidity and strength to floor joists - ✔✔Bridging is used to provide:
✔✔either doubled or laddered - ✔✔Bearing walls running above and parallel to the floor
joists require that the floor joists be:
✔✔all walls - ✔✔Typically there is a double plate on the wall frame over:
✔✔within the middle 1/3 rd of the span - ✔✔Joists should not be notched:
✔✔boards with few knots or irregularities. - ✔✔In lumber classification, Firsts and
seconds (FAS) is best described as:
✔✔strength and stiffness - ✔✔Floor joists are selected mainly on the basis of:
✔✔three 8d nails - ✔✔For nailing ceiling joists to the top plate you should use at least:
✔✔19/32" particle board - ✔✔For a fire stop, you should not use:
✔✔False - ✔✔Temporary ground bracing for roof trusses is only done by bracing from
the ground. T F
✔✔soleplate to the top plate - ✔✔In platform construction the wall studs extend from
the:
✔✔king stud - ✔✔What is the name of the full-length stud that a jack stud is fastened
to?
✔✔to which rafter ends are attached - ✔✔The ridge board is the horizontal member at
the peak of the roof:
✔✔8 feet - ✔✔When floors require bridging, use one row of 1 x 3 or 2 x 2 wood; or
metal bracing for spans over _______.
✔✔two 16 D - ✔✔To secure studs to either the top or bottom plates, how many face
nails are used?
✔✔the notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit the top plate - ✔✔A bird's mouth is:
✔✔matched lumber - ✔✔Boards that are shaped to form a tongue-and-groove joint at
the edge are called?
,✔✔framing - ✔✔Timber, balloon, post and beam, and platform refer to the four basic
kinds of:
✔✔bottom chord - ✔✔The lowest horizontal member of a truss is called a:
✔✔1/360 of the span - ✔✔The deflection of floor joists should not exceed
_________________.
✔✔prevent the spread of flames - ✔✔The purpose of a fire wall is to
✔✔allow for a sloping ceiling of an interior space - ✔✔The scissors truss could be used
to:
✔✔1 1/2" - ✔✔What is the minimum amount of bearing area if a joist is placed over a
girder or sillplate?
✔✔6d common nail - ✔✔You are nailing a 1/2" x 4' x 8' wood structural panel sheeting
on an exterior wall. What is the minimum size nail to use?
✔✔gusset - ✔✔The name for the metal or wood plate used to strengthen the joints of a
truss is:
✔✔22" x 30" - ✔✔What is the minimum size rough framed attic access hole?
✔✔2-8d - ✔✔How many and what size nail(s) should the carpenter use when nailing a
1X4 wood corner brace to a 2X4 wall frame?
✔✔2-8d - ✔✔How many and what size nail(s) should the carpenter use when nailing a
metal corner brace to a 2X6 wall frame?
✔✔doubled - ✔✔When framing for large openings in the floor, the joist and header
should be:
✔✔2 rows - ✔✔One row of bridging is installed for a joist over 8' long and
__________________ for a joist over 16' long.
✔✔the joints must be staggered - ✔✔When installing square edge or tongue and
groove plywood subflooring:
✔✔at the top and bottom of each stair run - ✔✔Firestopping for enclosed stairs are
required:
✔✔1000 square feet - ✔✔According to the International Residential Code draft stopping
is required in all ceiling and floor openings larger than:
, ✔✔4" x 4" - ✔✔When using lumber for a post or column, the minimum size is:
✔✔True - ✔✔Joists shall be supported laterally at the ends by full depth solid blocking
not less than 2" nominal thickness, or by attachment to a header, band or rim joist, or to
an adjoining stud. T F
✔✔True
CBC p. 388 - ✔✔The most common mistake when using joist hangers is to use too few
nails. T F
✔✔balloon - ✔✔If the studs run from the mudsill to the top plate of the second floor,
what type of framing method is being used?
✔✔rafters - ✔✔Position of the ceiling joists should be coordinated with:
✔✔or normally run across the narrow span of the building - ✔✔Ceiling joists usually:
✔✔a strip for joists to rest on - ✔✔A ledger is:
✔✔3 - ✔✔Joists resting on beams or girders must overlap a minimum of how many
inches, if they don't run continuous?
✔✔hangers - ✔✔If joists are to be framed flush with the top of a wood girder, it is best to
use:
✔✔two # 8D - ✔✔How many nails do you use on each end of wood bridging?
✔✔face of the finished walls - ✔✔The inside measurements of a room are made from
the:
✔✔plumb cut - ✔✔The cut made in a rafter so that it fits against the ridge board is the:
✔✔is glued and nailed directly to the joists - ✔✔When installing a glued floor system,
the subflooring:
✔✔2 - 8d nails - ✔✔Where the wood wind braces cross each stud you should use:
✔✔Douglas fir - ✔✔Which of these is not a hardwood:
oak
willow
Douglas fir
maple
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔2' higher than a point on the roof that is 10' on a horizontal measurement - ✔✔When
the chimney is located on the slope of the roof the chimney must be how much higher?
✔✔6" - ✔✔Solid masonry walls in one story buildings may be of ________ nominal
width when not over 9 feet in height.
✔✔8" - ✔✔With the exception of a solid masonry wall for one story buildings, all other
load-bearing exterior walls shall have a minimum thickness of:
✔✔solid masonry units - ✔✔Masonry fireplaces shall be constructed of:
✔✔the shell is thicker at the center of the block
there is more room to place the reinforcement bars
the two hole block is stronger than the three hole block - ✔✔Two hole blocks are
preferred over three hole blocks for reinforce block walls because
✔✔True. - ✔✔Block wall can be reinforced with steel rods call rebar. t or F
✔✔M and S - ✔✔What two mortar types are allowed for foundations?
