VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a - ✔✔Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - ✔✔Hot to cold
What are batter boards - ✔✔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? - ✔✔3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - ✔✔Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a
- ✔✔Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - ✔✔Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - ✔✔Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - ✔✔1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - ✔✔1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - ✔✔Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - ✔✔Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - ✔✔4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - ✔✔Centerline
, What is the first step in carpet installation? - ✔✔Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - ✔✔7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - ✔✔Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - ✔✔Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - ✔✔5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should - ✔✔Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - ✔✔34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - ✔✔30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - ✔✔Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - ✔✔25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
✔✔1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - ✔✔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 -
✔✔Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - ✔✔24 inches
(R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - ✔✔Rafters
ANSWERS
The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be found
in a - ✔✔Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - ✔✔Hot to cold
What are batter boards - ✔✔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? - ✔✔3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - ✔✔Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth rings of lumber is called a
- ✔✔Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - ✔✔Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist span - ✔✔Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - ✔✔1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - ✔✔1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - ✔✔Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? - ✔✔Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? - ✔✔4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring - ✔✔Centerline
, What is the first step in carpet installation? - ✔✔Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - ✔✔7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - ✔✔Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - ✔✔Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - ✔✔5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
When installing a string of wall cabinets, the cabinets should - ✔✔Be attached to the
adjacent cabinets before to the wall
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail - ✔✔34 inches
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds - ✔✔30 inches
What type of nail are best for general construction? - ✔✔Smooth shank
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials - ✔✔25 (R302.10.1)
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space -
✔✔1/4 inch (R 408.2)
Flexible insulation placed in floor joists above an unheated crawl space should - ✔✔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 -
✔✔Top Soil
Ice dam protection needs to be _________ from the edge of eaves - ✔✔24 inches
(R905.1.2)
Where to install radiant heat barrier in attic - ✔✔Rafters
