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General Contractor License Exam Questions
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When a repair must be performed in a emergency situation, when shall the permit application
be submitted? - Answer✔The next working business day
Section 105.2.1 Emergency Repairs
Once the permit has been issued, how long is it valid? - Answer✔180 days
Section 105.5- Expiration
How long should a permit remain at the site of the work? - Answer✔Until the completion of the
project
Section 105.7 Placement of permit
What included within the "Exterior wall envelope"? - Answer✔flashing intersections with
dissimilar materials, corners, end details, control joints, intersections at roofs, eaves or
parapets, means of drainage, water-resistive membranes and details around openings.
Built-Up roof covering consist of - Answer✔Two or more layers of felt cemented together and
surfaced with a cap sheet, mineral aggregate, smooth coating or similar surfacing material
Chapter 2- Definition-Built-up Roof covering
Positive roof drainage will ensure drainage of the roof within ___ hours of precipitation -
Answer✔48 hours
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Chapter 2 Positive roof drainage
An example of a live load on a roof includes? - Answer✔During maintenance by workers, during
the life of the structure by movable objects, and by the use and occupancy of the roof for roof
gardens or assembly areas
Chap 2 Live loads, ROOF
A _____ is the process of installing an additional roof covering over a prepared existing roof
covering without removing the existing roof. - Answer✔Roof Recover
Chap 2 Definitions roof recover
Parapet walls shall be not less than _____ inches above the point where the roof surface and
the wall intersect - Answer✔30 inches
Section 705.11.1 Parapet Construction
What is the requirement for combustible roof insulation? - Answer✔It must be covered by an
approved roof covering
Section 720.5 roof insulation
An opening not less than 20"x30" shall be provided to any attic area having a clear height of
over_____ - Answer✔30 inches
Section 1208.2 Access to Unoccupied Spaces- Attics Spaces
Flashing shall be installed at the perimeters of exterior door and window assemblies,
penetrations and terminations of exterior wall assemblies, and what other locations? -
Answer✔Exterior wall intersections with roofs, chimneys, porches, decks, balconies and similar
projections and at built-in gutters and similar locations where moisture could enter the wall
Section 1404.4 Installation of wall covering flashing
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When a scupper is used as secondary roof drainage, what is the minimum opening size of the
scupper? - Answer✔4 inches
Section 1502.3 Scuppers
A cricket shall be installed where a roof penetration is greater than ___ inches wide when
measured perpendicular to the slope? - Answer✔30 inches
Section 1503.5 Cricket and Saddles
A building with aggregate roofing in an area with a nominal design wind speed of 110 mph in
exposure category C can have a maximum roof height of how many feet - Answer✔No
permitted
Table 1504.8 Table for Maximum allowed mean roof height permitted for buildings aggregate
on the roof outside an HVHZ
How many layers of underlayment are required for an asphalt shingle roof with a slope of 2:12?
- Answer✔2 layers
Section 1507.2.2- Asphalt Shingles Slope
How far into asphalt shingle roofing materials shall fasteners penetrate into the roof sheathing?
- Answer✔Minimum of 3/4"
Section 1507.2.5 Fasteners
An ice barrier shall extend from the lowest edge of the roof surface a point at least ___ inside
the exterior wall line of the building - Answer✔24 inches
Section 1507.2.1 Ice barrier
What is the minimum thickness, in inches, of cap flashing for a roof? - Answer✔.019 inches
Section 1507.2.8.1 Base and cap flashing
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For a tile roof with a slope of 5 in 12, what is the minimum number of layers of underlayment
and lap? - Answer✔1 layer lapped 2 inches
Table 1507.1.1(2) - Clay and concrete tile
Valley flashing shall extend at least ____ from the centerline of the valley each way. -
Answer✔11 inches
Section 1507.3.9 - Flashing
What is the minimum roof slope allowed for the installation of standing-seam metal roof
panels? - Answer✔1/4 unit vertical in 12 horizontal
Section 1507.4.2- Metal Roof Panels-Deck slope #3
What is the head lap of slate shingle installed on a roof that is 5 in 12? - Answer✔4 inches
Table 1507.7.6 Slate Shingle Head Lap
What is the minimum slope allowed for the installation of wood shingles? - Answer✔3 units
vertical in 12 units horizontal
Section 1507.8.2 Wood shingles - Deck Slope
What is the minimum nominal thickness of spaced sheathing boards used as decking for wood
shakes? - Answer✔1 inch
Section 1507.9.1-wood shakes-deck requirements
A 90 clock tower which is 500 sf in area would be required to be constructed of and supported
on what type of construction? - Answer✔Type I or II conctruction
Section 1510.5 Towers, spires, domes and cupolas
Roof replacement is required to remove all layers of roofing down to the roof deck except for :
ice barrier membranes which are adhered to the roof deck. Where the existing roof cover is
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General Contractor License Exam Questions
And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
When a repair must be performed in a emergency situation, when shall the permit application
be submitted? - Answer✔The next working business day
Section 105.2.1 Emergency Repairs
Once the permit has been issued, how long is it valid? - Answer✔180 days
Section 105.5- Expiration
How long should a permit remain at the site of the work? - Answer✔Until the completion of the
project
Section 105.7 Placement of permit
What included within the "Exterior wall envelope"? - Answer✔flashing intersections with
dissimilar materials, corners, end details, control joints, intersections at roofs, eaves or
parapets, means of drainage, water-resistive membranes and details around openings.
