VA HIC QUESTIONS ND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
LATEST UPDATED 2025/2026
Question 1: The minimum length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum
board to wood studs is?
Answer:
1 1/4 ✔✔
Question 2: What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls?
Answer:
Acrylic ✔✔
Question 3: What is the minimum breaking strength required of safety belt
lanyards?
Answer:
5,400 pounds ✔✔
Question 4: What is the maximum flame spread index for insulation
materials?
Answer:
25 ✔✔
Question 5: The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a
maximum of how many feet from the worker?
Answer:
25 ft ✔✔
, Question 6: What is the minimum height for a stairway handrail?
Answer:
34 inches ✔✔
Question 7: What is the maximum distance horizontal reinforcement must be
placed from the top of a masonry partition wall?
Answer:
No more than 16 inches on center ✔✔
Question 8: A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width
exceeds?
Answer:
30 inches ✔✔
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet -
ANSWER✔✔2 or 3 time the slab thickness in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? -ANSWER✔✔1 inch
What direction does heat flow? -ANSWER✔✔Hot to cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building? -ANSWER✔✔3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? -ANSWER✔✔Middle
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS (GRADED A+)
LATEST UPDATED 2025/2026
Question 1: The minimum length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum
board to wood studs is?
Answer:
1 1/4 ✔✔
Question 2: What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls?
Answer:
Acrylic ✔✔
Question 3: What is the minimum breaking strength required of safety belt
lanyards?
Answer:
5,400 pounds ✔✔
Question 4: What is the maximum flame spread index for insulation
materials?
Answer:
25 ✔✔
Question 5: The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a
maximum of how many feet from the worker?
Answer:
25 ft ✔✔
, Question 6: What is the minimum height for a stairway handrail?
Answer:
34 inches ✔✔
Question 7: What is the maximum distance horizontal reinforcement must be
placed from the top of a masonry partition wall?
Answer:
No more than 16 inches on center ✔✔
Question 8: A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width
exceeds?
Answer:
30 inches ✔✔
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet -
ANSWER✔✔2 or 3 time the slab thickness in inches
What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? -ANSWER✔✔1 inch
What direction does heat flow? -ANSWER✔✔Hot to cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor
space and each corner of the building? -ANSWER✔✔3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? -ANSWER✔✔Middle
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