Construction Test with correct answers 2024

What is the minimum gauge of ferrous roofing Material? A. 24 B. 30 C. 26 D. 28 - answer-C. 26 What is the proper preparation for pre-mixed drywall mud? A. Needs A powerdrill & paddle high B. Uses a potato masher and mix lightly C. add 1 cup of hot water & stir lightly D. add 1 cup of cold water & stir lightly - answer-A. Needs A powerdrill & paddle high What size arrow is used to mark the direction of an excavation? A. 4" B. 6" C. 9" D. 3" - answer-B. 6" What must "hand dig" within how many inches of the outside diameter of the facility A. 24" B. 30" C. 36" D. 38" - answer-A. 24" What concrete finish is required before applying a poured elastometric waterproofing A. fine broom B. steel trowled C. course broom D. rack finish - answer-D. rack finish Ties and other steel materials in cast concrete should be prepared before installing a water proof membrane by? A. Surfacing & applying & felt B. Surfacing & Adding rust proof primer C. Surfacing to below the concrete & applying a concrete patch D. Surfacing to below the concrete & applying mastic - answer-C. Surfacing to below the concrete & applying a concrete patch What is the maximum permitted deck deflection on a 4' span with a centralized load of 300 pounds? A. .15 B. .10 C. .20 D. .30 - answer-A. .15 A smoke detector is required in all of the following except? A. basement B. halway to bedroom C. furnace room D. bedroom - answer-C. furnace room Where do you start laying resilient tile? A. at wall B. find a straight wall C. center of floor D. at corner - answer-C. center of floor what is the recommended underlayment for a n asphlat single roof covering installed in January with a temperature of 30F on a roof with a 3:12 pitch? A. 1 # 15 felt B. 1 # 15 felt lapped 24" at eve C. 2 # 15 felt cemeted D. 2 # 15 felt - answer-D. 2 # 15 felt For a 4 hour fire resistant sterm-9eparation between 2 occupancies what is the % of opening permitted? A. 25% B. 35% C. 10% D. 0% - answer-A. 25% What is the MAXIMUM exposure for a 18" wood shake at a ridge A. 5" B. 6 12" C. 6" D. 7 1/2" - answer-D. 7 1/2" What percentage of building entrances need to be handicap accessible? A. 40% B. 15% C. 60% D. 25% - answer-C. 60% What is the MINIMUM width of a window dedicated as a fire escape? A. 22" B. 24" C. 18" D. 20" - answer-D. 20" What is the MAXIMUM exposure on a 10" bevel siding? A. 6" B. 9" C. 7' D. 8" - answer-B. 9" What is the minimum grout compression strength after 28 days? A. 3000lbs B. 4000lbs C. 2000lbs D. 1000lbs - answer-C. 2000lbs During remodeling if the valuation exceeds what amount do you need to install a smoke detector? A. $2000 B. $1000 C. $3000 D. $500 - answer-B. $1000 What CAN NOT be temporarily covered by a pedestrian walkway? A. manhole B. door C. hydrant D. catch basin - answer-B. door What is the MINIMUM Height above grade of a foundation A. 6" B. 8" C. 2" D. 4" - answer-A. 6" Where is the polyethylene film place on a wood floor for a vapor barrier? A. under the cement B. on the cement under the sleepers C. between the sleepers and the floor D. not used at all - answer-B. on the cement under the sleepers How can you tell if soil is bad? A. will stick to the drum on the roller B. it will roll up in front of the wheel of the grader C. to much sand D. to much clay - answer-B. it will roll up in front of the wheel of the grader What is the reason for a bevel on a door? A. so edges won't jamb B. to make sure light won't be seen through the door C. to clear the threshold D. so the inside edge will clear the jamb - answer-D. so the inside edge will clear the jamb A fuel gas hose and an oxygen hose____________? A. shall be easily distinguishable B. can be combined into a single hose with two gas passages C. are interchangeable D. have different pressure testing criteria - answer-A. shall be easily distinguishable An exterior structural column to be considered within the vertical tolerance must be no more than_________ out of plub for the first 20 stories? *NOTE: 1/16 " per story A. 1 inch to 2 inches B. 2 inches to 3 inches C. 3 inches to 4 inches D. 1/2 inches to 1 inch - answer-A. 1 inch to 2 inches What is the minimum height a kitchen can be? (note habitable space 7'6" except kitchen, halls, bathroom, toilet comparment) A. 7' B. 7'6" C. 6'6" D. 6' - answer-A. 7' What is the MAXIMUM thickness mortar can be on the initial bed joint? (NOTE: Minimum thickness is 1/4") A. 1 1/2" B. 1" C. 1/2" D. 5/8" - answer-D. 5/8" If you are standing in the hall facing a bedreoom door and the hinges are on your left what swing is this door? A. Both B. Neither C. Left D. Right - answer-C. Left When pouring concrete what is the maximum slope you should have before a step is required? ( Note: may say maximum slope a grade can fall without requiring a step in the grade) A. 2 to 12 B. 1 to 12 C. 2 to 10 D. 1 to 10 - answer-A. 2 to 12 What minimum thickness vapor barrier should you use under a concrete slab? A. 6 mil B. 2 mil C. 8 mil D. 4 mil - answer-A. 6 mil What do you call the trim that receives flashing on a wall? A. need answer choice B. need answer choice C. need answer choice D. Reglet - answer-D. Reglet What size column do you use on top of a hydraulic jack when jacking scaffolding? A. 1-2x4 B. 1-4x4 C. 2-2x4 D. 1-6x6 - answer-C. 2-2x4 What gap is required around sub floor? A. 1/8" all around B. 1/4" all around C. 1/8" at ends 1/4" on the edges D. 1/4" on edges tight at ends - answer-C. 1/8" at ends 1/4" on the edges