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  • Before you begin it's worth noting that some of the questions posed are designed to catch you out so it's very important that you read both the question and the answers carefully before you submit your response. The test won't be taken under exam conditions so feel free to use your manual/Technical sheet just as you would were you out in the field.

  • Some questions will be worth more than 1 mark so remember to choose all the options you think are correct

Product Knowledge

  • 1 - What is the maximum width we can make a top opener?

  • 2 - What is the maximum height we can make a side opener?

  • 3 - What is the maximum width we can make a side opener?

  • 4 - What is the minimum transom drop we can have with an opener in?

  • 5 - What is the minimum preferred transom drop with an opener?

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  • 2 - If you have an existing walkthrough on a door of 750 what width would your new PVCu door need to be to provide the same walkthrough on a:

  • 2a - Single Door?

  • 2b - A door with an attached sidelight?

  • 2c - A door with 2 attached sidelights?

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  • 3 - If you have an existing walkthrough on a door of 750 what width would your new composite door need to be to provide the same walkthrough on a;

  • 3a - Single Door?

  • 3b - A door with an attached sidelight?

  • 3c - A door with 2 attached sidelights?

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  • 4 - You have an existing walkthrough on a door (with a full height, detached side panel) of 750mm. You suggest to the customer that it could be increased to bring it in line with current building regulations (good customer service) and help get furniture in and out. How wide would the door need to be if it was made as a Composite Door as;

  • 4a - A Single Door

  • 4b - A door with 1 attached sidelight?

  • 4c - A door with 2 attached sidelights?

  • 4d - With reference to the above question which building regulation would this fall under?

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  • 5 - What is the minimum width you can make a side opener to provide adequate climb through for egress on a standard single side opener – frame to frame in;

  • 5a - Standard outer?

  • 5b - Wide outer?

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  • 6 - What is the minimum width you can make a side opener to provide adequate climb through for egress on a window with a side opener next to a fixed light in;

  • 6a - Standard Outer

  • 6b - Large Outer

  • 6c - Which of the Building Regulations deals with Means of Escape?

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  • 7 - What’s the most you can bury on a fixed window in large outer in the width?

  • 8 - What’s the most you can bury at the bottom of a casement window in standard outer (including sill)?

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  • 9 - How would taking diagonal sizes help avoid mismeasures, particularly 100mm syndrome?

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  • 10 - What is the maximum width you can make your PVCu door if the swing is 875 on a;

  • 10a - Single Door

  • 10b - Door with one attached sidelight?

  • 10c - Door with 2 attached sidelights?

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  • 11 - What is the maximum width you can make your composite door if the swing is 890 on a;

  • 11a - Single Door

  • 11b - Door with one attached sidelight?

  • 11c - Door with 2 attached sidelights?

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  • 12 - You go to measure a flat to bow conversion and the customer wants a GRP Canopy. If your internal height, from the underside of the windowboard to the top reveal inside is 1200, what would you make your new height?

  • On the same bow conversion, the brickline is 1975, what would you call up for on your material list?

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  • 13 - Give examples of where you would remove the head of an existing bay window?

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  • 14 - You measure a Slidex patio which is 1600mm wide. The customer wants it without a top light, but the height is 2400, what do you tell them?

  • 14a - On the same patio what is the new walk through?

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  • 15 - You measure a fixed bathroom window which has Cotswold glass in it, the make size of the window is 1430mm in the width and 1200mm in the height, what do you need to do?

Building Regulations

FENSA Knowledge

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  • 1 - If you measured a job and there was a lintel going into a 1st floor opening what would you call for?

  • 1a - Thinking back to the previous question, which Building Regulation deals with Structure?

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  • 2 - What are the minimum dimensions for an egress window both in width, height and in area?

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  • 3 - If you have trickle vents in a bedroom with a suitably sized ‘through wall’ air brick on the wall can the trickle vent be removed?

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  • 4 - You have back ground ventilation provided by 2 top openers in a bedroom and you remove it by placing the openers below 1700. Do you need to put a trickle vent in the new window to maintain the aforementioned background ventilation?

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  • 5 - Mr Adams has 2 fire escape windows to the two back bedrooms of his property on the 1st floor and none at the front. The rep has moved one from the back to the front which still gives Mr Johnson the 2 fire escapes he had originally. Is this ok?

