
Alabama Home Builder (HBLB) Skill Exam Prep Course
Prepare for the Alabama Home Builder Skill Exam with our online exam prep course!
This exam prep course includes access to our online self-paced course with discussions of best practices for taking the exam, book highlighting instruction videos, practice quizzes, learning modules, and an exam simulator mirroring the features of the real exam.
You can learn everything you need to know about becoming a home builder in our in-depth blog!
Course Details
Description
Prepare for the Alabama Home Builder Skill Exam with our online exam prep course!
This exam prep course includes access to our online self-paced course with discussions of best practices for taking the exam, book highlighting instruction videos, practice quizzes, learning modules, and an exam simulator mirroring the features of the real exam.
You can learn everything you need to know about becoming a home builder in our in-depth blog!
Exam Overview
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.
Books Included
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 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.
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.