VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
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 nonbearing 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
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, 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 Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - ANS Tackless 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)
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
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 nonbearing 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
1 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, 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 Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - ANS Tackless 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)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
