BEST REVIEW VIRGINIA HIC 100 VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025
1. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood
studs is: 1 1/4 inches
2. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards: -
5,400 pounds
3. What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-
producing devices: 1 inch
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials: 25
5. The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT: Wear resistance
6. The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of: 25
feet of the worker
7. What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door: Top track, lower track,
insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
8. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
9. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: With rectangular ties
10. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for:
Expansion and contraction
11. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
12. The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is:
contracting the local utility companies
13. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the
top of a masonry partition wall: 16 inches
14. 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
15. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds: 30 inches
16. Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to
space them in feet: 2 times the stab depth in inches
17. What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding: 1 inches
18. For multiple-width masonry (mampostería de ancho múltiple) what is the MINIMUM
thickness of grout between masonry units and reinforcements?: 1/4 inch
19. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for un- der-floor
space: 1/4 inch
20. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be
found in a: Floor plan
21. What is the MINIMUM illumination for general constructions area lighting-
: 5 foot candles
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1. The MINIMUN length drywall screw for installing 1/2 inch gypsum board to wood
studs is: 1 1/4 inches
2. What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards: -
5,400 pounds
3. What is the MINIMUM clearance that combustible insulation MUST other heat-
producing devices: 1 inch
4. What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials: 25
5. The amount of water per sack of cement is what controls all EXCEPT: Wear resistance
6. The escape device for a trench over 4 feet deep MUST be within a MAXIMUM of: 25
feet of the worker
7. What is the correct sequence for installing a bi-fold door: Top track, lower track,
insert bottom pivot, insert upper pivot
8. What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail: 34 inches
9. How MUST rafters be framed to each other: With rectangular ties
10. The nailing holes in aluminum and vinyl siding are elongated to allow for:
Expansion and contraction
11. What are batter boards: stakes and ledger boards marking building lines
12. The first step that needs to be taken prior to starting any excavation work is:
contracting the local utility companies
13. What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement can be placed from the
top of a masonry partition wall: 16 inches
14. 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
15. A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds: 30 inches
16. Unless otherwise specified, the standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to
space them in feet: 2 times the stab depth in inches
17. What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding: 1 inches
18. For multiple-width masonry (mampostería de ancho múltiple) what is the MINIMUM
thickness of grout between masonry units and reinforcements?: 1/4 inch
19. What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for un- der-floor
space: 1/4 inch
20. The MOST specific information about the size and location of windows would be
found in a: Floor plan
21. What is the MINIMUM illumination for general constructions area lighting-
: 5 foot candles
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