VIRGINIA HIC EXAM (HOME IMPROVEMENT EXAM) NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 190 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

1 | P a g e VIRGINIA HIC EXAM (HOME IMPROVEMENT EXAM) NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 190 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ When installing ceiling drywall, end butt joints should - ANSWER- Not be butted tightly/taped What kind of drywall is used that is fire resistant to ceilings? - ANSWER- Type C/X (c 917) In which direction should drywall be fastened to steel studs? - ANSWER- In one direction only How far should the screws be placed on a 3/8 ceiling drywall Applica adhesive? - ANSWER- 16 Where does one start with the installation of drywall? - ANSWER- Ceiling 2 | P a g e Screws used to fasten drywall MUST be - ANSWER- Type W or Type S MINIMUM distance between screws on 1/2 inch drywall - ANSWER- 12 inches (c 924) When installing shoe molding on a base board over hand wood floor , the shoe mold should be? - ANSWER- Nailed to the base board only (c 982) In drywall, what is J-trim used for? - ANSWER- to provide a finish edge What type of coating will not chalk when applied to exterior walls - ANSWER- Latex/Acrylic What kind of solvent can be used on oil base paint? - ANSWERTurpentine Where should you start painting a room? - ANSWER- Ceilings What controls the flow of paint in an airless sprayer? - ANSWER- Orifice 3 | P a g e What causes cracking or allegatoring? - ANSWER- Not enough drying-time in between coats What is the typical exposure of 3-tab asphalt shingles? - ANSWER- 5 inches (c 644) What is the MINIMUM roof slope REQUIRED for modified bitumen roofing? - ANSWER- 1/4 inch in 12 (R905.11) When MUST a saddle be installed on a chimney - ANSWERWhen the chimney is greater than 30 inches wide High wind area how many fasteners per shingle - ANSWER- 6 fasteners What material is acceptable for valley on asphalt shingle roof installation - ANSWER- mineral surfaced asphalt What is the minimum slope required of asphalt shingle roof? - ANSWER- 2 1/2 in 12