Cslb B License General Contractor Exam Questions And Answers

CSLB B LICENSE GENERAL
CONTRACTOR EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Ifvgunusedvgmortarvgstiffensvgduevgtovghydrationvgofvgcement,vgwhatvgmustvgyouvgdo?vg-
vganswer--Discardvgthevgmortar



Whatvgminimumvgtimevgmustvgyouvgwaitvgbeforevgcaulkingvgorvggroutingvgnewvgtiles?vg-
vganswer--24-48vgHours



Howvglongvgshouldvgyouvgwaitvgbeforevginstallingvgtilevgonvgavgshowervgpan?vg-vganswer--
24vgHours

Unstablevgdryvgrock,vgangularvggravel,vgsandyvgloam,vgandvgcohesivevgsoilsvghavingvgcom
pressivevgstrengthsvggreatervgthanvg0.5vgandvglessvgthanvg1.5vgtons/
sqvgftvg(tsf),vgarevgtypicalvgexamplesvgof:vg-vganswer--Type-BvgSoils

Ifvg65vgstreetvglightsvgarevgfedvgbyvgavg2275vgvoltvgseriesvgcircuit,vgwhatvgisvgthevgvoltagevgacr
ossvgeachvglight?vg-vganswer--35V

Invgavgseriesvgcircuit,vgthevgtotalvgvoltagevgisvgdividedvgequally.

Forvgsafetyvgreasons,vgthevgmaximumvgsimplevgslopevgofvganvgexcavation,vgupvgtovg20vgftvgd
eep,vginvgType-Bvgsoilvgis:vg-vganswer--1:1vg(45°)

AvgPittsburghvgjointvgisvgusedvgin:vg-vganswer--HVACvgductwork

Thevgdrainvgforvgavgpressurevgreliefvgvalvevgonvgavgwatervgheatervgshouldvgbevgextendedvgto
:vg-vganswer--Thevgoutsidevgofvgthevgbuilding

Whatvgisvgthevgminimumvgslopevgtowardvgthevgdrainvgofvgavgshowervgpan?vg-vganswer--
1/4"vgpervgfootvg(2%)

Whatvgisvgthevgdiametervgofvg#3vgrebar?vg-vganswer--3/8"

IfvgavgvendorvgfailsvgtovgprovidevganvgMSDS,vgyouvghavevgthevgrightvgtovgcall:vg-vganswer--
Cal/OSHAvgorvgDOSH

Whenvginstallingvgavgdoorvgjamb,vgyouvgneedvgshimsvgat:vg-vganswer--
Bothvghingevgandvgstrikevgsides,vgthreevgonvgeachvgside.

Whichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgisvgusedvgtovgadherevgvinylvgfloors?vg

,A.vgEpoxyvgcement
B.vgAsphaltvgmastic
C.vgLatexvgprimer
D.vgWhitevggluevg-vganswer--Epoxyvgcement

Whenvgdovgyouvgneedvgbracingvgforvgavgdrywallvgwall?vg-vganswer--
Diagonalvgbracingvgisvgneededvgeveryvg25'vgforvganyvgdrywallvgwall.

Howvgshouldvgyouvgclearvgthevgrootsvgfromvgavgconstructionvgsite?vg-vganswer--
Clearvgrootsvgtovg12"vgbelowvggrade.

Dividingvgwattsvgbyvgampsvggivesvgyou:vg-vganswer--Volts

Thevgmostvgfrequentvgon-the-jobvgroofingvgaccidentsvgare:vg-vganswer--Falls

WhichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgisvgNOTvgavgtypevgofvgwoodvgblockvgflooring?

A.vgParquet
B.vgWoodvgMosaic
C.vgWoodvgTile
D.vgAllvgofvgthevgabove.vg-vganswer--Woodvgtile

Lightweightvgconcretevgisvgbestvgusedvgfor:

A.vgCurbvgandvgGutter
B.vgSecondvgfloorvgdecking
C.vgFirstvgfloorvgslabvgonvggrade
D.vgFootingsvg-vganswer--Secondvgfloorvgdecking

Thevgtoolvgusedvgtovgcarryvggroutvgneededvgtovgpatchvgavgsmallvgholevgisvga:

A.vgHawk
B.vgPolingvgboard
C.vgSpotvgboard
D.vgMason'svgscutchvg-vganswer--SpotvgBoard

WhichvgpipevgisvgNOTvgappropriatevgforvgindustrialvgwastes?

A.vgCastvgiron
B.vgSchedulevg40vgABSvgDWV
C.vgExtravgstrengthvgvitrifiedvgclay
D.vgCoppervg-vganswer--Copper

Wherevgdovgyouvgneedvgavgfirevgwall?

A.vgBetweenvgavglivingvgroomvgandvgavgbedroom
B.vgBetweenvgavgbedroomvgandvgavgbathroom
C.vgBetweenvgavgkitchenvgandvgavgbath
D.vgAvgseparationvgwallvgbetweenvgavgdwellingvgandvganvgattachmentvg-vganswer--
Avgseparationvgwallvgbetweenvgavgdwellingvgandvganvgattachment.

, Whatvgisvgthevgminimumvgclearancevgbetweenvgroughvggroundvgandvguntreatedvgsubfloorvg
joists?vg-vganswer--18vginches

Whovgmayvgremovevgasbestos?vg-vganswer--
ContractorvgwithvgAsbestosvgCertificationvgonvglicense.

WhichvgofvgthevgfollowingvgisvgNOTvglikelyvgtovgbevgfoundvginvgsignificantvgproportionsvginvgg
ranularvgsoil?

A.vgGravel
B.vgSand
C.vgSilt
D.vgClayvg-vganswer--Clay

Stilesvgandvgrailsvgarevgusedvgonvgwhichvgofvgthevgfollowing?

A.vgFurredvgwalls
B.vgRoofs
C.vgWindows
D.vgSlabsvg-vganswer--Windows.

Avgstilevgisvgthevgverticalvgedgesvgofvgthevgwindowvgandvgthevgrailsvgarevgthevgbottomvgandvgt
op.

Whatvgdoesvgavghighvgslumpvgtestvgindicate?vg-vganswer--Toovgmuchvgwater.

Metalvgconcretevgformsvgshouldvgbe?

A.vgOiled
B.vgWatered
C.vgPlacedvgagainstvggravel
D.vgDiscardedvgaftervgeachvgusevg-vganswer--Oiled

WhatvgdoesvgthevgRvgmeanvginvgavgdescriptionvgofvginsulation?vg-vganswer--Resistance

Whatvgkindvgofvgdoorvgwouldvgyouvginstallvgforvgsomeonevgwithvgavgdisability?

A.vgAutomaticvgwithvgminimumvgofvg3vgsecondsvgtovgclose
B.vgAutomaticvgwithvgmaximumvgofvg5vgsecondsvgtovgopen
C.vgManualvgwithvgmaximumvgofvg8.5vgpoundsvgtovgoperate
D.vgEithervgAvgorvgCvg-vganswer--EithervgAvgorvgC

Triple-walledvgmetalvgchimneyvginstallationsvgarevgregulatedvgby:vg-vganswer--ICC

ICC-IBC-
IRCvgisvgthevginternationalvgcodevgcouncil.vgIBCvgisvginternationalvgbuildingvgcodevgcomme
rcial.vgIRCvgisvgthevginternationalvgresidentialvgcode.