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Mass CSL Unrestricted Exam 2 with precise detailed solutions
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Headers in floor and ceiling opennings shall be doubled when the header span exceeds -
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✔✔4 feet ||
What is the maximum height above grade that a deck can be built with out a guardrail ? -
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✔✔30 inches ||
deck can guardrail ? Shiplap pine siding must have a minimum of inches of " clearance
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between the siding and the earth ? - ✔✔6 " || || || || || || || || ||
On a concrete foundation , spruce sills must have a min of inches of clearance to the earth ?
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- ✔✔8 "
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Wood girders . Supporting a floor must be pressure treated if they are closer than " to the
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ground ? - ✔✔12 " || || || ||
What is the maximum amount of air foundations that the code allows ? - ✔✔12 "
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What is the maximum amount of air foundations that the code allows ? - ✔✔No less than 5
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% and no more than 7 %
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What is the minimum compressive strength of concrete after 28 days ? - ✔✔2,500 PSI
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The maximum permitted slope for the bottom surface of footings shall be ? - ✔✔1:10 ( one
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vertical in ten units horizontal ) 10 % slope || || || || || || || ||
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How many bolts are required for a wood sill on a concrete foundation resting on 22 linear
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feet Eleven ( 11 ) feet of wall each way from the corner - ✔✔6 , they will most likely show
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you a drawing || ||
A contractor has installed anchor bolts imbedded 6 " in a concrete foundation The
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imbedded depth is how many inches too short ? - ✔✔1 " || || || || || || || || || || ||
For an 8 - foot high plain masonry foundation wall with 4 feet of unbalanced fill , what is
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the minimum thickness of the foundation wall ? The soil type is SW - ✔✔6 inches
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When emergency escape and rescue windows are required in a single family home , they
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shall have a sill height of not more than inches off the ground ? - ✔✔44 inches
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When working in a residential single family , the minimum clear height of the means of
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egress door shall not less than and a clear width of - ✔✔78 " and 32 "
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What is the minimum height of an emergency escape window ? - ✔✔24 inches
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What is the minimum width of an emergency escape window ? - ✔✔20 inches
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When is a handrail required on a set of stairs in a single family home ? - ✔✔4 steps or more
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In a single family home stairways shall not be less than 36 " in clear width at all points
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above the permitted handrail height . Stairway widths shall not be less than inches where a
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handrail is installed on one side and inches where handrails are provided on both sides . -
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✔✔31-1/2" and 27" || ||
What is the maximum variation in riser height in multiple stairs ( not consecutive ) in a
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flight of stairs ? - ✔✔3/8 "
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What is the maximum variation in depth of adjacent treads or in the height of adjacent
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risers ? - ✔✔3/8 "
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What is the minimum headroom requirement in stairway for a 2 family residence measured
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from the sloped plane adjoining the tread nosing or from the floor surface of the landing or
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platform ? - ✔✔6 feet 8 inches || || || || || ||
What is the minimum clearance space between a handrail and a wall ? - ✔✔1½ "
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A single - family residence has a 8 foot 8 inch high , 8 inch thick , reinforced concrete
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foundation The soil type is SM - SC . If the unbalanced backfill height is 8 feet , what
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vertical reinforcement size and spacing will be required ? - ✔✔# 6 at 32 inches on center
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If not using masonry veneer , how high above finished grade does the masonry foundation
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wall need to be ? - ✔✔6 "
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Drains shall be provided around all concrete and masonry foundations that retain earth and
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enclose habitable or usable space Gravel or crushed stone drains shall extend at least
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beyond the outside edge of the footing and beyond the outside edge of the footing and
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inches above the top - ✔✔1 foot and 6 inches
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Drain tiles used for foundation drainage shall be covered with at least how many inches of
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washed gravel or crushed rock ? - ✔✔6 inches
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What agency governs the mortar content in a 3 - inch steel support column ? - ✔✔ASTM A
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Mass CSL Unrestricted Exam 2 with precise detailed solutions
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Headers in floor and ceiling opennings shall be doubled when the header span exceeds -
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✔✔4 feet ||
What is the maximum height above grade that a deck can be built with out a guardrail ? -
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✔✔30 inches ||
deck can guardrail ? Shiplap pine siding must have a minimum of inches of " clearance
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between the siding and the earth ? - ✔✔6 " || || || || || || || || ||
On a concrete foundation , spruce sills must have a min of inches of clearance to the earth ?