Built-Up roof covering consist of - Answer✔Two or more layers of felt cemented together and
surfaced with a cap sheet, mineral aggregate, smooth coating or similar surfacing material
Chapter 2- Definition-Built-up Roof covering
Positive roof drainage will ensure drainage of the roof within ___ hours of precipitation -
Answer✔48 hours
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Chapter 2 Positive roof drainage
An example of a live load on a roof includes? - Answer✔During maintenance by workers, during
the life of the structure by movable objects, and by the use and occupancy of the roof for roof
gardens or assembly areas
Chap 2 Live loads, ROOF
A _____ is the process of installing an additional roof covering over a prepared existing roof
covering without removing the existing roof. - Answer✔Roof Recover
Chap 2 Definitions roof recover
Parapet walls shall be not less than _____ inches above the point where the roof surface and
the wall intersect - Answer✔30 inches
Section 705.11.1 Parapet Construction
What is the requirement for combustible roof insulation? - Answer✔It must be covered by an
approved roof covering
Section 720.5 roof insulation
An opening not less than 20"x30" shall be provided to any attic area having a clear height of
over_____ - Answer✔30 inches
Section 1208.2 Access to Unoccupied Spaces- Attics Spaces
Flashing shall be installed at the perimeters of exterior door and window assemblies,
penetrations and terminations of exterior wall assemblies, and what other locations? -
Answer✔Exterior wall intersections with roofs, chimneys, porches, decks, balconies and similar
projections and at built-in gutters and similar locations where moisture could enter the wall
Section 1404.4 Installation of wall covering flashing
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When a scupper is used as secondary roof drainage, what is the minimum opening size of the
scupper? - Answer✔4 inches
Section 1502.3 Scuppers
A cricket shall be installed where a roof penetration is greater than ___ inches wide when
measured perpendicular to the slope? - Answer✔30 inches
Section 1503.5 Cricket and Saddles
A building with aggregate roofing in an area with a nominal design wind speed of 110 mph in
exposure category C can have a maximum roof height of how many feet - Answer✔No
permitted
Table 1504.8 Table for Maximum allowed mean roof height permitted for buildings aggregate
on the roof outside an HVHZ
How many layers of underlayment are required for an asphalt shingle roof with a slope of 2:12?
- Answer✔2 layers
Section 1507.2.2- Asphalt Shingles Slope
How far into asphalt shingle roofing materials shall fasteners penetrate into the roof sheathing?
- Answer✔Minimum of 3/4"
Section 1507.2.5 Fasteners
An ice barrier shall extend from the lowest edge of the roof surface a point at least ___ inside
the exterior wall line of the building - Answer✔24 inches
Section 1507.2.1 Ice barrier
What is the minimum thickness, in inches, of cap flashing for a roof? - Answer✔.019 inches
Section 1507.2.8.1 Base and cap flashing
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For a tile roof with a slope of 5 in 12, what is the minimum number of layers of underlayment
and lap? - Answer✔1 layer lapped 2 inches
Table 1507.1.1(2) - Clay and concrete tile
Valley flashing shall extend at least ____ from the centerline of the valley each way. -
Answer✔11 inches
Section 1507.3.9 - Flashing
What is the minimum roof slope allowed for the installation of standing-seam metal roof
panels? - Answer✔1/4 unit vertical in 12 horizontal
Section 1507.4.2- Metal Roof Panels-Deck slope #3
What is the head lap of slate shingle installed on a roof that is 5 in 12? - Answer✔4 inches
Table 1507.7.6 Slate Shingle Head Lap
What is the minimum slope allowed for the installation of wood shingles? - Answer✔3 units
vertical in 12 units horizontal
Section 1507.8.2 Wood shingles - Deck Slope
What is the minimum nominal thickness of spaced sheathing boards used as decking for wood
shakes? - Answer✔1 inch
Section 1507.9.1-wood shakes-deck requirements
A 90 clock tower which is 500 sf in area would be required to be constructed of and supported
on what type of construction? - Answer✔Type I or II conctruction
Section 1510.5 Towers, spires, domes and cupolas
Roof replacement is required to remove all layers of roofing down to the roof deck except for :
ice barrier membranes which are adhered to the roof deck. Where the existing roof cover is
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