VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
THE CORRECT ANSWERS
The NMOST Nspecific Ninformation Nabout Nthe Nsize Nand Nlocation Nof Nwindows Nwould
Nbe Nfound Nin Na N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Floor Nplan
What Ndirection Ndoes Nheat Nflow? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Hot Nto Ncold
What Nare Nbatter Nboards N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-stakes Nand Nledger Nboards
Nmarking Nbuilding Nlines
What Nis Nthe NMAXIMUM Ndistance Nbetween Na Nventilating Nopening Nin Nan Nunder-
floor Nspace Nand Neach Ncorner Nof Nthe Nbuilding? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-3 Nfeet
What Nis NNOT Nrequired Nin Nexterior Nnonbearing Nwalls? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-
Load-bearing Nheaders
A Nlengthwise Ngrain Nseparation Nbetween Nor Nthrough Nthe Ngrowth Nrings Nof Nlumber
Nis Ncalled Na N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Shake N(c N326)
The Nabbreviation N"d" Nin N"16d" Nmeans N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Penny
Notches Nmay Nnot Nbe Nlocated Nin Nthe N____________ Nof Na Njoist Nspan N-
NCORRECT NANSWERS-Middle N1/3
How Nshould Nboard Nand Nbatten Nbe Ninstalled? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-1 Ninch
Noverlap N10d Nnails
What Nis Nthe Nmaximum Nallowable Nnotch Nin Nceiling Njoists N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-1/6 Nthe Ndepth Nof Nthe Nmember
How NMUST Nrafters Nbe Nframed Nto Neach Nother N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Gusset
Nplate N(R802.3)
, What Nis Nused Nto Nprevent Nbuckling Nat Npoints Nof Nhigh Nstress? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-Squash Nblocks
Prior Nto Nthe Ninstallation Nof Nwood Nfloor Nhow Nlong Nfor Nacclimation? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-4-5 Ndays
Where Ndo Nyou Nstart Nlaying Nparquet Nflooring N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Centerline
What Nis Nthe Nfirst Nstep Nin Ncarpet Ninstallation? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Tackless
Nstrip
What Ntype Nof Nnail Nis Nused Nin Nfloor Ninstallation N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-7d Nor
N8d Nthreaded/Cut Nsteel
What Nshould Nbe Napplied Nto Ncrevices Nin Nwood Nflooring? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-Filling
What Nis Nthe Nbest Nnail Nfor Nhardwood N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Ring Nshank Nnail
What Nis Nthe Nmaximum Nsize Nof Na Nfloor Nframe Nopening? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-5 Nsq Nft N(62) N(R310.2.1)/ N4 Nft Nheader Njoist N(130) N(R502.10)
When Ninstalling Na Nstring Nof Nwall Ncabinets, Nthe Ncabinets Nshould N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-Be Nattached Nto Nthe Nadjacent Ncabinets Nbefore Nto Nthe Nwall
What Nis Nthe NMINIMUM Nheight Nfor Na Nstairway Nhandrail N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-
34 Ninches
A Nthird Nstairway Nstringer Nshould Nbe Nused Nwhen Nthe Nstair Nwidth Nexceeds N-
NCORRECT NANSWERS-30 Ninches
What Ntype Nof Nnail Nare Nbest Nfor Ngeneral Nconstruction? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-
Smooth Nshank
What Nis Nthe NMAXIMUM Nflame Nspread Nindex Nfor Ninsulation Nmaterials N-
NCORRECT NANSWERS-25 N(R302.10.1)
What Nis Nthe NMAXIMUM Ndimension Nof Nthe Nventilation Ncoverings Nfor Nunder-floor
Nspace N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-1/4 Ninch N(R N408.2)
Flexible Ninsulation Nplaced Nin Nfloor Njoists Nabove Nan Nunheated Ncrawl Nspace Nshould
N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Be Nwell Nsupported Nbetween Njoists/using Na Nwire Nmesh
Nor Nrigid Nboard N(c N904-5)
In Na Ncrawl Nspace Nhow Nfar Nfrom Nthe Nfloor Njoints Ndo Nyou Nneed Nto Nplace Nvapor
