South Carolina (Limited) Building Contractor Exam Prep

South Carolina (Limited) Building Contractor Exam Prep- Online Exam Prep Course

There are 80 questions in this examination. You will need to answer 56 questions correctly in order to pass. You are allowed 4 hours to complete this examination. NOTE: All Limited Building Contractor candidates are required to pass the Business Management and Law for Contractors Examination and the Limited Building Contractor Examination. (Limited) Building Contractor Scope of Work For Group #1, #2, and #3 limitations to construct or remodel commercial or residential buildings. Construction is limited to 3 stories in height. Licensees under this classification may perform ancillary work, including grading, associated with the building or structure which the licensee has been engaged to construct. However, if a project includes work performed under a Mechanical Contractor sub-classification or any of these license subclassifications, the licensee must have a license in the appropriate license classification or subclassification to perform the work: Swimming Pools, Bridges, Boring and Tunneling, Water and Sewer Lines, Pipe Lines, Railroad Lines, Specialty Roofing, Marine, Water and Sewer Plants, and Asphalt Paving.

(Limited) Building Contractor Examination Content

1. Sitework (7 Items)

2. Concrete (10 Items)

3. Masonry (10 Items)

4. Metals (10 Items)

5. Carpentry (12 Items)

6. Thermal and Moisture Protection (9 Items)

7. Doors and Windows (2 Items)

8. Finishes (2 Items)

9. Safety (5 Items)

10. General Code, Plan Reading and Estimating (13 Items)

(Limited) Building Contractor Reference Books

1. International Building Code, 2012,

2. Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA),

3. Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 7th edition (2010). This edition may be used only until May 15, 2015. After that date, you must use the 8th edition (2015).

4. Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition

5. Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 edition, John L. Feirer and Mark D. Feirer, Publisher:

6. Roofing Construction and Estimating, 1995, Daniel Atcheson

7. Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2nd Edition, 1998

8. Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011; Dave Roberts,