Georgia PSI RESIDENTIAL – LIGHT COMMERCIAL EXAM

GEORGIA PSI RESIDENTIAL – LIGHT COMMERCIAL EXAM PREP 

For licensure in Georgia as a Residential – Light Commercial Contractor (Individual or Qualifying Agent), all candidates must pass the Residential – Light Commercial Contractor Exam and Business & Law Exam.

Exam Outline

• Number of Questions: 90
• Minimum Passing Score: 70%
• Time Allowed: 230 min.

Content Outline

Subject Area, Number of Items:

Sitework, Footings and Foundation, 8 
Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement, 8 
Metals, 5 
Masonry. 6 
Carpentry, 16 
Roofing, 10 

The following reference material is allowed in the examination center: 

1. International Building Code, 2018
2. International Residential Code, 2018
3. Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA),
4. Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 or 2016 
5. BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2018
6. The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition, 
7. Georgia Accessibility Code, latest edition. 
8. Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 7th edition, 2010
9. Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011, 
10. Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th Edition, 2014, 
11. Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition, 2008,
12. SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2006,
13. International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 Edition, with Georgia Supplements and Amendment 2011, 

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