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Virginia Finish Carpentry Contractor

Virginia Finish Carpentry Contracting (FIN) means the service that provides for the installation, repair, and finishing of cabinets, sash casing, door casing, wooden flooring, baseboards, countertops, and other millwork.  Finish carpentry does not include the installation of ceramic tile, marble, and artificial or cultured stone.  The RBC and CBC classifications and the HIC and CIC specialties also provide for this function.

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What Is Included in Your Seminar

  • Required-book list and tabbing guidance
  • American Contractors Exam Services study guide and workbook
  • Book navigation workshop
  • Practice questions and timing strategy
  • Instructor support during class
  • Post-registration support from American Contractors Exam Services

Required Books

The references below were used to create the exam questions and may be taken into the exam. The exam may also contain questions based on trade knowledge, or general industry practices. You may use any edition of the references and Code books as they become available, however for Code questions, the exam will be based only on the edition specified.

Two (2) of the listed references are out of print from the publisher but available through Amazon:

Finish Carpenter's Manual, 1993

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction, 2001


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