Contractors State License Board
9821 Business Park Drive
P.O. Box 26000
Sacramento, CA 95826
Phone: (800) 321-2752 www.cslb.ca.gov
Exam Type
CLOSED BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Area
% of Questions
Landscape Design
15
Job Estimation
23
Site Preparation
13
Hardscape Installation
9
Irrigation System Installation
18
Plant Material Installation and Landscape Manintenance
13
Job Site Safety
9
Time Allowed (hours)
2.5
California does not publish the number of test questions nor
the passing score. According to Blueprint
for Becoming a California Licensed Contractor, "You will be informed at the test site
about the percentage of correct answers needed to pass each examination." This is also the source
of the 2 1/2 hour time limit. If you find that this information is wrong please notify us at
webmaster@contractorexam.com.
In California you must also pass a Law and Business Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license.
Reference Books NOT Permitted in the Exam
(used to write questions)
1.
Sunset Western Garden Book, 2007, Sunset
Publishing Corporation.
2.
unknown title, University of California,
Division of Argriculture and Natural Resources (lists website anrccatalog.ucdavis.edu).
3.
Landscaping Construction, 1999, David
Sauter.
4.
California Landscape Standards, California
Landscape Contractors Association.
5.
Trouble Shooting Irrigation Control Systems,
2002, Bill BerryDerry (published by Irrigation Association, www.irrigation.org,
select Books category and Turf/Lanscape sub category).
6.
American National Standard for Arboricultural Operations -
Pruning, Repairing, Maintaining, and Removing Trees, and Cutting Brush - Safety Requirements,
2006, Z133.1-2006, American National Standards Institute.
Recommended Study Materials California • C-27 Landscaping