Michigan Builders License Exam Questions
and Verified Answers
How many concrete blocks are needed to lay one course of 8x8x16 blocks in a wall
that is 24 feet long?
Correct Answer
16 plus 2 full corners.
Question 2
Finishing materials used for walls and ceiling shall have a flame-spread index not to
exceed
Correct Answer
200
Question 3
The most precise way of positioning rebar for a slab is to use:
Correct Answer
Chairs.
Question 4
Wood shingles, when applied to a roof, must be spaced ___________ apart.
Correct Answer
1/4" to 3/8"
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,Question 5
A contractor needs to remove a non-load bearing wall, does he need to pull a permit?
Correct Answer
Yes.
Question 6
Splicing cold-formed steel joist_____________.
Correct Answer
Is not allowed
Question 7
Openings in a roof, ceiling, or floor where a header is longer than _____ feet require
that approved hangers be used at the connection between the doubled header and
the doubled trimmer joist or rafter.
Correct Answer
6
Question 8
The 6' beveled siding should be lapped:
Correct Answer
1"
Question 9
Planking extending over an end bearer on a scaffold should extend not less than six
inches and not more than:
Correct Answer
12 inches
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,Question 10
The horizontal member located at the top of a wall frame is called:
Correct Answer
top plate
Question 11
What is the purpose of adding retarders to a concrete mixture?
Correct Answer
To slow down the setting time of concrete.
Question 12
Horizontal joints between courses of beveled siding should ______________ be caulked.
Correct Answer
Never
Question 13
Bearing walls running above and parallel to the floor joists require that the floor joists
be:
Correct Answer
either doubled or laddered
Question 14
"In-line" framing creates a continuous "load-path" of all loads in and on the building
to the building's foundation. In order to maintain this "load-path" when using steel
framing components, the maximum allowable "off-center" spacing between the
center-lines of framing members is ___________?
Correct Answer
¾"
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, Question 15
The most common type of wood shingles are usually graded:
Correct Answer
No 1, 2 or 3.
Question 16
What would be the standard width of fiberglass batt insulation used to fill a wall
cavity when studs are placed 24 inches on center?
Correct Answer
23 inches
Question 17
In residential construction the most commonly used truss is:
Correct Answer
W or Fink
Question 18
When installing building felt on exterior walls, if a vertical joint is needed, it should be
lapped at least _____________.
Correct Answer
6 inches
Question 19
Asphalt shingles have a base mat of tough asphalt-saturated roofing felt or fiberglass.
TF
Correct Answer
True
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and Verified Answers
How many concrete blocks are needed to lay one course of 8x8x16 blocks in a wall
that is 24 feet long?
Correct Answer
16 plus 2 full corners.
Question 2
Finishing materials used for walls and ceiling shall have a flame-spread index not to
exceed
Correct Answer
200
Question 3
The most precise way of positioning rebar for a slab is to use:
Correct Answer
Chairs.
Question 4
Wood shingles, when applied to a roof, must be spaced ___________ apart.
Correct Answer
1/4" to 3/8"
Page 1 of 638
,Question 5
A contractor needs to remove a non-load bearing wall, does he need to pull a permit?
Correct Answer
Yes.
Question 6
Splicing cold-formed steel joist_____________.
Correct Answer
Is not allowed
Question 7
Openings in a roof, ceiling, or floor where a header is longer than _____ feet require
that approved hangers be used at the connection between the doubled header and
the doubled trimmer joist or rafter.
Correct Answer
6
Question 8
The 6' beveled siding should be lapped:
Correct Answer
1"
Question 9
Planking extending over an end bearer on a scaffold should extend not less than six
inches and not more than:
Correct Answer
12 inches
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,Question 10
The horizontal member located at the top of a wall frame is called:
Correct Answer
top plate
Question 11
What is the purpose of adding retarders to a concrete mixture?
Correct Answer
To slow down the setting time of concrete.
Question 12
Horizontal joints between courses of beveled siding should ______________ be caulked.
Correct Answer
Never
Question 13
Bearing walls running above and parallel to the floor joists require that the floor joists
be:
Correct Answer
either doubled or laddered
Question 14
"In-line" framing creates a continuous "load-path" of all loads in and on the building
to the building's foundation. In order to maintain this "load-path" when using steel
framing components, the maximum allowable "off-center" spacing between the
center-lines of framing members is ___________?
Correct Answer
¾"
Page 3 of 638
, Question 15
The most common type of wood shingles are usually graded:
Correct Answer
No 1, 2 or 3.
Question 16
What would be the standard width of fiberglass batt insulation used to fill a wall
cavity when studs are placed 24 inches on center?
Correct Answer
23 inches
Question 17
In residential construction the most commonly used truss is:
Correct Answer
W or Fink
Question 18
When installing building felt on exterior walls, if a vertical joint is needed, it should be
lapped at least _____________.
Correct Answer
6 inches
Question 19
Asphalt shingles have a base mat of tough asphalt-saturated roofing felt or fiberglass.
TF
Correct Answer
True
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