BC OWNER BUILDER EXAM EXAMPREP 186
QUESTIONS RELIABLE ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE GRADED
A PLUS
⩥ Which best describes the design principle of rain water deflection?
Answer: Design and construction that prevents water from ever entering
⩥ What is the required light certification?
Answer: CSA Authorized
⩥ What grit of sandpaper would get smoothest result
Answer: 600
⩥ What is the maximum rise in a flight of stairs?
Answer: 3.7m
⩥ What is the minimum distance that a ladder must extend above a
parapet wall or landing?
Answer: 3ft
⩥ What heights are end dams on window /door flashings?
,Answer: 25mm/1inch
⩥ When do you request an inspection?
Answer: Once work is complete
⩥ How do you increase inspection efficiency?
Answer: Group Inspections as closely together as possible
⩥ When is an HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) required?
Answer: Almost always
⩥ Which of the following is not allowed under the HPO owner-builder
program?
Answer: New dwelling unit attached to building less than 10 years old
⩥ Who issues permits for a gas fireplace?
Answer: Technical Safety BC
⩥ Maximum electrical permit for an owner builder?
Answer: 200 amp
,⩥ What is the best practice to apply asphalt waterproofing on a
foundation?
Answer: Spray-on or roll on dry foundation with 2inch (max) below
grade
⩥ What do you need when applying a peel/stick waterproof membrane
foundation?
Answer: Apply an approved primer prior to installation
⩥ The distance from a gas vent to the roof must be?
Answer: Greater than the overhang of the roof
⩥ How high does a construction fence around a site need to be?
Answer: 6ft
⩥ When do you need to install a handrail or wear fall protection?
Answer: 10 ft. above grade
⩥ When installing the footer, it was dug down 2 inches deeper then what
the elevation should be. What needs to happen?
Answer: Install the footing form at proper elevation and fill with extra
concrete
, ⩥ When installing flashing for a roof valley how much do the asphalt
shingles need to overlap it?
Answer: 6in
⩥ What would cause a blister on a flat roof?
Answer: Moisture trapped under the roof
⩥ Water is backing up in a skylight what do you do to fix it?
Answer: Clear drainage
⩥ What needs to be done first when starting to install asphalt shingles on
a roof?
Answer: Install eve protection
⩥ What kind of fastener can you use in a wood that had been treated
with chromated copper arsenate (pressure treated)?
Answer: Lumber manufacturer approved fastener
⩥ When should there be insulation under a basement slab?
Answer: When there is heating or above frost line
⩥ How deep should the control joint be in a concrete slab?
Answer: 1/4 of the slab
QUESTIONS RELIABLE ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE GRADED
A PLUS
⩥ Which best describes the design principle of rain water deflection?
Answer: Design and construction that prevents water from ever entering
⩥ What is the required light certification?
Answer: CSA Authorized
⩥ What grit of sandpaper would get smoothest result
Answer: 600
⩥ What is the maximum rise in a flight of stairs?
Answer: 3.7m
⩥ What is the minimum distance that a ladder must extend above a
parapet wall or landing?
Answer: 3ft
⩥ What heights are end dams on window /door flashings?
,Answer: 25mm/1inch
⩥ When do you request an inspection?
Answer: Once work is complete
⩥ How do you increase inspection efficiency?
Answer: Group Inspections as closely together as possible
⩥ When is an HRV (Heat Recovery Ventilator) required?
Answer: Almost always
⩥ Which of the following is not allowed under the HPO owner-builder
program?
Answer: New dwelling unit attached to building less than 10 years old
⩥ Who issues permits for a gas fireplace?
Answer: Technical Safety BC
⩥ Maximum electrical permit for an owner builder?
Answer: 200 amp
,⩥ What is the best practice to apply asphalt waterproofing on a
foundation?
Answer: Spray-on or roll on dry foundation with 2inch (max) below
grade
⩥ What do you need when applying a peel/stick waterproof membrane
foundation?
Answer: Apply an approved primer prior to installation
⩥ The distance from a gas vent to the roof must be?
Answer: Greater than the overhang of the roof
⩥ How high does a construction fence around a site need to be?
Answer: 6ft
⩥ When do you need to install a handrail or wear fall protection?
Answer: 10 ft. above grade
⩥ When installing the footer, it was dug down 2 inches deeper then what
the elevation should be. What needs to happen?
Answer: Install the footing form at proper elevation and fill with extra
concrete
, ⩥ When installing flashing for a roof valley how much do the asphalt
shingles need to overlap it?
Answer: 6in
⩥ What would cause a blister on a flat roof?
Answer: Moisture trapped under the roof
⩥ Water is backing up in a skylight what do you do to fix it?
Answer: Clear drainage
⩥ What needs to be done first when starting to install asphalt shingles on
a roof?
Answer: Install eve protection
⩥ What kind of fastener can you use in a wood that had been treated
with chromated copper arsenate (pressure treated)?
Answer: Lumber manufacturer approved fastener
⩥ When should there be insulation under a basement slab?
Answer: When there is heating or above frost line
⩥ How deep should the control joint be in a concrete slab?
Answer: 1/4 of the slab
