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Virginia HIC Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a - Answer✔✔-
Floor plan
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
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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 - Answer✔✔-34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - Answer✔✔-30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - Answer✔✔-Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - Answer✔✔-25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - Answer✔✔-1/4
inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - Answer✔✔-Be well
supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
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FIRST PUBLISH SEPTEMBER 2024
Virginia HIC Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a - Answer✔✔-
Floor plan
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
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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 - Answer✔✔-34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - Answer✔✔-30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - Answer✔✔-Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - Answer✔✔-25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space - Answer✔✔-1/4
inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - Answer✔✔-Be well
supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
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