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Residential Builder Practice/Trade and Business/Law Combination

Provider
PSI
Format
Computer-administered, closed book, multiple choice
Exam questions
160 scored questions: 50 Business and Law and 110 Practice/Trade; up to 10 additional unscored experimental questions
Time limit
240 minutes
Passing score
116 correct scored answers
Examination outline
  • Regulatory and Statutory Requirements
    • Licensing Process and Requirements (application, renewal, display, suspensions and revocations of individual license, Company license)
    • Regulations Governing Conduct and Penalties (place of business, advertising, sales agreements, financial statements, name)
    • Complaints
    • Investigations
    • Hearings
    • Independent Arbitration
    • Permitting and Inspection Requirements
    • Civil Rights (Elliot-Larson Civil Rights Act)
    • Fair House and American Disabilities Act (ADA) (Michigan Barrier Free Design, sales, office facility, hiring, employee practices)
    • EPA Regulations for Hazardous Materials (asbestos, lead, radon)
    • Salespersons
  • Types of Business Organization
    • Proprietorships
    • Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
    • Corporations
    • Partnerships
  • Estimating
    • Estimating Pertaining to Residential Building
  • Contracts
    • Requirements
    • Definition
    • Types
    • Terminology
    • Binding
    • Addenda
    • Change Orders
    • Warranties
    • Financing Requirements
    • Breach
  • Project Management and Administration
    • Quality Assurance/Quality Control
    • Materials/Logistics
    • Cost Management
    • Subcontractors
    • Inspections
    • Scheduling
    • Draws
    • Progress Payments
    • Retainage
    • Customer Service
  • Accounting and Finance
    • Payroll
    • Tax Obligations (Federal, State, Unemployment
    • Costs and Expenses
    • Sales and Accounts Receivable
    • Cash Flow
    • Balance Sheets
    • Income Statements
    • Ratios
  • Insurance, Bonds and Liens
    • Insurance — Liability
    • Insurance — Workers' Compensation
    • Insurance — Vehicle
    • Insurance — Property
    • Insurance — Property Damage
    • Insurance — Title
    • Insurance — Employee (social security, unemployment, disability, benefits)
    • Insurance — Business
    • Insurance — Accident
    • Builders' Risk
    • Bonds
    • Liens Placement (Construction Lien Act)
  • Personnel
    • Employee Safety and Administration (recordkeeping, MIOSHA, penalties)
    • Federal and State Labor Laws (wages, overtime, minors)
    • Employee Benefits (health, retirement, vacation, etc.)
  • Site Engineering
    • Surveying (reference points, monuments, flood plains, wetlands, benchmarks)
    • Septic requirements
    • Well requirements
    • Plot plan (building lines, setbacks, easements, restrictions, utility source locations)
    • Elevations (transit level, topographical)
    • Survey plans and symbols
  • Plans, Specifications and Estimating
    • Green building materials and methods
    • Construction techniques (new construction, remodeling)
    • Costs and labor estimating (material, equipment, project-specific gross income)
    • Installation (requirements allowing materials to acclimate)
    • Documentation procedures (submittals)
    • Permits/inspections based on permits
    • Types of plans (floor, framing, truss erection, foundations)
    • Symbols and legends
    • Scales and dimensions
    • Views, sections, and details
    • Schedules (window, door)
    • Materials estimating (takeoffs, volumes, measurements, areas, board feet)
  • Excavation/Sitework
    • Demolition methods and equipment
    • Federal requirements related to hazardous materials (asbestos, lead abatement)
    • Protection procedures prior to demolition (vegetation, structures, wildlife, artifacts)
    • Soil (testing, types, characteristics, compaction, material options)
    • Code requirements of drainage and water work
    • Trenching and excavating (methods, techniques)
    • MISS DIG
    • Soil erosion and sedimentation control
    • Grading (cut and fill, rough, finish, sloping)
    • Backfilling
    • Dewatering
  • Footings and Foundation Walls
    • Installation of wood foundations and columns (site requirements, conditions)
    • Installation methods, materials and requirements (structural, fastening, sillplates, foundation, moisture barriers, drainage, damp proofing, waterproofing, sealants)
    • Construction requirements (foot loading versus compacting of soil)
    • Footings (types, dimensions, specifications)
    • Foundation walls (concrete, masonry, installation of insulating concrete form, wood)
    • Concrete slab on grade
    • Anchoring systems
  • Concrete
    • Prior to concrete placement
