VBA EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2
1. The criteria specified in AS 1684.4 are specifically for conventional timber-framed
buildings and applies to - - Answer -Buildings up to 2 storeys
2. In timber flooring, colour variations due to natural causes such as sunlight are - -
Answer -Not defective
3. Stumps or piles are defective if they deviate from vertical by more than - - Answer -
20mm for stumps or piles greater than 2m high
4. After commencing works must the builder give the owners site access? - Answer -
Yes, The builder must allow reasonable access to the site to view any part of the
building works
5. Must a major domestic building contract be in writing? - Answer -Yes, All major
building contracts must be in writing
6. Public liability - - Answer -Protects against claims for personal injury and property
damage suffered by third parties
7. A business projects sales of $2,000,000, cost of sales of $1,550,000 and overheads
of $150,000. The business is forecasting a net profit margin of - - Answer -15%
8. An external wall of a Class 1 building, and any openings in that wall, must comply
with Part 3.7.1.5 of Volume 2 of the BCA, if that wall is less than - - Answer -900 mm
from an allotment boundary other than a boundary adjoining a road alignment or public
space; or 1.8 metres from another building on the same allotment other than an
appurtenant Class 10 building or a detached part of the same Class 1 building
9. Domestic building works are works in the Classes of - - Answer -Classes 1, 2, 4 & 10
10. A loadbearing wall is defined as a wall that - - Answer -Supports roof loads or floor
loads or roof and floor loads
11. For slab on ground, stiffened raft or waffle raft, with masonry cavity or veneer
construction, the rebate depth shall not be less than - - Answer -20mm
12. For pad and strip footings - - Answer -The grade of concrete shall be N20, with
slump of 100 mm, with 20 mm maximum nominal aggregate size
1. The criteria specified in AS 1684.4 are specifically for conventional timber-framed
buildings and applies to - - Answer -Buildings up to 2 storeys
2. In timber flooring, colour variations due to natural causes such as sunlight are - -
Answer -Not defective
3. Stumps or piles are defective if they deviate from vertical by more than - - Answer -
20mm for stumps or piles greater than 2m high
4. After commencing works must the builder give the owners site access? - Answer -
Yes, The builder must allow reasonable access to the site to view any part of the
building works
5. Must a major domestic building contract be in writing? - Answer -Yes, All major
building contracts must be in writing
6. Public liability - - Answer -Protects against claims for personal injury and property
damage suffered by third parties
7. A business projects sales of $2,000,000, cost of sales of $1,550,000 and overheads
of $150,000. The business is forecasting a net profit margin of - - Answer -15%
8. An external wall of a Class 1 building, and any openings in that wall, must comply
with Part 3.7.1.5 of Volume 2 of the BCA, if that wall is less than - - Answer -900 mm
from an allotment boundary other than a boundary adjoining a road alignment or public
space; or 1.8 metres from another building on the same allotment other than an
appurtenant Class 10 building or a detached part of the same Class 1 building
9. Domestic building works are works in the Classes of - - Answer -Classes 1, 2, 4 & 10
10. A loadbearing wall is defined as a wall that - - Answer -Supports roof loads or floor
loads or roof and floor loads
11. For slab on ground, stiffened raft or waffle raft, with masonry cavity or veneer
construction, the rebate depth shall not be less than - - Answer -20mm
12. For pad and strip footings - - Answer -The grade of concrete shall be N20, with
slump of 100 mm, with 20 mm maximum nominal aggregate size
