General Building quiz

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General Building Knowledge Quiz

Test your knowledge of general building standards and practices with our engaging quiz! Designed for building professionals and enthusiasts alike, you'll find questions that cover a range of topics related to construction compliance, regulations, and best practices.

Key Features:

Multiple choice questions
Informative answers
Improve your understanding of building codes and practices

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by BuildingExpert24

What is an acceptable solution?

Test or calculation methods for complying with the Building Code.

The only solution that will be accepted under the Building Code

Step-by-step instructions that describe specific solutions for complying with the Building Code

Is building a detached garage under 10m in height in the back yard RBW?

Yes, it is a structure and it needs external moisture management systems

No. Building a garage that is not attached to the existing house is not building work to the primary structure or external moisture management systems of a residential house or small to medium-sized apartment building

If you’re unsure about whether work is RBW who should you call for information?

The ghostbusters

Your best mate

The local council. Alternatively, you can check the LBP website or call MBIE’s Building Advice contact centre line on 0800 242 243

Your building material supplier’s sales representative

How do you determine the wind zone of a property?

Using the procedure laid out in NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings

You need to measure the wind levels on site

Using the procedure laid out in NZS 3601:2009 Windy Buildings

By checking the weather forecast

Ian McCormick achieved one of his personal lockdown goals which was;

Painting the exterior of his house

Chop down his entire dead shelter belt - 300 metres or so of it

Bungy jumping

Chop down his 100 year old oak tree

What is Building CodeHub?

A place to chat to your friends about the Building Code

MBIE’s Building Systems Performance main website

A place to find all the relevant resources related to building and construction compliance

A website to find all the FBI's secret agents codes

What is the simplest way to check that timber joinery is manufactured to NZS 4211:2008?

Measure window profile sizes and check the designer's plans

Locate the identification tag on the door or window frame

Contact the manufacturer

You have to have a written contract for all building work

True, you are obliged to have a written contract no matter the value of the work

False, while it’s not a bad idea, you are only obliged to have a written contract if the value of the work is more than $30,000 including GST

Who recently made this analogy; Surfing is something that most of us can relate to. You have been floating around, frustratingly inactive for some time; beginning to get cold and thinking of ‘packing it in’; and then you see it, at first a hint of darker water a mere shadow, the possibility of something that you can ride all the way in. It advances towards you, gaining in height. You start to thrash your arms and feet to accelerate ahead of the wave and you’re on it, you’re back on your feet. A moment of inattention, you’ll be ‘folded’ into the wave and potentially lose your board.

Peter Laurenson

Jacinda Ardern

Ian McCormick

Simon Bridges

Who is responsible for obtaining a building consent?

Any licensed building practitioner working on a new build

It’s the local council’s job to make sure you get one

The home owner needs to obtain one before starting building work

The builder

Restricted building work is residential design, construction or alteration work that involves;

Primary structure

Weathertightness

Certain fire safety design

Any of the above

Which of the following is NOT exempt building work;

Replacing a 20-year old profile metal roof cladding where that cladding has achieved its durability requirement

Replacing exterior wall cladding that has failed within 15 years of the cladding being installed

Repairing and repainting damaged solid plaster exterior wall cladding, where the damage was not due to a durability failure

Replacing old rotten wooden piles under a house with new treated timber piles in the same positions

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