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VIRGINIA HIC EXAM (Home Improvement Contracting Exam) Questions and Answers with Rationales

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AGRADESOLUTIONS Virginia HIC Exam Q u estions With Complete Solutions(Guaranteed S uccess ) 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 he aders 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 spa n - 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 t o 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

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AGRADESOLUTIONS 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 What type of nail are best for general construction? - correct answer... ✔✔ Smooth shank What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - correct answer... ✔ ✔ 25 (R302.10.1) What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under - floor space - correct answer... ✔✔ 1/4 inch (R 408.2) Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - correct 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 - correct answer... ✔✔ Top Soil Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eav es - correct answer... ✔ ✔ 24 inches (R905.1.2) Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - correct answer... ✔✔ Rafters What is the major advantage of icynene over polyurethane foam - correct answer... ✔✔ Can be poured instead of sprayed

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AGRADESOLUTIONS In a crawl space, what kind of vapor retarder should be used? - correct answer... ✔✔ 6 mil or 8 mil When batt insulation is installed a vapor retarder that __________ is commonly - correct answer... ✔✔ 4 mil polyethylene What is the minimum amount of space t hat is allowed between roof sheeting and insulation to allow the passage of air? - correct answer... ✔✔ 1 1/2 in In a ceiling batt insulation where is the vapor retarder placed? - correct answer... ✔✔ Against the back of ceiling finish A vapor retarder on bl anket installation MUST - correct answer... ✔✔ Face the warm side of the wall How should radiant heat barrier be installed - correct answer... ✔✔ Either rafters (1st choice)/ perforated The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow fo r - correct answer... ✔✔ Expansion and contraction What is the MINIMUM lap of rabbeted horizontal lap siding - correct answer... ✔✔ 1/2 inches (R703.5.3) In a Vinyl soffit installation what type of accessory is used - correct answer... ✔✔ J or F Channel (c 677 ) What kind of siding can be vertically installed - correct answer... ✔✔ Board and Batten/Plywood Fiber cement siding for exterior weather wall, the minimum thickness should be - correct answer... ✔✔ 5/16 inches (R703.3) What is the clearance for an exterio r wood siding and finish grade where the wood is untreated - correct answer... ✔✔ 8 inches How is furring installed on horizontal vinyl siding? - correct answer... ✔✔ Strips should be installed vertically and completely around doors and windows What is not a siding accessory? - correct answer... ✔✔ Z - channel The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs is - correct answer... ✔✔ 1 1/4 inches (362 IRC18)

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