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7. Common domestic retrofit installation processes Flashcards

1
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1 Materials delivered to site should be checked for accuracy against:

An invoice
A purchase order
A delivery note
A remittance advice

A

A purchase order

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2 Laying insulation boards and a floor covering over the existing floor to improve its insulation is called a ‘floating floor’, true or false?

A

True

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3 Loft insulation laid in two layers should have their edges laid in parallel above each layer, true or false?

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False

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4
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4 The minimum thickness for loft insulation to reach its target U?value when using mineral wool is:

100mm
200mm
270mm
300mm

A

270mm

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5
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5 Old hot water cylinders without insulation should be insulated with a thickness of at least:

25mm
40mm
60mm
80mm

A

80mm

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6
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6 When insulating between the rafters on the inside of a pitched roof, it’s essential to block the ventilation above the rafters, true or false?

A

False

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7
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7 The type and material of fixing shown in this image is:

Plastic wall plug anchor
Aluminium wall plug anchor
Plastic helical fixing
Galvanised clout nail

A

Plastic wall plug anchor

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8
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8 In the case of custom-build EWI projects, the recommend methods of fixing are mechanical and plaster dabs, true or false?

A

false

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9
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9 When carrying out IWI, fixings for radiators and wall mounted cupboards should be screwed through the insulation and into the wall using metal fixings, true or false?

A

False

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10
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10 When installing cavity wall insulation, the process should start from the bottom and go to the top of the walls, true or false?

A

True

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11
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11 The first action when insulating underneath an existing suspended timber floor should be:

Lag any gas pipes
Seal all the air gaps
Reroute all the electrical wiring
Fit the retaining straps

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12
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12 One method of reducing the finished floor level for a floating floor is to use:
Rigid vacuum insulation panels

Two layers of compressed mineral wool

Blown cellulose fibre

Vermiculite in the concrete mix

A

Rigid vacuum insulation panels

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13
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Which of the following is a recognised method for informing co-workers on new products, changes to the design/spec, and health and safety issues?

toolbox talk

design speciation

data sheet

newsletter

A

toolbox talk

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14
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The five ‘Cs’ of communications are clear, correct, concise, complete and:

Comprehensive

Compelling

Constructive

Creative

A

Constructive

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15
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The customer-focussed document produced by Quality Mark (or TrustMark) is the:

installer charter

Consumer charter

Client charter

Retrofit charter

A

Consumer charter

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16
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Putting things in place to ensure that vulnerable people are not abused in any way, including verbally or physically, is known as ‘basic human rights’, true or false?

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false

17
Q

The type of fixing shown in the image below is classified as mechanical, true or false?

A

true

18
Q

One method of preventing the passage of air and moisture in newly installed IWI is to increase the thickness of the insulation, true or false?

A

False - its sealing the joints between the insulation boards

19
Q

IWI involves fixing a layer of insulation material to the wall, then covering it with a render or cladding, true or false?

A

False - this is associated with EWI

20
Q

Which type of material are the knives below best suited for cutting?

Glass wool
VIPs
Areogel
Vermiculite

A

Glass wool

21
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The tool shown in the image below is used for stapling multi-foils to stud or rafters, true or false?

A

False - its used for filling gaps in walls and sealing joints between insulation boards, particularly at corners. Also, for applying adhesive to the back of boards before fixing.

22
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The images below shows two mechanical fixings, which one is classified as an insulation anchor, A or B?

A

A

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