This is a
packaged program that provides everything you need
to study and take the Virginia BLD exam.
The training is at your
own pace and your convenience.
Let’s face it, studying
for this exam without professional help is a
challenge.
The reference materials
weigh 12 pounds and contain 1,900 pages.
This program will focus
on what you need to know, breaking it down into
small steps, easy to understand.
The code sections and
terms are explained and often personal observations
of the author are included to keep the instruction
entertaining.
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Content areas
of the exam are identified and covered so you do not
waste time studying material that is not on the exam
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Terms and code
required procedures are explained
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Questions that
explore your knowledge of the material are provided to
ensure your understanding.
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Conflicts
between the Carpentry book and the International
Residential Code are identified so that you will use the
correct data on the exam
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Study tips and
suggestions are provided
You will receive
all of the reference materials necessary for the exam.
It is critical to have the
right material because the exam questions are constructed
from them.
Not all books are the same.
Here is what you will get:
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Residential Sample
Exam contains both questions and answers for a realistic exam
taking experience
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Virginia Safety combines the important sections of Virginia and Federal OSHA
regulations covered on the BLD exam,
underground utilities, and excerpts to cover the
excavating and grading questions.
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2003 International Residential Code
which brings together the provisions for all the
components of homebuilding: building, plumbing,
mechanical, fuel gas, energy, and electrical in one
comprehensive manual
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Carpentry and Building Construction, 6th Ed by
John Louis Feirer which makes a valuable reference for
any contracting business while also covering many topics
on the BLD exam such as building layout, plan reading,
foundations, framing, roof materials, interiors and
more
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Virginia
Building
Exam Study Program Manual
by Bob Gregory.
This is the step-by-step
learning experience that will take the contractor
through the content areas that are explored on the exam.
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Permanent tabs
for the Carpentry and the Code book to facilitate easy
reference during the exam.
Carpentry Page 99
Escape
Routes.
A trench that is four or more
feet in depth requires a means to get out of the trench such
as a ladder.
These are located so that a
person does not have to travel more than 25’. This
requirement is in OSHA on page 173.
Question:
1.
A trench is 4 ˝ feet deep and
50’ long.
How many means of egress
is/are required?
1, 2, 3 or 4?
2.
The same trench is now 100’
long.
How many means of egress is/are
required?
1, 2, 3, or 4?
Answer:
1.
A 50’ trench requires one means
of egress.
Place the ladder in the middle
of the trench and a person at the extreme end is only 25’ to
the ladder.
2.
A 100’ trench requires two
means of egress.
Place ladders 25’ from each end
of the trench and a person standing in the middle of the
trench, at the 50’ mark, will only need to travel either
direction 25’ to the nearest ladder.
For those that selected more
ladders, that would meet OSHA but we want to select only
right answers for the exam.
Price:
$295
Includes all the manuals, shipping and
handling and tax.
Robert "Bob Gregory, CPCA, CBO.
President of Contractors Institute, Inc, a training company
for the construction industry, and Alda Press, a publishing
company. He is recipient of 2006 Virginia Community College
Chancellor's award for Outstanding Teacher. Bob has
experience as a school teacher, building contractor, and
supervisor of the state building code. He has taught
construction, inspection and law courses at the
Virginia
Building
Code
Academy and the
Virginia
Community College
system for more than 20 years. Bob is state certified in 14
areas of building inspection and has written 24 books on
construction, law and exam preparation. He is a frequent
guest speaker at building and inspection seminars. His
construction experience includes residential, multi-family
and commercial. Bob is vice chairman of the Louisa County
Building Code Board of Appeals.
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