Virginia HIC Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)

Virginia HIC Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a - Answer️️ -Floor plan What direction does heat flow? - Answer️️ -Hot to cold What are batter boards - Answer️️ -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? - Answer️️ -3 feet What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - Answer️️ -Load-bearing headers A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a - Answer️️ -Shake (c 326) The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - Answer️️ -Penny Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - Answer️️ - Middle 1/3 How should board and batten be installed? - Answer️️ -1 inch overlap 10d nails What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - Answer️️ -1/6 the depth of the member How MUST rafters be framed to each other - Answer️️ -Gusset plate (R802.3) ©PREP4EXAMS2024/2025 REAL EXAMS DUMP Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9,33 PM 2 What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - Answer️️ -Squash blocks Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - Answer️️ -4-5 days Where do you start laying parquet flooring - Answer️️ -Centerline What is the first step in carpet installation? - Answer️️ -Tackless strip What type of nail is used in floor installation - Answer️️ -7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - Answer️️ -Filling What is the best nail for hardwood - Answer️️ -Ring shank nail What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - Answer️️ -5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10) When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should - Answer️️ -Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - Answer️️ -34 inches A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - Answer️️ -30 inches What type of nail are best for general construction? - Answer️️ -Smooth shank What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - Answer️️ - 25 (R302.10.1) ©PREP4EXAMS2024/2025 REAL EXAMS DUMP Wednesday, August 7, 2024 9,33 PM 3 What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - Answer️️ -1/4 inch (R 408.2) Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - Answer️️ -Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5) In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder - Answer️️ -Top Soil Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - Answer️️ -24 inches (R905.1.2) Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - Answer️️ -Rafters What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam - Answer️️ -Can be poured instead of sprayed In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used? - Answer️️ -6 mil or 8 mil When batt insulation is installed a vapor retarder that __________ is commonly - Answer️️ -4 mil polyethylene What is the minimum amount of space that is allowed between roof s