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VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
The MOST specific information about the size and location of
windows would be found in a - correct answer- Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - correct answer- Hot to cold
What are batter boards - correct answer- 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? -
correct answer- 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - correct
answer- Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth
rings of lumber is called a - correct answer- Shake (c 326)
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The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - correct answer- Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist
span - correct answer- Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - correct answer- 1
inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - correct
answer- 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - correct answer-
Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? -
correct answer- Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? -
correct answer- 4-5 days
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Where do you start laying parquet flooring - correct answer-
Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - correct answer-
Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - correct answer-
7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - correct
answer- Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - correct answer- Ring shank
nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - correct
answer- 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130)
(R502.10)
VIRGINIA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
The MOST specific information about the size and location of
windows would be found in a - correct answer- Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - correct answer- Hot to cold
What are batter boards - correct answer- 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? -
correct answer- 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? - correct
answer- Load-bearing headers
A lengthwise grain separation between or through the growth
rings of lumber is called a - correct answer- Shake (c 326)
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The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - correct answer- Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a joist
span - correct answer- Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? - correct answer- 1
inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists - correct
answer- 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other - correct answer-
Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress? -
correct answer- Squash blocks
Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for acclimation? -
correct answer- 4-5 days
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Where do you start laying parquet flooring - correct answer-
Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - correct answer-
Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation - correct answer-
7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? - correct
answer- Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - correct answer- Ring shank
nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? - correct
answer- 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft header joist (130)
(R502.10)
