Commercial Building Contractor
(Limited)
Apply for the License
South Carolina Contractor’s Licensing Board
Synergy Business Park - Kingstree Building
110 Centerview Dr.
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 896-4686
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (855) 340-3701
Exam Type
OPEN BOOK
Exam Content
| Content Areas | # of
Questions |
|---|
| Sitework | 7 |
| Concrete | 10 |
| Masonry | 10 |
| Metals | 10 |
| Carpentry | 12 |
| Thermal and Moisture Protection | 9 |
| Doors and Windows | 2 |
| Finishes | 2 |
| Safety | 5 |
| General Code, Plan Reading and Estimating | 13 |
Total number of test questions:
80
Time allowed (hours):
5.0
All Commercial General and Mechanical Contractors are required to pass Business Management & Law exam in addition to any technical examinations required for the specific license category or subcategory.
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
South Carolina Building Code, 2018 or 2021, ICC
2.
Code of Federal Regulations, 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), GPO [or] (OSHA) Selections by PSI, 2013
3.
Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 8th Edition, 2015, Clois Kicklighter
4.
Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, Technical Digest No. 9, 3rd Edition, Steel Joist Institute
5.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John Feirer, and Mark Feirer
6.
Roofing Construction and Estimating, 1995, Daniel Atcheson
7.
Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2nd Edition, ASCC
8.
Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts
9.
South Carolina 811 Excavator Manual
Available Study Materials
PSI OSHA Selections
Study Guide
$54.95
Sample questions are based on the PSI publication titled “29 CFR PART 1926 Selections, as of June 2013” (highlighted in green above).
This file contains approx. 800 sample questions.
REMINDER: PSI uses this book for many exams they offer. Not all sections of this code will apply to your exam.
We also include a table showing the relationship between our questions and OSHA code sections. Corrections to the original PSI publication are noted.
