City of Columbus, Ohio Limited Home Improvement Aluminum Siding Installation Exam Preparation

City of Columbus, Ohio
Limited Home Improvement
Aluminum Siding Installation

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City of Columbus
Building Services Division
757 Carolyn Ave.
Columbus, OH 43224
Phone: (614) 645-6083
Contractors Information Site

Exam Administrator

Prometric
ATTN: OH 16 Contracor Program
4383 Professional Parkway
Groveport, OH 43125
Phone: (614) 836-7881, Fax: (614) 836-7883
www.prometric.com/ohio

Exam Type

OPEN BOOK

Exam Content

Subject Area	# of Questions
Siding - Aluminum	10-14
Siding - Substrate	2-4
Gutters - Aluminum	3-5
Soffits and Fascia - Aluminum	4-6
Estimating - Plan Reading	2-4
Safety - Code of Federal Regulations	2.4

Total Number of Test Questions:	30
Time Allowed (hours)	1.5
Passing percentage	70%

In the City of Columbus, Ohio you must also pass a Business and Law Exam unless you are already a licensed contractor who is adding a classification to your license.

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Recommended (permitted) Reference Books

1.	Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), Feb 1999 - OR - (OSHA) Excerpts for Contractors, 2000, Prometric.
2.	Aluminum Construction Reference Manual, 1997, Lawrence E. Bennett, P.E., Aluminum Association of Florida (appears to be out of print - see below).
3.	Carpentry & Building Construction, 5th Edition, 1997, John Feirer, Gilbert Hutchings and Mark Feirer.

Possible Alternate Reference Books

1.	Aluminum Structures Design Manual, 2006, Lawrence E. Bennett, P.E (available from author).
2.	Guide to Aluminum Construction in High-Wind Areas, 2004, Aluminum Association of Florida.