General Contractor License Exam 2024 |
Va Contractors License Actual Exam
2024 Questions and Correct Answers
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When a repair must be performed in a emergency situation, when
shall the permit application be submitted? -ANSWER-The next
working business day
Section 105.2.1 Emergency Repairs
Once the permit has been issued, how long is it valid? -ANSWER-180
days
Section 105.5- Expiration
How long should a permit remain at the site of the work? -ANSWER-
Until the completion of the project
Section 105.7 Placement of permit
What included within the "Exterior wall envelope"? -ANSWER-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.
Built-Up roof covering consist of -ANSWER-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
Positive roof drainage will ensure drainage of the roof within ___ hours
of precipitation -ANSWER-48 hours
Chapter 2 Positive roof drainage
,An example of a live load on a roof includes? -ANSWER-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
A _____ is the process of installing an additional roof covering over a
prepared existing roof covering without removing the existing roof. -
ANSWER-Roof Recover
Chap 2 Definitions roof recover
Parapet walls shall be not less than _____ inches above the point
where the roof surface and the wall intersect -ANSWER-30 inches
Section 705.11.1 Parapet Construction
What is the requirement for combustible roof insulation? -ANSWER-It
must be covered by an approved roof covering
Section 720.5 roof insulation
An opening not less than 20"x30" shall be provided to any attic area
having a clear height of over_____ -ANSWER-30 inches
Section 1208.2 Access to Unoccupied Spaces- Attics Spaces
Flashing shall be installed at the perimeters of exterior door and
window assemblies, penetrations and terminations of exterior wall
assemblies, and what other locations? -ANSWER-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
,When a scupper is used as secondary roof drainage, what is the
minimum opening size of the scupper? -ANSWER-4 inches
Section 1502.3 Scuppers
A cricket shall be installed where a roof penetration is greater than
___ inches wide when measured perpendicular to the slope? -
ANSWER-30 inches
Section 1503.5 Cricket and Saddles
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 -ANSWER-No permitted
Table 1504.8 Table for Maximum allowed mean roof height permitted
for buildings aggregate on the roof outside an HVHZ
How many layers of underlayment are required for an asphalt shingle
roof with a slope of 2:12? -ANSWER-2 layers
Section 1507.2.2- Asphalt Shingles Slope
How far into asphalt shingle roofing materials shall fasteners penetrate
into the roof sheathing? -ANSWER-Minimum of 3/4"
Section 1507.2.5 Fasteners
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 -
ANSWER-24 inches
Section 1507.2.1 Ice barrier
What is the minimum thickness, in inches, of cap flashing for a roof? -
ANSWER-.019 inches
Section 1507.2.8.1 Base and cap flashing
, For a tile roof with a slope of 5 in 12, what is the minimum number of
layers of underlayment and lap? -ANSWER-1 layer lapped 2 inches
Table 1507.1.1(2) - Clay and concrete tile
Valley flashing shall extend at least ____ from the centerline of the
valley each way. -ANSWER-11 inches
Section 1507.3.9 - Flashing
What is the minimum roof slope allowed for the installation of
standing-seam metal roof panels? -ANSWER-1/4 unit vertical in 12
horizontal
Section 1507.4.2- Metal Roof Panels-Deck slope #3
What is the head lap of slate shingle installed on a roof that is 5 in 12?
-ANSWER-4 inches
Table 1507.7.6 Slate Shingle Head Lap
What is the minimum slope allowed for the installation of wood
shingles? -ANSWER-3 units vertical in 12 units horizontal
Section 1507.8.2 Wood shingles - Deck Slope
What is the minimum nominal thickness of spaced sheathing boards
used as decking for wood shakes? -ANSWER-1 inch
Section 1507.9.1-wood shakes-deck requirements
A 90 clock tower which is 500 sf in area would be required to be
constructed of and supported on what type of construction? -
ANSWER-Type I or II conctruction
Section 1510.5 Towers, spires, domes and cupolas
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