BUILDING ENCLOSURES QUIZ 200 HR

A window is installed above a tub in a bathroom. The inspector inspects the window to verify it is identified as tempered glass as required by hazardous locations in the code. There this no acid etching to indicate the window is tempered. He /she measures from the top of the tub to the bottom sash of the window and the measurement is 63 inches. Is this a deficiency?

no its not in a hazardous location

A ridge board must be _____ the rafters.

the same size as the END CUT

A drip edge shall be provided at eaves and gables of shingle roofs.

true

Access doors from conditioned spaces to unconditioned spaces (e.g., attics and crawl spaces) shall be weatherstripped and insulated to a level equivalent to the insulation on the surrounding surfaces.

true

As an alternative to insulating floors over crawl spaces, crawl space walls shall be permitted to be insulated when the crawl space is not vented to the outside.

true

Base flashing against a vertical sidewall shall be continuous

true

Base flashing shall be of either corrosion-resistant metal of minimum nominal 0.019- inch (0.5 mm) thickness or mineral surface roll roofing weighing a minimum of 77 pounds per 100 square feet

true

Dramatic slope is likely less important if the ground surface is: Asphalt.

true

Lighting equipment powered through a transformer such as a cable conductor, a rail conductor and track lighting is considered LOW-VOLTAGE LIGHTING.

true

Which of the following is considered a HIGH-EFFICACY LAMPS.

(a) 60 lumens per watt for lamps over 40 watts; ENERGY EFFICIENCY 2012 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE® 465 (b) 50 lumens per watt for lamps over 15 watts to 40 watts (c) 40 lumens per watt for lamps 15 watts or less.

Where a vapor retarder was properly installed in a crawlspace area over the ground, the ventilation in the crawlspace can be reduced to ______.

1/1500 with cross circulation

Paper lap over framing for exterior walls requires minimum ____ inches horizontal and _____ inches vertical.

2 inches, 6 inches

Unless located a minimum of 60 inches above the floor or walking surface, glazing within a ______ arc of a door shall be considered to be installed in a hazardous location.

24 inches

For an emergency escape and rescue opening, the minimum clear height shall be ______, and the minimum clear width shall be ________.

24 inches, 20 inches

Insulation materials, including facings, such as vapor retarders or vapor permeable membranes installed within floor-ceiling assemblies, roof-ceiling assemblies, wall assemblies, crawl spaces and attics shall have a flame-spread index not to exceed _______ with an accompanying smoke-developed index not to exceed _______ when tested in accordance with ASTM E84.

25/450

Glazing in a door shall be safety glazing where the opening allows the passage of a minimum _______ sphere.

3 inch

wGlazing adjacent to a door to a storage closet is not required to be safety glazing provided the closet is a maximum of ______ in depth.

36 inches

Escape and rescue openings shall have a maximum sill height of ____ above the floor.

44 inches

Escape and rescue openings, when considered as grade floor openings, shall have a minimum net clear opening of _______.

5 square feet

The floor area beneath a furred ceiling can be considered to be contributing to the minimum required habitable area for the room where it has a minimum height of ______ above the floor.

7 feet

What are two examples of how you might differentiate between a roof leak and a condensation problem in an attic.

Condensation tends to be more uniform and wide spread than leakage. Condensation is uniform laterally across the roof. Leaks tend to run down sloped roof surfaces following gravity.

The inverse of the time rate of heat flow through a body from one of its bounding surfaces to the other surface for a unit temperature difference between the two surfaces, under steady state conditions, per unit area is considered

R value/Thermal resistance

What direction should the vapor barrier of insulation be installed?

conditioned space

During an inspection, the inspector notices that the bottom of a truss is separating from the top of the center wall, which supports the truss, what is the cause?

cupping

Insulation shall be required on the horizontal portion of the foundation that supports a masonry veneer.

false