BC OWNER BUILDER PRACTICE
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Minimum required size for a kitchen exhaust fan.
Answer: 100 CFM
◍ Minimum required height for a bathroom exhaust fan.
Answer: 7 feet
◍ Minimum required height for a residential stairway.
Answer: 6 feet
◍ net present value.
Answer: the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the
present value of cash outflows over a period of time
◍ gangplank.
Answer: establishes a working connection between departmental staff
◍ turnover and startup.
Answer: -systems testing-training-collect warranties-as-built-certificate of
occupancy
◍ Which of the following industry sectors typically requires designs by a civil
engineer?.
Answer: heavy engineering
◍ unbalanced bid.
Answer: A unit price bid in which the pricing of the various items of work
does not reflect the actual anticipated costs, but redistributes those costs to
serve a specific objective of the bidder
◍ single fixed price/lump sum.
, Answer: -the contractor agrees to provide a specified amount of work for a
specific sum-the owner knows before the work begins what the final cost
will be (design/bid/build)-puts the owner at risk to the contractor/designer
◍ Maximum allowable size for a residential garage before a building permit is
required.
Answer: 200 square feet
◍ Minimum required height for guardrails.
Answer: 36 inches
◍ What is the term used to categorize the number of people that a manager
supervises?.
Answer: span of control
◍ Required clearance for a wood stove from combustible materials.
Answer: 36 inches
◍ programming.
Answer: -a written statement of the requirements of the buildings -establish
building population and functions-select desirable systems and materials
(specs)-define budget and timeframe for construction
◍ Required clearance between a gas appliance and combustible material.
Answer: 18 inches
◍ Minimum required thickness for insulation in exterior walls of a cold
climate zone.
Answer: R-20
◍ Minimum required spacing for deck posts.
Answer: 4 feet
◍ Required clearance for a gas appliance from combustible materials.
Answer: 24 inches
◍ 5 industries driving the US economy.
Answer: -health care-technology-construction-retail-nondurable
manufacturing
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Minimum required size for a kitchen exhaust fan.
Answer: 100 CFM
◍ Minimum required height for a bathroom exhaust fan.
Answer: 7 feet
◍ Minimum required height for a residential stairway.
Answer: 6 feet
◍ net present value.
Answer: the difference between the present value of cash inflows and the
present value of cash outflows over a period of time
◍ gangplank.
Answer: establishes a working connection between departmental staff
◍ turnover and startup.
Answer: -systems testing-training-collect warranties-as-built-certificate of
occupancy
◍ Which of the following industry sectors typically requires designs by a civil
engineer?.
Answer: heavy engineering
◍ unbalanced bid.
Answer: A unit price bid in which the pricing of the various items of work
does not reflect the actual anticipated costs, but redistributes those costs to
serve a specific objective of the bidder
◍ single fixed price/lump sum.
, Answer: -the contractor agrees to provide a specified amount of work for a
specific sum-the owner knows before the work begins what the final cost
will be (design/bid/build)-puts the owner at risk to the contractor/designer
◍ Maximum allowable size for a residential garage before a building permit is
required.
Answer: 200 square feet
◍ Minimum required height for guardrails.
Answer: 36 inches
◍ What is the term used to categorize the number of people that a manager
supervises?.
Answer: span of control
◍ Required clearance for a wood stove from combustible materials.
Answer: 36 inches
◍ programming.
Answer: -a written statement of the requirements of the buildings -establish
building population and functions-select desirable systems and materials
(specs)-define budget and timeframe for construction
◍ Required clearance between a gas appliance and combustible material.
Answer: 18 inches
◍ Minimum required thickness for insulation in exterior walls of a cold
climate zone.
Answer: R-20
◍ Minimum required spacing for deck posts.
Answer: 4 feet
◍ Required clearance for a gas appliance from combustible materials.
Answer: 24 inches
◍ 5 industries driving the US economy.
Answer: -health care-technology-construction-retail-nondurable
manufacturing
