City of Columbus, Ohio Limited Home Improvement
Residential Roofer
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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
Roofing - Substrate
6-8
Roofing - Steep
22-26
Roofing - Repairs
3-5
Roofing - Low Slope
3-5
Estimating - Plan Reading
5-7
Safety - Code of Federal Regulations
4-6
Total Number of Test Questions:
50
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.
Recommended (permitted) Reference Books
1.
CABO One and
Two Family Dweling Code with 1996/97 Amendments, International
Conference of Building Officials (ICBO).
2.
Roofing Construction
and Estimating, 1995, Daniel Atcheson.
3.
Columbus Building Code, August
1997, Revised through July 17, 1999 and replacement pages
October 8, 1999.
4.
Code of Federal Regulations
- Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), Feb 1999 - OR - (OSHA)
Excerpts for Contractors, 2000, Prometric.
Recommended Study Materials City of Columbus, Ohio • Limited Home Improvement
Residential Roofer