VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
The MOST specific information about the size and location of
windows would be found in a ANS >> Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? ANS >> Hot to cold
What are batter boards ANS >> 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? ANS >> 3
feet
,What is NOT required in exterior non-bearing walls? ANS >> Load-
bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth
rings of lumber is called a ANS >> Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ANS >> Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span
ANS >> Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? ANS >> 1 inch overlap
10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ANS >> 1/6
the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other ANS >> Gusset plate
(R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ANS >>
Squash blocks
, Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?
ANS >> 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring ANS >> Centreline
What is the first step in carpet installation? ANS >> Tackles strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation ANS >> 7d or 8d
threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ANS >>
Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood ANS >> Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ANS >> 5 sq
ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ANS
>> Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED.
The MOST specific information about the size and location of
windows would be found in a ANS >> Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? ANS >> Hot to cold
What are batter boards ANS >> 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? ANS >> 3
feet
,What is NOT required in exterior non-bearing walls? ANS >> Load-
bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth
rings of lumber is called a ANS >> Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means ANS >> Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span
ANS >> Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? ANS >> 1 inch overlap
10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists ANS >> 1/6
the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other ANS >> Gusset plate
(R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? ANS >>
Squash blocks
, Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation?
ANS >> 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring ANS >> Centreline
What is the first step in carpet installation? ANS >> Tackles strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation ANS >> 7d or 8d
threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? ANS >>
Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood ANS >> Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? ANS >> 5 sq
ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should ANS
>> Be attached to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
