Hi all does anyone know when building works that are part of a renovation go from being 'an existing dwelling' to a 'new construction'? I have tried googling and left a few message for council but no luck to date. This query relates to a renovation in a BAL 40 & FZ area, the house was stripped b...

Ok so I have googled and called Engineering Australia but no luck. How can I find out which insurance company our structural engineer had Professional Indemnity insurance with? He was registered with NER at the time Our engineer has not responded to our lawyers letters so now needing to try and take...

Thanks. Yes we already have a lawyer involved in the initial stages as the engineer is not responding to our requests for answers. I'm interested to hear what avenues others have taken.

We have had an independent engineer assess our home build. The outcome of this independent assessment is that the original engineers design plans were not inline with standards and also materials recommended to be used in the construction have not been available for greater than 6yrs. The builder is...

We are at the point with our builder that we now need to take the next step in trying to get our home renovation completed. Short story - renovation is not finished yet, extensive list of defects are pending, we have some money outstanding to be paid to the builder (this amount is insignificant comp...

we sourced our shutters from Shutter World. Nice design and finish to the shutter. They were recommended to me by our fire consultant. There is no approved BAL FZ shutter on the market (found this out after researching, speaking to our fire consultant and RFS), shutters just need to be made of non c...

Hi StructuralBIMGuy appreciate your opinion on the below support beam(s) that support our first level addition (masterbedroom that is supported over deck area) and also the welding used for the galv posts. The picture was taken approx. 3-4 weeks after install and has remained exposed for approx. 8-9...

we are in a BAL FZ. Yes we had the same excuse given by RFS re you are more likely to close a door than a window. As we had to have shutters on all our opening doors and windows and bi folds generally fold out we went with a stacking window (3 panels stacked to one side) which was ok in the end as t...

Do you have a certifier? they should provide a check list of what paperwork/documentation needs to be provided

We are in a BAL FZ and BAL40 zone - so pretty extreme end. My suggestion is don't leave it up to the builder to determine what needs to be done, educate yourself so that you know what is expected of the builder and how your house is being built. If we left this up to our builder our house would have...

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Hi there has anyone had any experience in installing solar panels on their roof in a BAL FZ area? Either as part of a build/reno or post installation? I have spoken to RFS and they advised that this is not covered in the Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2006 and AS3959 – 2009. However when the pers...

just checking to see how your build/plans are going? We are days away from submitting our plans to council. We are also in the Sutherland Shire (loftus), according to the fire reports the western and northern sides of our house are BAL FZ and the southern and eastern sides are BAL 40. Whilst our bui...