Licensing Exams by Trade Name

Nevada
(C-17) Lathing & Plastering

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Nevada State Contractor‘s Board
2310 Corporate Circle, Suite 200
Henderson, NV  89074
Phone: (702) 486-1100
Exam Provider
PSI Clark County Office
450 N Stephanie St.
Henderson, NV  89014
Phone:  (855) 205-5827
Exam Type
CLOSED  BOOK
Exam Content
Subject Areas# of
Questions
Safety5
Surface Preparation11
Drywall5
Application10
Base & Finish Coat9
Sheet Metal5
Total number of test questions:
45
Time allowed (hours):
1.5
Scope of Work

Selection and application of wood and metal lath and any other material or product manufactured to provide key or suction bases for the support of plaster coatings, including channel iron for the support of fireproof lath and solid plaster partitions, but does not include any plastering or erecting of a wall, ceiling or soffit to which the bases are applied, the coating of surfaces with a plaster, made of a mixture of such materials as sand, cement, quicklime, hydrated lime and water, and the installation of lath or other base for the plaster, the installation and coating of gypsum wallboard and sheathing, including the installation of a system of suspended ceilings made of gypsum wallboard, the installation of wood, mineral, fiber and other types of acoustical tile by the use of adhesives or other acceptable means, including the preparation of the surface for the installation, the application to surfaces, whether by manual or mechanical means, of coatings made of stucco and cement, including the preparation of the surfaces and the provision of a base, including fireproof lath, for the coatings, and the fireproofing of structural members, the erection and installation of studs made of sheet metal for the framing of ceilings and non-structural partitioning walls.

This exam may also include questions on the following subjects:

  • Reading and interpreting construction codes and regulations
  • Nevada Health Department regulations
  • Appropriate building codes
  • Trade materials, tools, equipment and methods
  • Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Rules

In addition to the trade-specific examination, you are required to pass the Contractor Management Survey Exam offered by PSI.

Books NOT Allowed in the Exam
1.
Plastering Skills, 1st Edition, F. Van Den Branden, T. L. Hartsell
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2.
CFR Title 29, Part 1926 Selections (OSHA), 2013, PSI
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3.
Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th Edition, 2014, USG
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Available Study Materials
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