Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 05, 2021 3:28 pm We are building side by side townhouses with a common wall. This party wall is required to be fire rated and built according to certain materials and specifications. It has not been . What sort of consultant would be best to employ to provide a report which would hold up at VCAT? Should this have been picked up by the Building Surveyor? Re: Building Consultant for a Fire Party Wall 2Jul 05, 2021 6:55 pm You'll need a fire engineer. The rules of engagement are quite simple The builder needs to follow the construction Codes NCC (Cookbook) and the Building surveyor can certify it as compliant. If the builder does something different then it is non compliant and will need to be rectified/certified by an engineer as an alternate solution. Rarely do they pull walls down they will add to it and it needs to be signed off as compliant/equivalent hth Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs We are tossing up between a Jarrahdale radiant wood fire (the Pioneer) and a convection wood fire (Innovator or Countryman) but cannot decide on which type of wood fire is… 0 5254 Need some advice. Living in a townhouse with one common wall, recently we have discovered that the fire separation wall is incomplete and on further investigation, support… 0 3869 Not back peddling at all. You seem to have issues with comprehension my friend. Guy fcked up, he's considering being dishonest with his bank and hiding it. It will end… 21 14281 |