Prometric Aluminum Structures Course

Scope

Those contractors whose scope of work shall include and be limited to screened porches, screened enclosures, pool enclosures, pre-formed panel-post and beam roofs, mobile home panel roof-overs, residential glass window and door enclosures, vinyl panel window enclosures, single story self-contained aluminum utility storage structures (not to exceed 500 sq. ft.), siding, soffit, fascia and gutters. It shall be limited to the construction of wood incidental to the aluminum construction work. It shall be limited to the construction of wood framing for the walls of uninhabitable utility storage structures, raised wood decks for enclosures and the repair and/or replacement of wood incidental to the installation of glass windows and doors, installation of siding, soffit, fascia, gutters, and performed panel-post and beam roofs. The scope of such work shall also include masonry concrete work and be limited to foundations, slabs and block kneewalls incidental to the aluminum construction work. The aluminum erection contractor, whose services are limited, shall not perform any work that alters the structural integrity of the building including, but not limited to, roof trusses, lintels, load bearing walls, and foundations.

Examination Outline

• Open Book
• 50 Questions
• Time limit: 2 hours and 10 minutes
• 75% Correct required to pass

References

The following references are allowed in the testing center.

1. 2007 Florida Building Code: Building Volume
2. 2007 Florida Building Code: Residential Volume
3. ASTM D 4756-06 – Standard Practice for Installation of Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Siding and Soffit, 2006
4. Carpentry and Building Construction, Sixth Edition, 2004
5. Modern Masonry, Third Edition, 2003
6. Guide to Aluminum Construction in High-Wind Areas, 2007
7. Code of Federal Regulations – Title 29, Part 1926 (OSHA), 2010

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