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The Requirements for Safe and Reasonable Access are found in the Australian Standard “Inspection of Buildings Part 1: Pre-purchase inspection – Residential Buildings Safe and Reasonable Access requirements are impoprtant to understand as they form the...
Waterproof Membrane Defects and Leaking Showers are so Commmon, It Begs The Question, Why Do Membranes Fail so Often? A new Australian Standard, 3740:2021 was released in 2021 in an apparent attemp to address to the widespread and growing problem of defects in...
Building Codes like the “National Construction Code” (NCC) and “Australian Standards” like ‘Wet area waterproofing’ are written by the the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB). The ABCB is responsibe for authoring “AS...
The Australian Standard for Pre-Purchase Residential Building Inspections is referred to as AS4349 This Standard is part of the AS4349 series of Standards, which covers minimum requirements for the visual inspection of Buildings as follows: AS4349 Series of Australian...
The minimum ceiling height requirements in residential buildings are determined by the NCC and BCA documents and the relevant Australian Standards. Matters of ‘building compliance’ and ‘building code’ requirements in Australia are set out in...
What is the “Conclusion” of our Building Reports? – Its an “Overall Condition” of the Property Compared with other Buildings. The Building Report Conclusion is located on page 7 or 8, right after the Report Summary. The reason for locating the...