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- ✔✔8 "
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Wood girders . Supporting a floor must be pressure treated if they are closer than " to the
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ground ? - ✔✔12 " || || || ||
What is the maximum amount of air foundations that the code allows ? - ✔✔12 "
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What is the maximum amount of air foundations that the code allows ? - ✔✔No less than 5
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% and no more than 7 %
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What is the minimum compressive strength of concrete after 28 days ? - ✔✔2,500 PSI
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The maximum permitted slope for the bottom surface of footings shall be ? - ✔✔1:10 ( one
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vertical in ten units horizontal ) 10 % slope || || || || || || || ||
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How many bolts are required for a wood sill on a concrete foundation resting on 22 linear
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feet Eleven ( 11 ) feet of wall each way from the corner - ✔✔6 , they will most likely show
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you a drawing || ||
A contractor has installed anchor bolts imbedded 6 " in a concrete foundation The
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imbedded depth is how many inches too short ? - ✔✔1 " || || || || || || || || || || ||
For an 8 - foot high plain masonry foundation wall with 4 feet of unbalanced fill , what is
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the minimum thickness of the foundation wall ? The soil type is SW - ✔✔6 inches
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When emergency escape and rescue windows are required in a single family home , they
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shall have a sill height of not more than inches off the ground ? - ✔✔44 inches
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When working in a residential single family , the minimum clear height of the means of
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egress door shall not less than and a clear width of - ✔✔78 " and 32 "
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What is the minimum height of an emergency escape window ? - ✔✔24 inches
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What is the minimum width of an emergency escape window ? - ✔✔20 inches
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When is a handrail required on a set of stairs in a single family home ? - ✔✔4 steps or more
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In a single family home stairways shall not be less than 36 " in clear width at all points
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above the permitted handrail height . Stairway widths shall not be less than inches where a
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handrail is installed on one side and inches where handrails are provided on both sides . -
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✔✔31-1/2" and 27" || ||
What is the maximum variation in riser height in multiple stairs ( not consecutive ) in a
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flight of stairs ? - ✔✔3/8 "
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What is the maximum variation in depth of adjacent treads or in the height of adjacent
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risers ? - ✔✔3/8 "
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What is the minimum headroom requirement in stairway for a 2 family residence measured
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from the sloped plane adjoining the tread nosing or from the floor surface of the landing or
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platform ? - ✔✔6 feet 8 inches || || || || || ||
What is the minimum clearance space between a handrail and a wall ? - ✔✔1½ "
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A single - family residence has a 8 foot 8 inch high , 8 inch thick , reinforced concrete
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foundation The soil type is SM - SC . If the unbalanced backfill height is 8 feet , what
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vertical reinforcement size and spacing will be required ? - ✔✔# 6 at 32 inches on center
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If not using masonry veneer , how high above finished grade does the masonry foundation
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wall need to be ? - ✔✔6 "
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Drains shall be provided around all concrete and masonry foundations that retain earth and
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enclose habitable or usable space Gravel or crushed stone drains shall extend at least
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beyond the outside edge of the footing and beyond the outside edge of the footing and
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inches above the top - ✔✔1 foot and 6 inches
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Drain tiles used for foundation drainage shall be covered with at least how many inches of
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washed gravel or crushed rock ? - ✔✔6 inches
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What agency governs the mortar content in a 3 - inch steel support column ? - ✔✔ASTM A
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