Nevada Roofing Contractor (C-15A) Highlighted & Tabbed Book Package

Prepare for the Nevada Roofing Contractor (C-15A) examination with a highlighted and tabbed book package designed to support organized roofing exam preparation and faster reference navigation. This package includes the International Building Code, 2018, together with technical study references covering steep-slope roofing, metal and spray polyurethane foam roof systems, membrane roofing, construction safety, roofing estimating, photovoltaic-related roof systems, and carpentry fundamentals.

The Nevada C-15A Roofing examination is an open-book test. The International Building Code, 2018 is the exam-room-approved reference included in this package. The other roofing, safety, estimating, photovoltaic, and carpentry references are included for study but are not allowed into the trade examination room.

All books in this package are highlighted and tabbed. This format is designed to help candidates organize important material, return to key sections more efficiently, and build familiarity with the references throughout preparation. Highlighting and tabs are particularly useful when candidates are working through building-code requirements, roofing system details, safety topics, estimating concepts, and technical trade information across multiple books.

The Nevada C-15A trade examination contains 50 questions, allows 2 hours for completion, and requires 38 correct answers to pass. The examination covers Safety, Roofing Substrates, Steep Roofing, Roofing Repairs, Elastomeric Roofing, Built-up Bituminous Roofing, Sheet Metal and Flashing, and Photovoltaic Systems.

Nevada's C-15A Roofing classification covers the installation, application, alteration, and repair of watertight and weatherproof roofing materials. Roofing materials can include asphalt, pitch, tar, felt, flax, shakes, shingles, aluminum, tile, slate, urethane, and photovoltaic roof tiles intended to serve in place of other roofing materials.

This package supports both exam-room code preparation and technical study. Candidates can use the highlighted and tabbed International Building Code to practice open-book navigation while using the supplemental references to strengthen their roofing knowledge before test day.

Please allow up to 15 business days for tabbed and highlighted book package orders.

What You Get

• International Building Code, 2018 — highlighted and tabbed exam-room-approved reference supporting roofing-related building-code requirements.
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep Slope Roof Systems, 2025 — highlighted and tabbed study reference supporting steep-slope roofing materials, components, and installation practices.
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems, 2024 — highlighted and tabbed study reference covering metal panel and spray polyurethane foam roofing systems.
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roofing Systems, 2019 — highlighted and tabbed study reference supporting membrane and low-slope roofing preparation.
• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA) — highlighted and tabbed study reference supporting roofing and construction safety topics.
• Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995 — highlighted and tabbed study reference supporting roofing methods, measurements, material quantities, and estimating.
• Guidelines for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installations, 2009 — highlighted and tabbed study reference supporting roofing considerations associated with photovoltaic systems.
• Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 (Student Edition) — highlighted and tabbed study reference supporting roof framing, sheathing, substrates, and general building construction concepts.

Exam Details

The Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor examination contains 50 questions. Candidates are allowed 2 hours to complete the examination and must answer 38 questions correctly to pass.

The examination content is divided into the following subject areas:

• Safety: 5 questions
• Roofing Substrates: 7 questions
• Steep Roofing: 17 questions
• Roofing Repairs: 4 questions
• Elastomeric Roofing: 6 questions
• Built-up Bituminous Roofing: 7 questions
• Sheet Metal and Flashing: 2 questions
• Photovoltaic Systems: 2 questions

Steep Roofing is the largest exam category with 17 questions. Candidates should devote substantial study time to roof coverings, underlayments, fastening, deck conditions, flashing, valleys, drainage, roof edges, slopes, materials, and installation practices.

Roofing Substrates and Built-up Bituminous Roofing each account for 7 questions. Candidates should understand roof decks, sheathing, structural support, surface preparation, low-slope roof systems, bituminous materials, surfacing, flashing, and repair concepts.

Elastomeric Roofing accounts for 6 questions. This area can include membrane materials, seams, attachment, flashing, penetrations, drainage, roof edges, and repair considerations.

