Master the Virginia HIC Exam –
Comprehensive Review and
Answers
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a - Answer- ✔✔Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - Answer- ✔✔Hot to cold
What are batter boards - 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? - Answer- ✔✔3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - Answer- ✔✔Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a
- Answer- ✔✔Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - Answer- ✔✔Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - Answer- ✔✔Middle
1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - Answer- ✔✔1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - Answer- ✔✔1/6 the depth of the
member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - Answer- ✔✔Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - Answer- ✔✔Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - Answer- ✔✔4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - Answer- ✔✔Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - Answer- ✔✔Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - Answer- ✔✔7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
, What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - Answer- ✔✔Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - Answer- ✔✔Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - 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 - Answer- ✔✔Be attached
to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - Answer- ✔✔34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - Answer- ✔✔30
inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - Answer- ✔✔Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - Answer- ✔✔25
(R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
Answer- ✔✔1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should -
Answer- ✔✔Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder -
Answer- ✔✔Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - Answer- ✔✔24
inches (R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - Answer- ✔✔Rafters
What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam - Answer- ✔✔Can be
poured instead of sprayed
In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used? - Answer- ✔✔6 mil or 8
mil
When batt insulation is installed a vapor retarder that __________ is commonly -
Answer- ✔✔4 mil polyethylene
Comprehensive Review and
Answers
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a - Answer- ✔✔Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - Answer- ✔✔Hot to cold
What are batter boards - 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? - Answer- ✔✔3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - Answer- ✔✔Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a
- Answer- ✔✔Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - Answer- ✔✔Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - Answer- ✔✔Middle
1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - Answer- ✔✔1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - Answer- ✔✔1/6 the depth of the
member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - Answer- ✔✔Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - Answer- ✔✔Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - Answer- ✔✔4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - Answer- ✔✔Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - Answer- ✔✔Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - Answer- ✔✔7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
, What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - Answer- ✔✔Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - Answer- ✔✔Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - 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 - Answer- ✔✔Be attached
to the adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - Answer- ✔✔34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - Answer- ✔✔30
inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - Answer- ✔✔Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - Answer- ✔✔25
(R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
Answer- ✔✔1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should -
Answer- ✔✔Be well supported between joists/using a wire mesh or rigid board (c 904-5)
In a crawl space how far from the floor joints do you need to place vapor retarder -
Answer- ✔✔Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - Answer- ✔✔24
inches (R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - Answer- ✔✔Rafters
What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam - Answer- ✔✔Can be
poured instead of sprayed
In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used? - Answer- ✔✔6 mil or 8
mil
When batt insulation is installed a vapor retarder that __________ is commonly -
Answer- ✔✔4 mil polyethylene
