Exam Prep Course
Alabama Home Builder (HBLB) Skill Exam Prep Course
Home Builder Skill Exam | Required for All Alabama Home Builder Unlimited License Applicants
features:
- Course Duration: Complete at Your Own Pace
- Course Type: Online Pre-Recorded
- Books Required: 2
Alabama Home Builder Skill Exam Prep Course
An Alabama Home Builder Skill exam covers the technical trade elements of homebuilding.
An Alabama Home Builder is one who constructs or offers to construct a residential building less than four stories in height, containing no more than four separate residences, and costing in excess of $10,000. All Residential construction in Alabama is regulated by the Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board (HBLB). If you're looking for a commercial contractor license, you will instead apply to the Alabama General Contractors Board.
Exam Prep Class:
This class will prepare you to take the Alabama Home Builder Skill exam at Prov. We cover all the pertinent material within the reference manuals you are allowed to bring into the exam. The pre-recorded content included with all class purchases also includes practice exam questions and answers to prepare you to take the timed exam.
Class Days and Times:
This is an online pre-recorded course available to you 24/7 that you can complete at your own time and pace. Online course content is delivered digitally immediately upon purchase. Courses are available for 180 days after purchase.
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Online Content is available for 180 days after purchase. To extend content access an additional 180 days, a $50 course extension fee is required. If you have any questions, please contact our support team.
Additional Materials
The exam at Prov is open-book. You may bring the approved reference manuals listed here into the exam, and reference manuals may be tabbed and highlighted. Tabs must be permanent adhesive tabs - removable tabs such as post-its are not allowed in the examination center.
Books
You may bring the books listed here into the exam with you. Exam references may be highlighted, underlined, and tabbed with permanent adhesive tabs. You may not write in the book or use tabs such as post-its that may be removed. You can purchase our permanent, pre-printed tabs for the Alabama Home Builder Skill Exam book bundle here.
- International Residential Code, 2015
- Residential Home Builder Study Guide
We offer these books in a bundle, available here.
Don't want to tab and highlight your books? We'll do it for you! Check out our tabbed and highlighted book bundle here.
Additional Requirements
All Alabama Contractor Applicants are still required to meet other state licensing regulations in order to obtain a license.
This includes taking a Home Builder Business and Law Exam if you are applying to become a licensed Home Builder, as well as submitting the appropriate license application. All applicants must also take a technical exam specific to the type of work they perform. We offer exam prep services for the Alabama Home Builder Business and Law Exam, as well as License Application Fulfillment Services.
You can find more information about the Alabama Home Builder Business and Law Exam here.
Exams are administered by Prov and can be scheduled by registering at https://provexam.com/scheduler.
What is on the Exam?
| # of Questions | Minimum Passing Score | Time Allowed |
| 80 | 53 correct questions (66%) | 240 minutes |
| Subject Area | # of questions |
|---|---|
| Plan Reading | 10 |
| Sitework & Foundations | 10 |
| Concrete and Reinforcement | 7 |
| Masonry | 6 |
| Carpentry | 20 |
| Roofing | 7 |
| Interior Finish | 4 |
| Exterior Finish | 5 |
| Associated Trades | 6 |
| OSHA | 5 |
You can also refer to the Prov Candidate Information Bulletin here for more information on testing policies.