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  • 6 - Mr Humphries has no trickle vents in the lounge window but has top openers, he also has a set of French doors in the same room with trickle vents in, providing 5000mm2 of ventilation (provided by 2 x 2500 vents). Is it ok to remove the trickle vents as background ventilation is maintained by the top openers?

  • 6a - Thinking about the previous question, if the lounge had no trickle vents in at the moment, would we be ok to replace the frames without putting trickle vents back in?

  • 6b - Which Building Regulation deals with Background Ventilation?

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  • 7 - Mrs Maslen is having a new PVCu door measured to the primary entrance way and you mention that you need an add-on to the hinge side to avoid the hinges being lost behind the plaster; her existing door provides a walkthrough of 815mm but she asks if you can put an add-on on the other side as she wants it to look balanced. The existing brick line width is 940. What do you tell her?

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  • 8 - You arrive at a property where the windows to the first floor have a means of escape and the rep has filled out the special conditions on the contract stating that the customer doesn’t want fire escapes as he’s concerned about his childs safety and has signed a disclaimer to that effect. What would you do?

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  • 9 - You measure a window in a 1st floor bedroom on a busy, noisy road where the opener will be below 800mm. Aside from toughened glass and means of escape, what else is required to comply with the regulations?

  • 9a - Thinking about the previous question, which one of the Building Regulations covers this?

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  • 10 - Mrs Tinklin doesn’t like the amount of openers the council put in her lounge window before she bought the house from them and wants to get rid of all of them. Her current window provides enough ventilation to cover 45m². She has a set of French Doors, which are 1190mm wide x 2100mm high in the same room (including cill & low threshold). The room covers an area of 35m². Is it okay to remove the openers?

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  • 11 - Mr Whitehurst has trickle vents in his lounge window and also in his French doors which are in the same room. Together they give a total EQA (equivalent area) of 10,000mm². He wants to get rid of the ones in his lounge as they are near the road and let in a lot of noise. Would it be ok?

  • 11a - You arrive on a new build site and the property being built is a bungalow (single storey dwelling). What are the requirements for this type of property under Approved Document F, specifically trickle vents, where a MVHR system isn't being employed?

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  • 12 - Mr Connolly has a bedroom with a floor area of approximately 27m2. The openers in his window allow for enough ventilation to cover 18m2. How much ventilation does the new window need to provide?

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  • 13 - An opener in a bedroom currently provides a climb through of 510mm in the width and 1200mm in the height. What does your new window need to provide to comply with the regulations?

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  • 14 - Mr Reynolds has a bedroom which is approximately 22m2. The openers in his window allow for enough ventilation to cover 25m2. How much ventilation does the new window need to provide?

  • 14a - Thinking about the previous question, which Building Regulation deals with Ventilation?

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  • 15 - According to FENSA how many fire escapes should the average house have?

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  • 16 - You go to measure a house and the existing lounge window provides you with enough ventilation to cover 26m2, the room is currently 25.3m2. Your new PVCu window in standard outer is 2400mm wide and 1245mm tall. The window has a side opener at each end and the customer, who's an engineer wants to know exactly where the vertical bar will be. Where would you put your mullion to comply with FENSA and give the customer the information they require?

  • 16a - Looking at the question above which regulation deals with;

  • 16a(1) - Purge Ventilation

  • 16a(2) - Background Ventilation

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  • 17 - You arrive at a property in England which is on a building site, clearly newly built with the plans being submitted and passed in 2018. Which Building Regulation deals with Enhanced Security?

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  • 18 - You arrive at a property in England and the customer has a garage with an up and over door in place. They inform you they're converting said garage to provide a granny flat for the in-laws. The garage is attached to the house via an interconnecting door. Does this fall under Approved Document Q?

  • 18a - Using the same information again, only this time there is no interconnecting door. Does this fall under Approved Document Q?

  • 18b - You arrive at a property in Wales and the customer has a garage with an up and over door to the front. They inform you they're converting said garage to provide a granny flat for the in-laws. The garage is attached to the house via an interconnecting door. Does this fall under Approved Document Q?

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