Virginia HIC Exam | Actual Questions and
Answers | 100% Correct (Verified)
‣ The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs
is -✓✓1 1/4 inches
‣ What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards -✓✓5,400
pounds
‣ What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-
producing devices -✓✓1 inch
‣ What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials -✓✓25
‣ The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT -✓✓Wear
resistance
‣ The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of -
✓✓25 feet of the worker
‣ What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door -✓✓Top track, lower track,
insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
‣ What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail -✓✓34 inches
‣ How MUST rafters be framed to each other -✓✓With rectangular ties
‣ The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for -
✓✓Expansion and contraction
‣ What are batter boards -✓✓stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
‣ The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is -
✓✓contracting the local utility companies
‣ What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the top
of a masonry partition wall -✓✓16 inches
‣ What is the MINIMUM vertical reinforcement spacing for a reinforced concrete
foundation wall that is 7 feet high and 10 inches thick on type SP soil -✓✓48 inches on
center
, ‣ A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds -✓✓30 inches
‣ Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to
space them in feet -✓✓2 times the stab depth in inches
‣ What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding -✓✓1 inches
‣ For multiple-width masonry (mampostería de ancho múltiple) what is the MINIMUM
thickness of grout between masonry units and reinforcements? -✓✓1/4 inch
‣ What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
✓✓1/4 inch
‣ The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a -✓✓Floor plan
‣ What is the MINIMUM illumination for general constructions area lighting -✓✓5 foot
candles
‣ in drywall 3 trim is used to -✓✓provide a finish edge
‣ What is the MINIMUM number of anchor bolts REQUIRED for anchoring a 12 foot
section of wood still plate to a foundation -✓✓two bolts
‣ What is the MINIMUM square footage of net clear opening area for an egress window
in a second floor sleeping area -✓✓5.70 square feet
‣ Which window type consists of an upper and a lower sash that slide vertically in the
side jambs -✓✓Double hung windows
‣ Damp proofing on below-grade masonry foundation walls shall extend from the top of
the footing to -✓✓6 inches above the finished grade
‣ Scaffolds MUST remain a MINIMUM of how many feet from a 50-kV power line -✓✓10
feet
‣ The REQUIREMENT for the thickness of masonry unit bed joints for the second
course shall be -✓✓3/8 inches
‣ What is not REQUIRED in exterior non bearing walls -✓✓a singles flat 2" x 4 member
for opening up to 8 feet wide
‣ What is the typical exposure of 3-tab asphalt shingles -✓✓5 inches
Answers | 100% Correct (Verified)
‣ The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood studs
is -✓✓1 1/4 inches
‣ What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards -✓✓5,400
pounds
‣ What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-
producing devices -✓✓1 inch
‣ What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials -✓✓25
‣ The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT -✓✓Wear
resistance
‣ The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of -
✓✓25 feet of the worker
‣ What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door -✓✓Top track, lower track,
insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
‣ What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail -✓✓34 inches
‣ How MUST rafters be framed to each other -✓✓With rectangular ties
‣ The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for -
✓✓Expansion and contraction
‣ What are batter boards -✓✓stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
‣ The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is -
✓✓contracting the local utility companies
‣ What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the top
of a masonry partition wall -✓✓16 inches
‣ What is the MINIMUM vertical reinforcement spacing for a reinforced concrete
foundation wall that is 7 feet high and 10 inches thick on type SP soil -✓✓48 inches on
center
, ‣ A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds -✓✓30 inches
‣ Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to
space them in feet -✓✓2 times the stab depth in inches
‣ What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding -✓✓1 inches
‣ For multiple-width masonry (mampostería de ancho múltiple) what is the MINIMUM
thickness of grout between masonry units and reinforcements? -✓✓1/4 inch
‣ What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
✓✓1/4 inch
‣ The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a -✓✓Floor plan
‣ What is the MINIMUM illumination for general constructions area lighting -✓✓5 foot
candles
‣ in drywall 3 trim is used to -✓✓provide a finish edge
‣ What is the MINIMUM number of anchor bolts REQUIRED for anchoring a 12 foot
section of wood still plate to a foundation -✓✓two bolts
‣ What is the MINIMUM square footage of net clear opening area for an egress window
in a second floor sleeping area -✓✓5.70 square feet
‣ Which window type consists of an upper and a lower sash that slide vertically in the
side jambs -✓✓Double hung windows
‣ Damp proofing on below-grade masonry foundation walls shall extend from the top of
the footing to -✓✓6 inches above the finished grade
‣ Scaffolds MUST remain a MINIMUM of how many feet from a 50-kV power line -✓✓10
feet
‣ The REQUIREMENT for the thickness of masonry unit bed joints for the second
course shall be -✓✓3/8 inches
‣ What is not REQUIRED in exterior non bearing walls -✓✓a singles flat 2" x 4 member
for opening up to 8 feet wide
‣ What is the typical exposure of 3-tab asphalt shingles -✓✓5 inches
