NEW 105 CAVITY WALL 1 23

What is the component called that is set into the brickwork above an opening that lets moisture travel out?

• A Lintel

• A wall tie

• A weep hole

• Horizontal DPC

What do you use to stabilise the two walls together in a cavity wall?

 

• Weep holes

• DPC

• Wall ties

• Wall straps

What is the minimum height you can build before you put on your DPC?

• 2 courses

• 3 courses

• 4 courses

• 5 courses

What 3 materials do you need to build cavity walls ?

• Iron , steel, timber

• Ally , dense blocks, copper

• Facing bricks, insulation, lightweight blocks

• Common bricks , dense blocks, facing bricks

Where is the insulation put on a partial fill cavity wall? 

• Fastened to the inside face of the blockwork

• Fixed to the back of the facing bricks

• Totally filled up both side

• Insulation is inserted mechanically

Answer explanation

Lovely jubbly that will keep you warm

What are you going to use to plumb individual brick soldiers?

• 2 foot level

• 2 sets of string lines

• optical level

• Boat level

Answer explanation

your sailing that boat level home baby

Why should you keep your cavity clean?

• Saves money

• Makes the wall stronger

• Stop water passing to inner leaf

• To put insulation in

Answer explanation

stops you damp patches baby

What you going to use to work out the wall height for floor joists?

• Line and pins

• Storey rod

• Gauge rod

• Spirit level

Answer explanation

keep it tall baby

What is the best block to improve thermal efficient in a wall?

• Dense block

• Concrete blocks

• Lightweight block

• Foundation block

Answer explanation

use that block to keep you warm baby

How far apart vertically should you have spacing of you wall ties?

• 300mm

• 225mm

• 900mm

• 450mm

Answer explanation

tie my walls baby