NV Landscape Contractor study guide
NV Landscape Contractor · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Nevada Contractor License Examination (Landscaping) is the written examination element of contractor licensing in Nevada. The Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB) states that it "determines the qualifications of applicants before licensing, including written examinations, background investigations, and financial responsibility assessments." The exam therefore sits alongside a background investigation and a financial responsibility assessment, not in place of them. The NV Landscape Contractor study guide has 4 sections and about 1,579 words.
01Nevada Contractor Licensing Law and Board Regulations (NRS 624)
This domain tests whether you can run a landscape business inside the Nevada State Contractors Board's rules: who must hold a license, how the license's monetary limit works, what conduct gets a license suspended, and what the Board can do about it. A license is required for construction, alteration, repair, or improvement work priced above $1,000 in combined labor and materials (NRS 624.700); exemptions are narrow, such as an owner working on their own single-family residence.
404 words, about 2 min02Landscape Contracting Trade Knowledge and Construction Practices
This domain tests whether you can build a landscape that survives a Nevada summer: soil and drainage, irrigation design, plant selection and installation, hardscape, and water rules. Nevada soils are often alkaline, high in salts, low in organic matter, and layered with caliche.
390 words, about 2 min03Business Management, Contracts, and Financial Responsibility
This domain tests the paperwork and money side: contracts that hold up, change orders, lien rights, job costing, insurance, and cash flow. Put scope, plans and specifications, price, payment schedule, schedule, warranty, and dispute process in writing; include the license number.
370 words, about 2 min04Safety and Jobsite Practices
This domain tests whether you can keep a landscape crew alive and citation-free: excavation, utilities, power lines, heat, equipment, chemicals, and traffic. Call 811 at least two working days before digging and respect the tolerance zone around marked lines.
415 words, about 2 min