Contractor exam videos
10 short animated episodes for the NASCLA, Florida and California contractor exams, about two minutes each: lien and contract deadlines, OSHA and IBC numbers, the business math, and the questions candidates miss most, answer by answer. 5 of them are free to watch without an account, and every episode has its full transcript.
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Exam day
How the exams are timed, and how to work an open book.
Deadlines
Lien and contract deadlines, counted on a timeline.
1:45Episode 2
Florida Lien Deadlines
Florida's construction lien law on one job: the 45-day Notice to Owner, the 90-day claim of lien, service in 15 days, one year to enforce, and the contractor's final payment affidavit.
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2:03Episode 3
California Home Improvement Contracts
The down payment cap, progress payments, the three- and five-day right to cancel, and the $1,000 minor work limit.
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Code numbers
The heights, widths and clearances the exam asks for.
1:52Episode 4
Fall Protection, by the Numbers
OSHA's construction fall protection numbers: 6 feet at an edge, the 42-inch guardrail, 10 feet on a scaffold, and ladder and stair access.
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1:41Episode 5
Stairs and Guards, Measured
IBC stair numbers: 7-inch risers, 11-inch treads, 44-inch width, 80-inch headroom, 34–38-inch handrails and 42-inch guards.
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Business math
Markup, margin and the accounting math, worked line by line.
1:50Episode 6
Markup vs Margin
Same profit, two percentages: markup divides by cost, margin by price. How to price a bid for a target margin, and how to convert between the two.
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2:09Episode 7
Depreciation and Percent Complete
Straight-line depreciation and book value, then percentage-of-completion revenue, on two Florida questions most people miss.
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Most missed
The questions people get wrong most, answer by answer.
2:09Episode 8
The Slab Most People Get Wrong
32 of 37 people missed this NASCLA concrete question. An elevated slab inside the building needs only 3/4 inch of cover.
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2:07Episode 9
One Percent, Not Ten
15 of 17 people missed this cash discount question. Terms of 1/10, net 30 mean 1 percent off if paid within 10 days.
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2:03Episode 10
The Quick Ratio
16 of 24 people missed this ratio question, most by counting inventory. The quick ratio leaves it out.
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Independent study material. EstatePass is not affiliated with NASCLA, PSI, Pearson VUE, the Florida CILB or the CSLB, and nothing here is legal advice. Episodes and questions are our own, written from the codes and statutes they cite; any jobs and companies in them are fictional.