    • Portland cement concrete mix design and additives
    • Installation of post pads
    • Methods for concrete reinforcement installation (code requirements, wire mesh, rebar, fiber)
    • Ingredients and aggregates
    • Characteristics
    • Types
    • Testing (slump, strength)
    • Flatwork (driveway, sidewalk, floors)
    • Placement of Construction Joints
    • Finishing (troweling, bull floating, broomed)
    • Curing
    • Admixtures (chloride, retarding agents)
    • Formwork
    • Proportions
    • Suspended concrete slabs and above-grade concrete
  • Carpentry
    • Bracing, bridging, and hangers
    • Span Tables
    • Fastening schedules
    • Loads (live, dead, floor load schedule, roof, wind)
    • Notching and boring
    • Sole, top plates, and band (rim) joists
    • Floor Framing (joists, truss joists)
    • Floor Decking/Subflooring
    • Wood framing for walls (exterior, sheathing, load bearing, kneewalls, wind bracing, partitions, interior soffits)
    • Fire blocking and draft stops
    • Roof framing (rafters, decking, dormers, valleys, soffits, fascia, pitch, crickets, saddlers)
    • Roof trusses (uplift, bracing)
    • Framing for Openings (vents, windows, doors, skylights, fireplaces, chimneys, attic access, crawl space, house fans)
    • Secondary weather plane (house wrap)
    • Stairs (interior, exterior, landings, railings, balusters, rise, run, clearances, width)
    • Exterior decks (fasteners, height, rails, materials, footings)
    • Wood flooring
    • Cabinetry
    • Finish trim
    • Molding
    • Michigan barrier free design requirements for ramps
  • Masonry
    • Effects of environmental conditions on construction
    • Application methods for mortar and grout
    • Reinforcement methods and materials for installations
    • Installation methods and materials (load bearing, non-load bearing)
    • Installation requirements (veneers, wall ties)
    • Fireplace and chimney requirements
    • Brick (walls, veneer, paver, fireplace)
    • Stone (manufactured, natural)
    • Construction details (brick ledge, lintels, headers, pilasters, piers, sills, keystones, patterns and bonds, forms and arches)
    • Anchors, ties, and reinforcement
    • Expansion/ control joints
    • Jointing
    • Flashing through (wall flashing, weep holes)
  • Roofing
    • Covering materials, installation and fastening methods
    • Materials and installation methods (flashing, gutter and downspout system)
    • Ventilation systems (ridge, box, soffit)
    • Drip edges and diverters
    • Water shield membranes (ice and rain guard)
    • Valleys
    • Reroofing
  • Insulation
    • Blanket
    • Batt (Faced)
    • Batt (Unfaced)
    • Blown-in (fiberglass, cellulose)
    • Sprayed-on foam
    • Foam Board
    • Fiberboard
    • Foil-Faced (reflective)
    • Energy code certification (rvalues, vapor barriers, reflectivity)
    • Sound
  • Ventilation
    • Attic (gable vents, baffles)
    • Foundation/crawl space
    • Bathroom
  • Windows, Doors and Skylights
    • Building code requirements related to energy performance requirements
    • Methods to prevent water and air intrusion around windows, skylights, and doors
    • Egress/Escape requirements
    • Safety glazing
    • Window sizing
    • Types of windows and doors (storm, screen, pocket door, bifold door, sliding windows, casement windows)
    • Size
    • Materials and parts
    • Installation and flashing
  • Siding Installation
    • Elements and installation (backer boards, flashing, vents, starter strips, fascia, soffits)
    • Types of siding (vinyl, wood, shingles and shakers, aluminum, steel, concrete)
  • Interior and Exterior Finishes
    • Methods and materials for installation (flooring, wall, ceiling, cabinetry, countertops, trim, molding, and handrails)
    • Application methods (wall finishes)
    • Drywall
    • Exterior painting and staining
    • Tile and marble
  • Specialties
    • Pool systems and barriers
    • Smoke/Carbon monoxide detectors
  • Safety and Employee Protection Including MIOSHA
    • Job Site Safety and Personnel Training (MIOSHA, First Aid and emergency procedures)
    • Protection of Workers and the Public (methods to control vehicular traffic)
    • Requirements for loading, transporting, unloading materials and equipment
    • Operating hoisting equipment
    • Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
    • Hazardous materials (propane, paint, gasoline, solvents)
    • Waste Disposal (non-hazardous and hazardous)
    • Excavation safety
    • Ladders and scaffolds
    • Fall protection
    • Roof, deck and ladder jacks
    • Lifting and digging equipment
    • Barricade and sign requirements
    • Manufacturer's safety recommendations for tools and equipment
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