Va HIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood
studs is? - 1 1/4
What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? - Acrylic
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? - 5,400
pounds
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? - 25
The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of
worker? - 25 ft
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? - 34 inches
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from
the top of a masonry partition wall? - No more than 16 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? - 30 inches
, Va HIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet - 2 or
3 time the slab thickness in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? - 1 inch
What direction does heat flow? - Hot to cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building? - 3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? - Middle 1/3
For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout between
masonry units and reinforcements? - 1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor
space? - 1/4 inch
Notches shall not exceed? - 1/6 the depth of the member
The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood
studs is? - 1 1/4
What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? - Acrylic
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? - 5,400
pounds
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? - 25
The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of
worker? - 25 ft
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? - 34 inches
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from
the top of a masonry partition wall? - No more than 16 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? - 30 inches
, Va HIC QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet - 2 or
3 time the slab thickness in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? - 1 inch
What direction does heat flow? - Hot to cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building? - 3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? - Middle 1/3
For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout between
masonry units and reinforcements? - 1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor
space? - 1/4 inch
Notches shall not exceed? - 1/6 the depth of the member
