VA HIC EXAM QUESTIONS &
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The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood studs is? - correct
answer ✔✔1 1/4
What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? - correct answer ✔✔Acrylic
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? - correct answer
✔✔5,400 pounds
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? - correct answer ✔✔25
The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of worker? - correct
answer ✔✔25 ft
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? - correct answer ✔✔34 inches
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from the top of a
masonry partition wall? - correct answer ✔✔No more than 16 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? - correct answer ✔✔30
inches
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet - correct answer
✔✔2 or 3 time the slab thickness in inches
, What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? - correct answer ✔✔1 inch
What direction does heat flow? - correct answer ✔✔Hot to cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor space and
each corner of the building? - correct answer ✔✔3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? - correct answer ✔✔Middle 1/3
For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout between masonry units
and reinforcements? - correct answer ✔✔1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space? - correct
answer ✔✔1/4 inch
Notches shall not exceed? - correct answer ✔✔1/6 the depth of the member
Notches shall not be longer than? - correct answer ✔✔1/3 depth of the member
Notches at the ends of the member shall not exceed ? - correct answer ✔✔1/4 the depth of the
member
What is the MINIMUM square footage of a net in a clear opening area for an egress window in a
second floor sleeping area? - correct answer ✔✔5.70 square feet
Which window type consists of an upper and a lower sash that slide vertically in the side jambs?
- correct answer ✔✔Double hung windows
VERIFIED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
100%
The MINIMUM length drywall screw for installing 1/2 gypsum board to wood studs is? - correct
answer ✔✔1 1/4
What type of paint will not chalk when applied to exterior walls? - correct answer ✔✔Acrylic
What is the MINIMUM breaking strength required of safety belt lanyards? - correct answer
✔✔5,400 pounds
What is the MAXIMUM flame spread index for insulation materials? - correct answer ✔✔25
The escape device for a trench over 4 ft deep must be within a maximum of worker? - correct
answer ✔✔25 ft
What is the MINIMUM height for a stairway handrail? - correct answer ✔✔34 inches
What is the MAXIMUM distance horizontal reinforcement must be placed from the top of a
masonry partition wall? - correct answer ✔✔No more than 16 inches on center
A third stairway stringer should be used when the stair width exceeds? - correct answer ✔✔30
inches
The standard guideline for spacing contraction joints is to space them in feet - correct answer
✔✔2 or 3 time the slab thickness in inches
, What is the MINIMUM lap of riveted horizontal lap siding? - correct answer ✔✔1 inch
What direction does heat flow? - correct answer ✔✔Hot to cold
What is the MAXIMUM distance between a ventilating opening in an under-floor space and
each corner of the building? - correct answer ✔✔3 feet
Notches may NOT be located in the _____ of a joist span? - correct answer ✔✔Middle 1/3
For multiple-width masonry what is the MINIMUM thickness of grout between masonry units
and reinforcements? - correct answer ✔✔1/4 inch
What is the MAXIMUM dimension of the ventilation coverings for under-floor space? - correct
answer ✔✔1/4 inch
Notches shall not exceed? - correct answer ✔✔1/6 the depth of the member
Notches shall not be longer than? - correct answer ✔✔1/3 depth of the member
Notches at the ends of the member shall not exceed ? - correct answer ✔✔1/4 the depth of the
member
What is the MINIMUM square footage of a net in a clear opening area for an egress window in a
second floor sleeping area? - correct answer ✔✔5.70 square feet
Which window type consists of an upper and a lower sash that slide vertically in the side jambs?
- correct answer ✔✔Double hung windows
