Virginia HIC Exam 2026 Exam
Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Latest Update
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
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Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Latest Update
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
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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