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VIRGINIA HIC EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO
PASS CONCEPTS!!!
The MOST specific information about the size and
location of windows would be found in a - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Hot to cold
What are batter boards - ....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? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Load-bearing headers
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A lengthwise grain separation between or through the
growth rings of lumber is called a - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a
joist span - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Squash blocks
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Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for
acclimation? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
VIRGINIA HIC EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO
PASS CONCEPTS!!!
The MOST specific information about the size and
location of windows would be found in a - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Floor plan
What direction does heat flow? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Hot to cold
What are batter boards - ....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? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 3 feet
What is NOT required in exterior nonbearing walls? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Load-bearing headers
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A lengthwise grain separation between or through the
growth rings of lumber is called a - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Shake (c 326)
The abbreviation "d" in "16d" means - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Penny
Notches may not be located in the ____________ of a
joist span - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Middle 1/3
How should board and batten be installed? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1 inch overlap 10d nails
What is the maximum allowable notch in ceiling joists -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 1/6 the depth of the member
How MUST rafters be framed to each other -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Gusset plate (R802.3)
What is used to prevent buckling at points of high stress?
- ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Squash blocks
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Prior to the installation of wood floor how long for
acclimation? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 4-5 days
Where do you start laying parquet flooring -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Centerline
What is the first step in carpet installation? - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Tackless strip
What type of nail is used in floor installation -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 7d or 8d threaded/Cut steel
What should be applied to crevices in wood flooring? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Filling
What is the best nail for hardwood - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Ring shank nail
What is the maximum size of a floor frame opening? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ 5 sq ft (62) (R310.2.1)/ 4 ft
header joist (130) (R502.10)