Safety accounts for 5 questions, while Roofing Repairs accounts for 4. Sheet Metal and Flashing and Photovoltaic Systems each account for 2 questions. The exam therefore requires broad roofing knowledge rather than preparation in only one type of roof system.

Open Book Test

The Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor examination is an open-book test.

The following highlighted and tabbed reference included in this package is allowed into the examination:

• International Building Code, 2018

The following highlighted and tabbed books are included for study but are not allowed into the trade examination room:

• NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep Slope Roof Systems, 2025
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems, 2024
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roofing Systems, 2019
• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA)
• Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995
• Guidelines for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installations, 2009
• Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 (Student Edition)

Because the International Building Code is the exam-room reference in this package, candidates should use it regularly during preparation. The highlighted and tabbed format can support faster navigation to major subjects, but candidates should still learn how the book is organized.

With 50 questions in two hours, candidates have a little more than two minutes per question on average. Efficient open-book testing requires recognizing the roofing subject first, then using the code to confirm a specific requirement rather than searching the entire book for every answer.

Timed navigation drills can help candidates become more efficient. Choose a topic such as roof coverings, fire classification, rooftop conditions, materials, structural provisions, or related construction requirements and practice locating the applicable section quickly.

Licensing Steps

1. Confirm the C-15A classification. Make sure Roofing matches the type of work the business intends to perform.
2. Identify the qualifying individual. The contractor application must identify the person responsible for satisfying the applicable trade qualification requirements.
3. Prepare qualifying experience information. Organize the work-history documentation required for the C-15A classification.
4. Submit the Nevada contractor license application. Complete the applicable application and supporting documentation.
5. Receive examination eligibility. After the application and qualification information are reviewed, the qualifying individual can proceed with the required examinations.
6. Prepare for the C-15A trade examination. Study steep roofing, substrates, membrane systems, repairs, flashing, safety, photovoltaic roofing concepts, and applicable building-code requirements.
7. Practice IBC navigation. Use the highlighted and tabbed International Building Code, 2018 throughout preparation.
8. Prepare for Nevada Business and Law. Contractor applicants must satisfy the applicable Nevada business and law requirement unless an authorized waiver applies.
9. Complete the required examinations. Take the applicable trade and business examinations.
10. Complete remaining licensing requirements. Finish the other applicable requirements associated with contractor license issuance.

State Requirements

Nevada identifies C-15A Roofing as a subclassification within Classification C-15 Roofing and Siding.

The C-15A classification authorizes the installation, application, alteration, and repair of watertight and weatherproof material used on roofs.

Roofing materials within the classification can include asphalt, pitch, tar, felt, flax, shakes, shingles, aluminum, tile, slate, urethane, and photovoltaic roof tiles intended to serve in place of other roofing materials.

The classification does not authorize the installation of siding or devices used for the internal control of the effects of weather. It also does not authorize installation of conduits, inverters, batteries, or electrical connections associated with photovoltaic systems.

This distinction is important when preparing for the photovoltaic portion of the exam. Roofing contractors may work with photovoltaic roof products within the roofing scope, while electrical installation work remains outside the C-15A classification.

The C-15A trade examination is one part of Nevada contractor licensing. Applicants must also satisfy applicable qualification, application, business and law, financial, and other licensing requirements before a contractor license is issued.

