Residential Contractor
Apply for the License
WV Contractor's Licensing Board
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
State Capitol Complex
Building 3, Room 200
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-7890
Exam Provider
PSI Services LLC
3210 E. Tropicana Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: (855) 539-0708
Exam Type
OPEN BOOK
Exam Content
| Content Areas | # of
Questions |
|---|
| Plan Reading | 9 |
| Sitework & Foundations | 6 |
| Concrete | 9 |
| Masonry | 9 |
| Carpentry | 15 |
Associated Trades
(including interior & exterior finishes, roofing, windows & doors) | 6 |
| Safety – OSHA | 6 |
Total number of test questions:
80
Time allowed (minutes):
180
West Virginia also requires that you take and pass a written Business & Law exam for this license.
Books Allowed in the Exam
1.
International Residential Code, 2015 or 2018, ICC
2.
Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 4th Edition, 2018, ACI/ASCC
3.
Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John & Mark Feirer, McGraw-Hill (Amazon version number in description is wrong)
4.
Modern Masonry: Brick, Block, Stone, 8th Edition, 2015, Clois Kicklighter
5.
NASCLA Contractor's Guide (OSHA Safety Chapter), West Virginia, 1st Edition, PSI
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