Licensing Exams by Trade Name

Virginia Framing Subcontractor (FRM)

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Commonwealth of Virginia
DPOR Board of Contractors

9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400
Richmond, VA  23233
(804) 367-8511
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Scope of Work

Service which, while serving in the role of a subcontractor to a licensed prime contractor, provides for the construction, removal, repair, or improvement to any framing or rough carpentry necessary for the construction of framed structures, including the installation and repair of individual components of framing systems.  The RBC and CBC classifications also provide for this function.

Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
CFR Title 29, Part 1926 Selections (OSHA), 2013, PSI
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2.
International Building Code, 2021, ICC
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3.
International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2021, ICC
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4.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John & Mark Feirer, McGraw-Hill
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Available Study Materials
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PSI OSHA Selections, 2013
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