Browse Forums General Discussion Re: legal height - what does it mean? 2Feb 17, 2007 5:06 pm Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: legal height - what does it mean? 4Feb 18, 2007 4:10 pm Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: legal height - what does it mean? 8Jun 08, 2008 1:44 pm We had a rental which had a utility room downstairs. The tenants plugged in a t.v, dvd player, playstation and stereo. Said room is a utility room and not deemed as habitable. The tenants used it as habitable. It had a low ceiling height.
Well there was a fire that was caused by electrical fault there which resulted in the house becoming a write off. The fire englufed the sub floor of the whole house. My insurance company paid me out, when the check was handed over the person whom I was dealing with said they were starting legal proceedings against the tenant as the fire was their fault. That is what may happen when a non habitable room is used as one. Re: legal height - what does it mean? 9Jun 08, 2008 2:04 pm Minx We had a rental which had a utility room downstairs. The tenants plugged in a t.v, dvd player, playstation and stereo. Said room is a utility room and not deemed as habitable. The tenants used it as habitable. It had a low ceiling height. Well there was a fire that was caused by electrical fault there which resulted in the house becoming a write off. The fire englufed the sub floor of the whole house. My insurance company paid me out, when the check was handed over the person whom I was dealing with said they were starting legal proceedings against the tenant as the fire was their fault. That is what may happen when a non habitable room is used as one. I dont read this to mean that the owners of the house are potentially at fault, the tennants made the decission to use the room in that manner,as long as they where told at the onset the room was classed as non habitable I would assume then, if the tennants where at fault, it would mean the fire was caused by something THEY owned (tv etc) So as long as the wiring, or something belonging to the owners of the house had nothing to do with the fire, the owners should not be found at fault. This is just my opinion Best Price Wardrobes Sliding door robes | Walk in robes Deco panel | Mirror | Melamine 26 to 28 Cottage lane Hackham M: 0402 927 376 http://www.bestpricewardrobes.com.au Trade welcome Builder is giving 2.7 ceiling height for both floors - double storey home. Will the ceiling height is maintained throughout the home including bathrooms, garage, alfresco… 0 3785 Unless the room is for storage then it's non compliant BCA V2 2019 S3 P3.8 You have 2 options 1. The builder deconstructs the section and rebuilds as per plan /… 7 6893 ok thanks - yes was wondering if that should have been listed as Option Three! 2 6138 |