Reference Books

• International Building Code, 2018
  This highlighted and tabbed exam-room-approved reference supports preparation involving roofing assemblies, roof coverings, materials, structural conditions, fire classification, rooftop requirements, definitions, tables, and other building-code provisions relevant to roofing work.
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep Slope Roof Systems, 2025
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports steep-slope roof preparation involving roof coverings, materials, components, flashing, application practices, and system performance.
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Metal Panel and SPF Roof Systems, 2024
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports preparation involving metal panel roofing and spray polyurethane foam roofing systems, including components, installation concepts, and roofing practices.
• NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roofing Systems, 2019
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports membrane and low-slope roofing preparation, including materials, system components, installation considerations, maintenance, and repair concepts.
• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA)
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports preparation involving construction safety, fall hazards, ladders, scaffolds, personal protective equipment, tools, material handling, and roofing jobsite safety.
• Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports roofing construction methods, measurements, quantities, materials, estimating, roof geometry, and practical trade knowledge.
• Guidelines for Roof-Mounted Photovoltaic System Installations, 2009
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports preparation involving the relationship between roof systems and roof-mounted photovoltaic installations.
• Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 (Student Edition)
  This highlighted and tabbed study-only reference supports preparation involving roof framing, structural components, sheathing, substrates, carpentry terminology, and general building construction principles relevant to roofing.

Exam Room Approved Books

• International Building Code, 2018
  This highlighted and tabbed reference is the exam-room-approved book included with the Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor Highlighted & Tabbed Book Package. Candidates should use it regularly during preparation to improve familiarity with roofing-related chapters, definitions, tables, requirements, and exceptions.

Test Information and Study Materials

A strong Nevada C-15A study plan should begin with Steep Roofing, the largest examination category. Candidates should understand common steep-slope roof coverings, underlayments, fastening, roof decks, flashing, valleys, drainage, slopes, transitions, and repair conditions.

Roofing Substrates should include deck and sheathing conditions, structural support, surface preparation, attachment, deterioration, moisture, and compatibility between the substrate and the roofing system installed above it.

Built-up Bituminous Roofing should include low-slope roofing components, bituminous materials, surfacing, membranes, flashing, application concepts, and repair practices.

Elastomeric Roofing should include membrane materials, seams, flashing, penetrations, attachment methods, roof edges, drainage, and repair considerations.

Roofing Repairs should be studied as a diagnostic subject. Candidates should understand common leak sources, failed flashing, damaged membranes, deteriorated coverings, substrate problems, and other conditions that affect roof performance.

Sheet Metal and Flashing represents a smaller exam category but remains essential to watertight roofing. Review valleys, penetrations, transitions, roof-to-wall intersections, edges, curbs, and other locations where water must be directed away from vulnerable areas.

Photovoltaic Systems should be reviewed in the context of roofing work. Candidates should understand roofing considerations associated with photovoltaic components and the limits of the C-15A classification when electrical work is involved.

Safety deserves serious attention because roofing work frequently occurs at elevation. Review fall protection, access, ladders, scaffolds, personal protective equipment, material handling, tools, and common construction hazards.

The International Building Code, 2018 should be used throughout preparation. The highlighted and tabbed format can help candidates return to important roofing sections efficiently while still learning the overall organization of the code.

Use the table of contents and index for navigation drills. Select a roofing topic, locate the applicable section, and read enough surrounding material to understand the entire requirement.

Candidates should pay attention to definitions, exceptions, tables, and cross-references. A code question can depend on more than one section, so stopping at the first familiar phrase may lead to an incorrect interpretation.

The NRCA manuals should be used to strengthen technical knowledge of steep-slope, membrane, metal panel, and SPF roofing systems. Compare the characteristics of each system so material and installation differences become easier to recognize.

Roofing Construction and Estimating can support preparation involving roof geometry, quantities, measurements, material estimating, and construction methods. Candidates should be comfortable working through practical estimating concepts without relying entirely on the book.

The carpentry reference can strengthen knowledge of the structure beneath the roof covering, including framing, sheathing, substrates, and general building construction relationships.

Because the study-only books are not allowed into the trade examination room, candidates should gradually shift from book-supported review to recall. Read and study a subject, then close the reference and answer practice questions without looking up every answer.

For the International Building Code, use timed lookup practice instead. The goal is to become faster at locating the specific provision needed during an open-book exam.

