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Residential code exam - builders license(TEST) questions and answers
A building inspector has been notified of a life threatening condition on a job site.
When may the building inspector review the job site? - anytime
As a licensed builder, you are applying for a permit to construct a new house.
Which of the following is required to be submitted? - Description of the work to
be done.
Once a permit is issued you have _________ days to begin work or the permit is
void. - 180
Once work begins and for some reason work stops, you must start work again
within ______ days or the permit is void. - 180
By code the first inspection on a new home construction site would be -
Foundation
What inspection is called for after all work is completed? - Final
,Residential code exam - builders license
(TEST) questions and answers
A Certificate of Occupancy is issued at the completion of a building project by the
local building department. What purpose does a "C of O" serve? - Show that the
work was done according to code and the house may be occupied.
Basic wind speeds for 50 year mean recurrence interval for Michigan is - 115 miles
per hour
Ground snow loads for Michigan range from ______ in the southeast corner to
_____ at the northern tip. - 20 to 100 pounds per square foot
Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for exterior balconies - 40 pounds
Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for decks attached to exterior walls -
40 pounds
Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for attics without storage - 10 pounds
Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for uninhabitable attics with storage -
20 pounds
, Residential code exam - builders license
(TEST) questions and answers
Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for sleeping rooms - 30 pounds
Indicate the uniformly distributed live load for rooms other than sleeping rooms -
40 pounds
The minimum requirement for a door leading from the attached garage into the
dwelling unit is - 1 3/8" solid core
If a steel door is used for leading from the attached garage into the dwelling unit,
the minimum fire rating would - 20 minutes
An attached garage shall be separated from the dwelling unit by a minimum of
_______ drywall applied to the garage wall side. - 1/2 "
An attached garage shall be separated from the living space above by a minimum
of _______ drywall applied to the garage ceiling side. - 5/8 "
In reference to fire blocking, the maximum horizontal distance is ________ feet. -
10
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