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Michigan Builders License Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed IRC (International Residential Code) ✔✔Created to serve as a complete, comprehensive code regulating the construction of sing... le-family, two-family and buildings consisting of three or more townhouse units. First 2 chapters of code book are ✔✔Administrative Plans or supporting documents are almost always required by the controlling authority prior to issuing a permit. T or F ✔✔True Does the building official have the authority to render interpretations of the code? ✔✔Yes None of the following require a permit, EXCEPT: sidewalks and driveways tiling an 8 foot fence playground equipment ✔✔8 foot fence. Tables and illustrations are always supported by information found in the written code and footnotes. T or F ✔✔False The amount of evenly distributed weight imposed by inhabitants, goods and removable objects on a floor or roof system is referred to as ✔✔Live load. If a code requirement is in the book, it is both acceptable and enforceable by the code official. T or F ✔✔True. Illustrations are typically referred to as ✔✔Figures. Generally speaking, the building official's job is to ✔✔Determine that buildings are built to the minimum enforceable standard. It is required that all manufacturer instructions be at the jobsite at the time of inspection. T or F ✔✔True. All of the following are not considered habitable spaces EXCEPT: bathrooms kitchens storage spaces closets ✔✔Kitchen. Bathrooms must be provided with an aggregate glazing area no less than _____ square feet, half of which must be openable. ✔✔3. The maximum height of an egress window above the floor is ✔✔44 inches. A basement bedroom must have an egress window with a clear opening of at least ______ square feet. ✔✔5.7 sq ft. At least one side-hinged exit door must be in each dwelling unit, and must be _____ feet wide. ✔✔3. A porch more than _____ inches above grade must be provided with 36" guards. ✔✔30 inches. Wall and ceiling finishes shall have a flame-spread classification of no more than ______ . ✔✔200. According to code, concrete must reach at least 70% of it's ability within ____________days. ✔✔7 days. A stud used for a non-bearing partitions may not be notched more than ____% of the stud width. ✔✔40%. The Michigan Uniform Energy code applies to new buildings as well as ✔✔Additions, alterations, renovation and repairs. ___________ is a measure of how well the window or door assembly conducts heat. The lower the number, the better insulation the assembly will provide. ✔✔U-factor. Energy losses from recessed lighting fixtures can often reach ___% of the total thermal loss of a ceiling. ✔✔50%. Michigan requires a minimum thermal resistance of ____________for mechanical system piping. ✔✔R-3. Oversized HVAC equipment has a higher initial cost, a higher operating cost, provides less comfort, and shorter life expectancy. T or F ✔✔True. _______ is the compliance route that applies Table 402.1.1 to building envelope components, and is considered the most simple. ✔✔Prescriptive Path. ___________ can be used to satisfy U-factor and SHGC requirements. ✔✔Area weighted averages. Recessed lights must be _____ rated. ✔✔IC (Insulation Contact) [Show More]

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