Virginia HIC Exam 2025|HOMESCIENCE|QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS|A+
MATERIAL
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
CORRECT ANSWER-Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? -CORRECT ANSWER-Hot to cold
What are batter boards -CORRECT 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? -CORRECT ANSWER-3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? -CORRECT ANSWER-Load-bearing
headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER-Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means -CORRECT ANSWER-Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span -CORRECT ANSWER-Middle
1/3
How should board and batten be installed? -CORRECT ANSWER-1 inch overlap 10d nails
, What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists -CORRECT ANSWER-1/6 the depth of
the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other -CORRECT ANSWER-Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? -CORRECT ANSWER-Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? -CORRECT ANSWER-4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring -CORRECT ANSWER-Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? -CORRECT ANSWER-Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation -CORRECT ANSWER-7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? -CORRECT ANSWER-Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood -CORRECT ANSWER-Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? -CORRECT 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 -CORRECT ANSWER-Be
attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail -CORRECT ANSWER-34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds -CORRECT ANSWER-30
inches
MATERIAL
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found in a -
CORRECT ANSWER-Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? -CORRECT ANSWER-Hot to cold
What are batter boards -CORRECT 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? -CORRECT ANSWER-3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? -CORRECT ANSWER-Load-bearing
headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER-Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means -CORRECT ANSWER-Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span -CORRECT ANSWER-Middle
1/3
How should board and batten be installed? -CORRECT ANSWER-1 inch overlap 10d nails
, What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists -CORRECT ANSWER-1/6 the depth of
the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other -CORRECT ANSWER-Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? -CORRECT ANSWER-Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? -CORRECT ANSWER-4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring -CORRECT ANSWER-Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? -CORRECT ANSWER-Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation -CORRECT ANSWER-7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? -CORRECT ANSWER-Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood -CORRECT ANSWER-Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? -CORRECT 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 -CORRECT ANSWER-Be
attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail -CORRECT ANSWER-34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds -CORRECT ANSWER-30
inches
