Online anytime - Louisiana Building Construction (Commercial) Contractor Exam Prep Online Anytime

Why Should You Take This Louisiana Building Construction (Commercial) Contractor Exam Prep Online Anytime Course?

This course covers all topics on the Commercial Building Contractor licensing exam. The Building Construction (Commercial) license covers many classifications, including residential.  If you have more than two homes (residences) under contract at one time, you are required to have a commercial license.

Topics To Be Covered Include:

• Concrete (21 questions)
• Associated Trades (18 questions)
• Excavation and Sitework (16 questions)
• Rough Carpentry (13 questions)
• Structural Steel (9 questions)
• Roofing (8 questions)
• Finish Carpentry (8 questions)
• Masonry (7 questions)

There are two steps in getting licensed as residential or commercial building contractor in the State of Louisiana:

1. Submit an application to the State Licensing Board for Contractors along with the supporting documents. You can obtain an application at the State web site:  http://www.lslbc.louisiana.gov
2. Upon receipt of the application, the State Licensing Board for Contractors will send you an examination scheduling notice with the date of your exam.  You will be required to pass a Business and Law exam and the Trade exam for the license you are seeking.

Any construction project of $50,000 or more ($1 or more for hazardous) must be performed by a licensed contractor, even the home owners themselves. There are no provisions in the law to prevent an owner from applying for and being issued a contractor’s license.

If you get a Commercial Building Contractor License, you are licensed for all of the subclassifications listed below:

• Acoustical Treatments
• Air Conditioning Work, Ventilation, Refrigeration and Ductwork
• Driveways, Parking Areas, Etc. Asphalt and/or Concrete Exclusive of Highway and Street Work
• Drywall
• Electrical Construction for Structures
• Fencing
• Fire Sprinkler Work
• Foundations for Buildings Equipment or Machinery
• Incinerator Construction
• Installation of Equipment, Machinery and Engines
• Installation of Pneumatic Tubes and Conveyers
• Insulation for Cold Storage and Buildings
• Insulation for Pipes and Boilers
• Landscaping, Grading and Beautification
• Lathing, Plastering and Stuccoing
• Masonry, Brick, Stone
• Ornamental Iron and Structural Steel Erection Metal Buildings
• Painting and Interior Decorating, Carpeting
• Pile Driving
• Plumbing
• Residential Construction
• Rigging, House Moving, Wrecking and Dismantling
• Roof Decks
• Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding
• Sheet Metal Duct Work
• Steam and Hot Water Heating in Buildings or Plants
• Stone, Granite, Slate, Resilient Floor Installations
• Swimming Pools
• Tile, Terrazzo and Marble
• Water Cooling Towers and Accessories