City of Columbus, Ohio General Home Improvement Exam Preparation

City of Columbus, Ohio
General Home Improvement

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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
Safety - Code of Federal Regulations	4-6
Estimating - Plan Reading	5-7
Concrete	4-6
Concrete - Formwork	2-4
Concrete - Reinforcement	2-4
Carpentry	10-14
Drywall	4-6
Aluminum and Vinyl	5-7
Associated Trades	6-8
Demolition	2-4

Total Number of Test Questions:	60
Time Allowed (hours)	3.0
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.	CABO One and Two Family Dweling Code with 1996/97 Amendments, International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).
2.	Columbus Building Code, August 1997, Revised through July 17, 1999 and replacement pages October 8, 1999.
3.	Code of Federal Regulations - Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), Feb 1999 - OR - (OSHA) Excerpts for Contractors, 2000, Prometric.
4.	ASTM D4756-96 - Standard Pactice for Installation of Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Siding and Soffit, 1996, ASTM.
5.	The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2nd Edition, 1998, American Concrete Institute/American Society Concrete Contractors.
6.	Carpentry & Building Construction, 5th Edition, 1997, John Feirer, Gilbert Hutchings and Mark Feirer.

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City of Columbus, Ohio • General Home Improvement

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20-Jun-2007