Scope of Work: 18 VAC 50-22-20 of the Board for Contractors Rules and Regulations defines Residential Building Contractors (Abbr: RBC) as those individuals whose contracts include “construction, remodeling, repair, improvement, removal, or demolition on real property owned, controlled, or leased by another person. of dwellings and townhouses, as defined in the USBC, including accessory buildings or structures on such  property.” The RBC classification does not provide for electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or gas fitting services and does not allow construction, removal, repair, or improvement to commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental use structures outside of dwellings and townhouses as defined by the USBC. 

If the RBC contractor performs specialty services, all. required specialty designations shall be obtained. The residential building classification includes but is not limited to the functions carried out by the following specialties:

• Concrete contracting
• Home improvement contracting
• Industrialized building contracting
• Landscape service contracting
• Masonry contracting
• Painting and wallcovering contracting
• Roofing contracting
• Swimming pool contracting

Exam Information:

# of Questions: 80
Minimum Passing Score: 70% (56 correct)
Time Allowed: 160 Minutes

Subject Area# of Items
Layout 7
Excavation 6
Foundations 7
Framing 9
Insulation 3
Ventilation 3
Windows, Doors, and Skylights 3
Exterior 10
Decks, Walks, and Ramps 4
Finishing 6
Masonry 4
Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs 1
Prints, Plans, and Specifications 8
Safety and Employee Protection 8
Construction Debris, Cleanup and Disposal 1

Approved references allowed into the exam included in the book package:

1. NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business Law and Project Management, Virginia, 10th edition,
2. Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, 2018 Edition, USBC, Department of Housing and Community Development Office of Training and Certification,
3. International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018, International Code Council, (Starting 5/1/25 the exam will be based on the 2021 edition for all ICC codes)
   
4. Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010, John L. Feirer and Mark D. Feirer, McGraw-Hill, 
5. Builders Technical Supplement, 2011

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