Practice questions should initially be organized by subject. Work separately on steep roofing, substrates, built-up roofing, elastomeric roofing, repairs, safety, flashing, and photovoltaic concepts.

Once the individual subjects are familiar, move into mixed practice. The actual exam can move rapidly from one roofing system to another, so candidates should become comfortable changing topics without losing pace.

Time management should be part of every practice session. With 50 questions in two hours, spending too long on one difficult lookup can reduce the time available for easier questions.

A balanced approach is to answer familiar roofing questions efficiently, use the IBC for targeted confirmation, mark difficult questions, and return to them after completing the easier items.

Please allow up to 15 business days for tabbed and highlighted book package orders.

How 1 Exam Prep Helps You Reach Your Goal

1 Exam Prep supports Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor candidates through organized study guidance, trade-focused review, practice-oriented preparation, reference navigation, and confidence-building study structure.

This Highlighted & Tabbed Book Package brings together the International Building Code and technical roofing references in a more organized format. Candidates can work through steep-slope roofing, membrane systems, metal and SPF roofing, substrates, safety, estimating, photovoltaic roofing concepts, and carpentry fundamentals with prepared reference books.

The highlighted and tabbed International Building Code, 2018 supports open-book navigation practice. Repeated use can help candidates become more familiar with the index, definitions, chapter structure, tables, roofing provisions, and related requirements.

The supplemental study references provide technical depth in areas that must be learned before test day because those books are not allowed into the trade examination.

Practice-oriented preparation can help identify whether a missed question comes from weak steep-slope knowledge, membrane-system confusion, estimating difficulty, slow code navigation, safety gaps, or misunderstanding of substrates and flashing.

The goal is to help candidates approach the Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor examination with stronger roofing knowledge, more efficient code navigation, better understanding of multiple roof systems, and a structured preparation routine without guaranteeing a passing score or licensing approval.

How many questions are on the Nevada C-15A exam?

The Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor examination contains 50 questions.

How much time is allowed for the C-15A exam?

Candidates are allowed 2 hours to complete the examination.

How many correct answers are required to pass?

Candidates must answer 38 questions correctly to pass the Nevada C-15A Roofing examination.

Is the Nevada C-15A Roofing exam open book?

Yes. The Nevada C-15A Roofing Contractor examination is an open-book test.

Which book is allowed into the Nevada C-15A exam?

The International Building Code, 2018 is the exam-room-approved reference included in this package.

Are all books in this package highlighted and tabbed?

Yes. The books included in this package are highlighted and tabbed to support organized study and reference navigation.

Are the NRCA Roofing Manuals allowed into the exam?

No. The NRCA Roofing Manual references included in this package are study-only materials and are not allowed into the C-15A trade examination.

Is OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926 allowed into the exam?

No. OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926 is included as a highlighted and tabbed safety study reference but is not allowed into the trade examination.

What is the largest section of the C-15A exam?

Steep Roofing is the largest category with 17 questions.

Does the exam include built-up roofing?

Yes. Built-up Bituminous Roofing accounts for 7 questions.

Does the exam include elastomeric roofing?

Yes. Elastomeric Roofing accounts for 6 questions.

Does the exam include photovoltaic systems?

Yes. Photovoltaic Systems accounts for 2 questions.

Why use highlighted and tabbed roofing books?

Highlighting and tabs can help candidates organize important material and return to major subjects more efficiently during preparation.

Should I still practice IBC navigation?

Yes. Tabs and highlighting support navigation, but candidates should still practice locating roofing provisions, definitions, tables, exceptions, and related code sections under timed conditions.

How long should I allow for this book package order?

Please allow up to 15 business days for tabbed and highlighted book package orders.

Does this package guarantee that I will pass the Nevada C-15A exam?

No. This package provides highlighted and tabbed code and technical references designed to support organized preparation. Examination results depend on each candidate's experience, roofing knowledge, study, reference-navigation skills, and performance on test day.