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padContractor's Exam Book: 5th Edition<BR>How to Pass the Examination for <BR>Master Builder and General Contractor


Study for the certified General, Builder and Residential Contractor exam and be prepared to take the actual test with confidence.


Many states and municipalities require contractors to pass a written contracting license exam before becoming licensed.


This book covers:
  • Basic Math
  • Humidity and Insulation
  • Earthwork and Formwork Concrete
  • Reinforcement and Masonry
  • Plan Reading
  • Business and Financial Management
  • Wood Roofs
  • Codes
  • Laws and Standards
Use this book to help you pass your exam with confidence.

  • Designed and written to help candidates prepare for the certified General and Residential Contractor Licensing Exams.

  • Contains valuable information on site plans, excavation, framework, concrete, masonry, framing, steel construction and much more.





  • Table of Contents:

    INTRODUCTION
    • About the Exam
    • Candidate Information Book
    • Typical Application Form
    • Reference booklist
    • Where to Get the Books
    BASIC MATH FOR TAKING PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION
    • The Portable Calculator
    • Rule of Signs
    • Math Quiz
    • Fractions and Decimals
    • Algebra and Equation Solving
    • Ratios and Proportions
    • Proportions
    • Squares, Cubes and Roots
    • Mensuration and Tables
    EARTHWORK
    • Excavation Problems
    FORMWORK
    • Formwork Problems
    PLAN READING
    • Site Plans
    • Property Area Problems
    PROPERTY LINES AND PROPERTY ANGLES

    THEB TRANSIT
    • Transit Problems
    SLOPED WOOD ROOFS
    • Floors, Joists, Partitions
    CRITICAL PATH METHOD

    RELATIVE HUMIDITY

    HEAT TRANSMISSION THROUGH BUILDING

    UNDERSTANDING INSULATION

    CONCRETE, REINFORCEMENT AND MASONRY
    • Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures
    • Concrete Design Quiz
    • Concrete Masonry
    PLACING REINFORCING BARS

    STEEL CONSTRUCTION

    BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
    • How to Read a Financial Statement
    • Ratios
    • Money and Interest
    • Compound Interest Tables
    • Cost Estimating
    CODES, LAWS AND STANDARDS
    • Florida Energy Efficiency Code
    • Mechanics Lien Law
    • Tax Circular E
    • Contractor Law Quizzes


    Includes: Book
    By: John Gladstone, George Perpich, Sandra Perpich
    Published by: Pal Publications
    ISBN: 1-933345-29-2
    244 Pages, 8 x 11, Shipping Weight: 1.34 lbs.



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