BC OWNER BUILDER COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● 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
●● What kind of insulation should be installed under the slab?
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
●● 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
●● What kind of insulation should be installed under the slab?
