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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
FORMWORK
PLAN READING
- Site Plans
- Property Area Problems
PROPERTY LINES AND PROPERTY ANGLES
THEB TRANSIT
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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