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I was referring to F5 and the table is in AS 1684.2. - Decks above 1m in height. This table is based on a 2 kPa floor loading. Decks below 1m only require 1.5 kPa (same as houses floors)....

AS 1684.2 DECK JOISTS TABLE decks above 1m in height 90x45 spans 1400mm continuous span.

90x45 would be ok to span 1400 120x45 would be even better

yes thats fine just use some lagging or expansion foam aroung the pipes, if you have any spare trench mesh put it around those areas.

Without checking the tables I think you will find most joists upward from 90x45 will span 1400 providing they span over to or more bearers. I assume you are putting some stumps under those bearers as...

the note is just there to ensure any service pipe excavations do not undermine the footings or the footings do not place any loading on the service pipes. Technically the 45 degrees should be taken...

get a few quotes like anything prices can vary a lot

self levelling compound is not cheap

as said previosly check the council website it will more than likely have the info you require, or make a phone call

I would say $15,271.35 but thats just a guess.

A builder who hasnt got a permit will not be guaranteeing anything. If you need to put beams in it needs a permit. If you need to be relying on the builders advice then you definetaly should be...

Frame it up straight and box it out with blue board, ad a bit of a verandah the same style with narrow rectangle piers, once you render the place it wil look good.

70890 This is a subfloor i inspected that was owner built.

I would suggest if you are trying to say money use concrete stumps. The concrete alone for the method above will cost a couple of grand.

Give up shelley while your still ahead. I have seen many projects like yours start but never finish.

these days slabs and footings are the same for a two storey as they are for a single storey, however you may need a bore log/soil report to verify footings are founded deep enough.

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Why dont you email the WA institute of building surveyors [email protected]<SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript> <!-- document.write( '<span style=\'display: none;\'>' ); //-->...

In vic if there was no details on the plans I would ask them to justify it via engineer, I have never seen a situation like that, however i would imagine a short steel column welded to some type of...

So in perth it seems that its perfectly acceptable to stack bricks on a timber top plate. A collegue of mine worked in perth for a while and he said anything goes, so I guess he was right. I think...

I would be asking for the design engineer to document a detail and that it is satisfactory. As a building surveyor and inspector in vic (we all use the same standards and codes auswide) I would not...

ant caps are not required on concrete stumps. And technically you can not nail though an antcap on a timber stump, the diagram in the termite code AS 3660.1 shows a bracket that bolts from the bearer...

Single skin wont comply with insulation requirements.

why not use cement sheet flooring 22mm or thereabouts and pack the joist to get fall towards the front of the deck then attach a gutter to the front, this is the way its usually done.

As an inspector I would make sure the stairs are right, if someone trips and breaks a leg (or worse) your insurance could find an outclause to pay up. Many claims on building inspectors and...

Now i know u dont have a permit:D

3 x 150mm bugle screws should do it, screw from the side beam into the rafter ends ensuring they dont split, talk tour your building inspector assuming you have a permit. As an engineer what would...

Is your wife happy with the size or your deck ?

AS 3959 is what you need to be referring to as dvdhntr says.

Merbau satifies the non-combustable requirement and you could use blackbut for the posts, bearer and joists. Talk to your local...

I blame the architect first, what is the point of hime preparing a design if the relevant property information has not been sought, why start designing before you are aware of the limitations. I see...

As mentioned in a previous post it is more than likely that a girder truss could be designed to span the distance to support the existing and the new roof loads. You will probably need crosswalls at...

the biggest problem in this example is alot of weight is being supported on the creeper trusses at the ends that have hardle any (or none) backspan. For something like that i would feel more...

You put them to wherever you have a wall or support underneath

I have never seen a pergola atached to the fascia cause significant problems to the rafters. I have however seen facias pulled off. I think barned method is well and truly overdesigned ( i am not an...

You will need a building permit my friend.

u could do that and also put a bit of malthoid on top.

Dont know of any inspectors that would crawl on there stomach to check every hole. Usually they will check all outside holes, a few inside, you can often tell by the pile of dirt beside the hole, how...

Why not just bolt some vertical bits of 70x45 treated pine to the wall and sit your joist on those.

I agree i think phisical barriers better than chemicals, however if there is existing brickwork it would be difficult to install one into an existing building without cutting out the mortar.

Contact CSR and Boral there are a few variations all pretty simaler to the one mentioned above

If you start drilling into to stumps they will probably fall apart. I have seen it happen, stumps are very fragile. With the U-Bolt system you can put a piece of timber down the side of the stump...

You can buy "u" brackets with a thread and nut on each end, they are not very thick probably about 3mm. A mob that sells them also sells the stumps that are only 100mm square but go to about 1.5m...

yeh thats AS/NZ 1170.1, AS 1170.1 is the one peter was refering to both are referenced in the BCA

DvdHntr I think he was referring to the title of AS 1170

If you move the pool fence 300mm away from the edge of the deck it will comply, another option would to be fix 10mm square aviary wire to the pool fence. If you paint the aviary wire the same colour...

I agree to triple grips are fine or just jump in the pool and skew nail. I would screw the triple grips on just so you dont accidently knock the timber in the water.

Dont know anywhere you could buy it off the shelf, maybe try a mill somewhere. I have asked a couple of people before and they ordered it. Cypress does has sapwood around the outside but if you pick...

No councils in vic create there own rules for electricial work.

When i did the building diploma at tafe I had to do basic calculations, and when I did the degree it was very complex. I failed first time. I still have never used any of it and would know how to...

A deck is not an unroofed pergola, No exemptions for decks it needed a permit. There may be overlooking issues. I reckon at least 2 bolts would be needed to each stump and some bracing. For a deck...