MASSACHUSETTS UNRESTRICTED CSL PRACTICE AND REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

MASSACHUSETTS UNRESTRICTED CSL
PRACTICE AND REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

ABchildBdayBcareBfacilityBthatBprovidesBcareBonBaB24BhourBbasisBforBmoreBthanBfiveBchildrenBtwoByearsBnin
eBmonthsBofBageBorBlessBshallBbeBclassifiedBasBUseBGroupB_____B?B-BcorrectBanswer-1-4B


IBCB-BsectionB308.5.2B-BmassBamendments
B




WhenBconductingBstrengthBtestBofBconcrete,BtestBareBnotBrequiredBwhenBtheBvolumeBofBconcreteBisBlessBtha
nB____BcubicByards,BandBevidenceBofBsatisfactoryBstrengthBisBsubmittedBtoBandBapprovedBbyBtheBbuildingBo
fficialB-BcorrectBanswer-10B


IBCB-BsectionB1905.6.2B-Bexceptions-massBamendments


TheBminimumBamountBofBglazingBareaBrequiredBforBaBhabitableBroomBinBaBsingleBfamilyBdwellingBthatBme
asuresB20Bft.BxB30Bft.BisB____BsquareBfeetB-BcorrectBanswer-48B


IRCB-BsectionBR303.1


WhichBtypeBofBconstructionBbestBdescribesBaBstructureBconsistingBofBexteriorBwallsBconstructedBofBnoncom
bustibleBmaterialsBandBtheBinteriorBbuildingBelementsBareBofBsolidBorBlaminatedBwoodBwithoutBconcealedBs
paces?B-BcorrectBanswer-TypeBIVB


IBCB-BsectionB602.4


ABfoundationBthatBhasBaBfinishedBgradeBthatBslopesBawayBformBtheBbuildingBmustBbeBaBminimumBofB____Bi
nchesBlowerBatBaBpointB____BfeetBawayBfromBtheBfaceBofBtheBwallB-BcorrectBanswer-6,B10B


IBCB-BsectionB1804.3

,FootingsBforBmasonryBchimneysBshallBextendBaBminimumBofB____BinchesBbeyondBtheBfaceBofBtheBfoundati
onBorBsupportBwallBonBallBsidesB-BcorrectBanswer-6B


IBCB-BsectionB2113.2


TheBconnectionBbetweenBaBpressureBtreatedBdeckBledgerBandBaB2BinchBnominalBlumberBbandBjoistBinBaBsing
leBfamilyBdwelling,BbearingBonBaBsillBplateBorBwall,BshallBbeBconstructedBwithBaBminimumB____BinchBladBs
crewBorBboltB-BcorrectBanswer-1/2B


IRCB-BsectionBR502.2.2.1


WhatBisBtheBclearanceBrequiredBfromBtheBopeningBofBaBfireplaceBtoBcombustiblesBsuchBasBtrimBandBmantels
BplacedBdirectlyBonBtheBfrontBofBtheBfireplace?B-BcorrectBanswer-6Binches




IBCB-BsectionB2111.11B-BexceptionB4


WhatBisBtheBminimumBrequiredBflueBsizeBforBaBrectangularBflueBinBaBchimneyBservingBaBfireplaceBforBaBsin
gleBfamilyBdwellingBwithBanBopeningBofB500BsquareBinchesBwithBaBheightBofB15Bfeet?B-BcorrectBanswer-
8BxB12


IRCB-BfigureBR1003.15.2


WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBanBeffectiveBmethodBofBpreventingBefflorescence?


A.BformingBgoodBmortarBjoints
B.BusingBhigh-earlyBstrengthBcement
C.BstockingBmaterialsBoffBofBtheBground
D.BcoveringBmaterialsBatBallBtimesB-BcorrectBanswer-UsingBhigh-earlyBstrengthBcement


classBhandouts

,WhatBisBtheBmaximumBtemperatureBaBflueBliningBusedBinBaBresidential-
typeBapplianceBinBaBmasonryBchimney,BinBaBsingleBfamilyBdwelling,BmustBresist?B-BcorrectBanswer-
1,800BdegreesBFB


IRCB-BsectionBR1003.11.1B#4


WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBtrueBregardingBtheBplacementBofBmasonryBunitsBinBaBsingleBfamilyBdwelli
ng?


A.BmortarBshallBbeBplastic
B.BsurfacesBshallBbeBcleanBandBfreeBofBdeleteriousBmaterial
C.BunitsBwhereBinitialBbondBisBbrokenBshallBbeBremovesBandBrelaid
D.BdeepBfurrowingBofBbedBjointsB-BcorrectBanswer-DeepBfurrowingBofBbedBjoints


IRCB-BsectionB607.2.2


WhatBisBtheBminimumBrequiredBdepthBofBfireplaceBfireblockingBbetweenBwoodBjoists,BbeamsBorBheaders?B-
BcorrectBanswer-1Binch




IBCB-BsectionB2111.12


WhatBisBtheBminimumBrequiredBthicknessBofBaBmortarBjointBinBaBmasonryBunitBwallBinBaBoneBorBtwoBfamily
Bdwelling?B-BcorrectBanswer-3/8Binch




IRCB-BsectionBR607.2.1


InBaBsingleBfamilyBdwellingBwithBanB8:12BroofBpitchBandBaBcricketBhightBofB12Binches,BwhatBisBtheBwidthBo
fBtheBcricket?B-BcorrectBanswer-36Binches


IRCB-BtableBR1003.20


WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBtrueBregardingBmasonryBchimneysBinBaBoneBorBtwoBfamilyBdwelling?

, A.BchimneysBmayBsupportBadditionalBloadsBifBdesignedBtoBdoBso
B.BmustBextendBaBminimumBofB3BfeetBaboveBhighestBpointBwhereBpassingBthroughBroof
C.BchimneysBmayBbeBunlined
D.BwallsBmustBbeBaBminimumBofB4BinchesBinBthicknessB-BcorrectBanswer-ChimneysBmayBbeBunlined


IRCB-BsectionBR1003.11


WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBNOTBtrueBregardingBsecond-handBmasonryBunits?


A.BoldBmortarBmustBbeBcleanedBfromBunit
B.BunitsBmustBbeBfreeBofBcracksBandBotherBdefects
C.BunitsBmustBconformBtoBrequirementsBofBnewBunits
D.BmayBnotBbeBusedBunderBanyBcircumstancesB-BcorrectBanswer-MayBnotBbeBusedBunderBanyBcircumstances


IBCB-BsectionB2103.7


WhatBisBtheBdiameterBofBaB#6Bre-bar?B-BcorrectBanswer-3/4Binch


handouts


WhatBisBtheBreactionBbetweenBwaterBandBportlandBcementBwhichBcausesBitBtoBharden?B-BcorrectBanswer-
HeatBofBhydration


handouts


WhenBusedBasBanBingredientBinBshotcrete,BcanBcourseBaggregateBhaveBaBdiameterBofB7/8Binch?B-
BcorrectBanswer-No




IBCB-BsectionB1913.3