✔✔post and beam and
timber framing
CBC p. 374 - ✔✔Long spans between bearing points require floor and roof sheathing to
be 2" nominal tongue and groove planks, or tongue and groove plywood that is 1-1/8"
thick in this framing method.
✔✔16 inches - ✔✔What is the most common spacing of floor joists?
✔✔use proper bridging - ✔✔To stiffen floor construction, a builder should:
,✔✔the ribbon - ✔✔In balloon framing, the second floor joists rest on
✔✔rigidity and strength to floor joists - ✔✔Bridging is used to provide:
✔✔either doubled or laddered - ✔✔Bearing walls running above and parallel to the floor
joists require that the floor joists be:
✔✔all walls - ✔✔Typically there is a double plate on the wall frame over:
✔✔within the middle 1/3 rd of the span - ✔✔Joists should not be notched:
✔✔boards with few knots or irregularities. - ✔✔In lumber classification, Firsts and
seconds (FAS) is best described as:
✔✔strength and stiffness - ✔✔Floor joists are selected mainly on the basis of:
✔✔three 8d nails - ✔✔For nailing ceiling joists to the top plate you should use at least:
✔✔19/32" particle board - ✔✔For a fire stop, you should not use:
✔✔False - ✔✔Temporary ground bracing for roof trusses is only done by bracing from
the ground. T F
✔✔soleplate to the top plate - ✔✔In platform construction the wall studs extend from
the:
✔✔king stud - ✔✔What is the name of the full-length stud that a jack stud is fastened
to?
✔✔to which rafter ends are attached - ✔✔The ridge board is the horizontal member at
the peak of the roof:
✔✔8 feet - ✔✔When floors require bridging, use one row of 1 x 3 or 2 x 2 wood; or
metal bracing for spans over _______.
✔✔two 16 D - ✔✔To secure studs to either the top or bottom plates, how many face
nails are used?
✔✔the notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit the top plate - ✔✔A bird's mouth is:
✔✔matched lumber - ✔✔Boards that are shaped to form a tongue-and-groove joint at
the edge are called?
,✔✔framing - ✔✔Timber, balloon, post and beam, and platform refer to the four basic
kinds of:
✔✔bottom chord - ✔✔The lowest horizontal member of a truss is called a:
✔✔1/360 of the span - ✔✔The deflection of floor joists should not exceed
_________________.
✔✔prevent the spread of flames - ✔✔The purpose of a fire wall is to
✔✔allow for a sloping ceiling of an interior space - ✔✔The scissors truss could be used
to:
✔✔1 1/2" - ✔✔What is the minimum amount of bearing area if a joist is placed over a
girder or sillplate?
✔✔6d common nail - ✔✔You are nailing a 1/2" x 4' x 8' wood structural panel sheeting
on an exterior wall. What is the minimum size nail to use?
✔✔gusset - ✔✔The name for the metal or wood plate used to strengthen the joints of a
truss is:
✔✔22" x 30" - ✔✔What is the minimum size rough framed attic access hole?
✔✔2-8d - ✔✔How many and what size nail(s) should the carpenter use when nailing a
1X4 wood corner brace to a 2X4 wall frame?
✔✔2-8d - ✔✔How many and what size nail(s) should the carpenter use when nailing a
metal corner brace to a 2X6 wall frame?
✔✔doubled - ✔✔When framing for large openings in the floor, the joist and header
should be:
✔✔2 rows - ✔✔One row of bridging is installed for a joist over 8' long and
__________________ for a joist over 16' long.
✔✔the joints must be staggered - ✔✔When installing square edge or tongue and
groove plywood subflooring:
✔✔at the top and bottom of each stair run - ✔✔Firestopping for enclosed stairs are
required:
✔✔1000 square feet - ✔✔According to the International Residential Code draft stopping
is required in all ceiling and floor openings larger than:
, ✔✔4" x 4" - ✔✔When using lumber for a post or column, the minimum size is:
✔✔True - ✔✔Joists shall be supported laterally at the ends by full depth solid blocking
not less than 2" nominal thickness, or by attachment to a header, band or rim joist, or to
an adjoining stud. T F
✔✔True
CBC p. 388 - ✔✔The most common mistake when using joist hangers is to use too few
nails. T F
✔✔balloon - ✔✔If the studs run from the mudsill to the top plate of the second floor,
what type of framing method is being used?
✔✔rafters - ✔✔Position of the ceiling joists should be coordinated with:
✔✔or normally run across the narrow span of the building - ✔✔Ceiling joists usually:
✔✔a strip for joists to rest on - ✔✔A ledger is:
✔✔3 - ✔✔Joists resting on beams or girders must overlap a minimum of how many
inches, if they don't run continuous?
✔✔hangers - ✔✔If joists are to be framed flush with the top of a wood girder, it is best to
use:
✔✔two # 8D - ✔✔How many nails do you use on each end of wood bridging?
✔✔face of the finished walls - ✔✔The inside measurements of a room are made from
the:
✔✔plumb cut - ✔✔The cut made in a rafter so that it fits against the ridge board is the:
✔✔is glued and nailed directly to the joists - ✔✔When installing a glued floor system,
the subflooring:
✔✔2 - 8d nails - ✔✔Where the wood wind braces cross each stud you should use:
✔✔Douglas fir - ✔✔Which of these is not a hardwood:
oak
willow
Douglas fir
maple