Nretarder N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Top NSoil
THE CORRECT ANSWERS
The NMOST Nspecific Ninformation Nabout Nthe Nsize Nand Nlocation Nof Nwindows Nwould
Nbe Nfound Nin Na N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Floor Nplan
What Ndirection Ndoes Nheat Nflow? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Hot Nto Ncold
What Nare Nbatter Nboards N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-stakes Nand Nledger Nboards
Nmarking Nbuilding Nlines
What Nis Nthe NMAXIMUM Ndistance Nbetween Na Nventilating Nopening Nin Nan Nunder-
floor Nspace Nand Neach Ncorner Nof Nthe Nbuilding? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-3 Nfeet
What Nis NNOT Nrequired Nin Nexterior Nnonbearing Nwalls? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-
Load-bearing Nheaders
A Nlengthwise Ngrain Nseparation Nbetween Nor Nthrough Nthe Ngrowth Nrings Nof Nlumber
Nis Ncalled Na N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Shake N(c N326)
The Nabbreviation N"d" Nin N"16d" Nmeans N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Penny
Notches Nmay Nnot Nbe Nlocated Nin Nthe N____________ Nof Na Njoist Nspan N-
NCORRECT NANSWERS-Middle N1/3
How Nshould Nboard Nand Nbatten Nbe Ninstalled? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-1 Ninch
Noverlap N10d Nnails
What Nis Nthe Nmaximum Nallowable Nnotch Nin Nceiling Njoists N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-1/6 Nthe Ndepth Nof Nthe Nmember
How NMUST Nrafters Nbe Nframed Nto Neach Nother N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Gusset
Nplate N(R802.3)
, What Nis Nused Nto Nprevent Nbuckling Nat Npoints Nof Nhigh Nstress? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-Squash Nblocks
Prior Nto Nthe Ninstallation Nof Nwood Nfloor Nhow Nlong Nfor Nacclimation? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-4-5 Ndays
Where Ndo Nyou Nstart Nlaying Nparquet Nflooring N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Centerline
What Nis Nthe Nfirst Nstep Nin Ncarpet Ninstallation? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Tackless
Nstrip
What Ntype Nof Nnail Nis Nused Nin Nfloor Ninstallation N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-7d Nor
N8d Nthreaded/Cut Nsteel
What Nshould Nbe Napplied Nto Ncrevices Nin Nwood Nflooring? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-Filling
What Nis Nthe Nbest Nnail Nfor Nhardwood N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Ring Nshank Nnail
What Nis Nthe Nmaximum Nsize Nof Na Nfloor Nframe Nopening? N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-5 Nsq Nft N(62) N(R310.2.1)/ N4 Nft Nheader Njoist N(130) N(R502.10)
When Ninstalling Na Nstring Nof Nwall Ncabinets, Nthe Ncabinets Nshould N- NCORRECT
NANSWERS-Be Nattached Nto Nthe Nadjacent Ncabinets Nbefore Nto Nthe Nwall
What Nis Nthe NMINIMUM Nheight Nfor Na Nstairway Nhandrail N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-
34 Ninches
A Nthird Nstairway Nstringer Nshould Nbe Nused Nwhen Nthe Nstair Nwidth Nexceeds N-
NCORRECT NANSWERS-30 Ninches
What Ntype Nof Nnail Nare Nbest Nfor Ngeneral Nconstruction? N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-
Smooth Nshank
What Nis Nthe NMAXIMUM Nflame Nspread Nindex Nfor Ninsulation Nmaterials N-
NCORRECT NANSWERS-25 N(R302.10.1)
What Nis Nthe NMAXIMUM Ndimension Nof Nthe Nventilation Ncoverings Nfor Nunder-floor
Nspace N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-1/4 Ninch N(R N408.2)
Flexible Ninsulation Nplaced Nin Nfloor Njoists Nabove Nan Nunheated Ncrawl Nspace Nshould
N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Be Nwell Nsupported Nbetween Njoists/using Na Nwire Nmesh
Nor Nrigid Nboard N(c N904-5)
In Na Ncrawl Nspace Nhow Nfar Nfrom Nthe Nfloor Njoints Ndo Nyou Nneed Nto Nplace Nvapor
Nretarder N- NCORRECT NANSWERS-Top NSoil
