General Contractor License Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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General Contractor License Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers

Question:When a repair must be performed in a emergency situation, when
shall the permit application be submitted?

Ans: The next working business day

Section 105.2.1 Emergency Repairs

Question: Once the permit has been issued, how long is it valid?

Ans: 180 days

Section 105.5- Expiration

Question: How long should a permit remain at the site of the work?

Ans: Until the completion of the project

Section 105.7 Placement of permit

Question: What included within the "Exterior wall envelope"?

Ans: flashing intersections with dissimilar materials, corners, end details,
control joints, intersections at roofs, eaves or parapets, means of drainage,
water-resistive membranes and details around openings.

Question: Built-Up roof covering consist of

Ans: Two or more layers of felt cemented together and surfaced with a cap
sheet, mineral aggregate, smooth coating or similar surfacing material

Chapter 2- Definition-Built-up Roof covering

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Question: Positive roof drainage will ensure drainage of the roof within ___
hours of precipitation

Ans: 48 hours

Chapter 2 Positive roof drainage

Question: An example of a live load on a roof includes?

Ans: During maintenance by workers, during the life of the structure by
movable objects, and by the use and occupancy of the roof for roof gardens or
assembly areas



Chap 2 Live loads, ROOF

Question: A _____ is the process of installing an additional roof covering over
a prepared existing roof covering without removing the existing roof.

Ans: Roof Recover

Chap 2 Definitions roof recover

Question: Parapet walls shall be not less than _____ inches above the point
where the roof surface and the wall intersect

Ans: 30 inches

Section 705.11.1 Parapet Construction

Question: What is the requirement for combustible roof insulation?

Ans: It must be covered by an approved roof covering

Section 720.5 roof insulation

Question: An opening not less than 20"x30" shall be provided to any attic area
having a clear height of over_____

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Ans: 30 inches

Section 1208.2 Access to Unoccupied Spaces- Attics Spaces

Question: Flashing shall be installed at the perimeters of exterior door and
window assemblies, penetrations and terminations of exterior wall
assemblies, and what other locations?

Ans: Exterior wall intersections with roofs, chimneys, porches, decks,
balconies and similar projections and at built-in gutters and similar locations
where moisture could enter the wall

Section 1404.4 Installation of wall covering flashing

Question: When a scupper is used as secondary roof drainage, what is the
minimum opening size of the scupper?

Ans: 4 inches

Section 1502.3 Scuppers

Question: A cricket shall be installed where a roof penetration is greater than
___ inches wide when measured perpendicular to the slope?

Ans: 30 inches

Section 1503.5 Cricket and Saddles

Question: A building with aggregate roofing in an area with a nominal design
wind speed of 110 mph in exposure category C can have a maximum roof
height of how many feet

Ans: No permitted

Table 1504.8 Table for Maximum allowed mean roof height permitted for
buildings aggregate on the roof outside an HVHZ

Question: How many layers of underlayment are required for an asphalt
shingle roof with a slope of 2:12?

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Ans: 2 layers

Section 1507.2.2- Asphalt Shingles Slope

Question: How far into asphalt shingle roofing materials shall fasteners
penetrate into the roof sheathing?

Ans: Minimum of 3/4"

Section 1507.2.5 Fasteners

Question: An ice barrier shall extend from the lowest edge of the roof surface
a point at least ___ inside the exterior wall line of the building

Ans: 24 inches

Section 1507.2.1 Ice barrier

Question: What is the minimum thickness, in inches, of cap flashing for a
roof?

Ans: .019 inches

Section 1507.2.8.1 Base and cap flashing

Question: For a tile roof with a slope of 5 in 12, what is the minimum number
of layers of underlayment and lap?

Ans: 1 layer lapped 2 inches

Table 1507.1.1(2) - Clay and concrete tile

Question: Valley flashing shall extend at least ____ from the centerline of the
valley each way.

Ans: 11 inches

Section 1507.3.9 - Flashing