Hi there - do you need council approval/building certification (not sure what the correct term is) to replace handrails on a balcony? We have 2 balconies - (one also has a staircase) that we want the handrails replaced on - and just wondering if we need the whole council approval thing done. Both are more than 1m above ground level. Also one has a very simple sun awning that we're relpacing with colourbond (no guttering as it's so small).
What do you think? I rang the BCC and they said that a building certifier would be able to tell us but I thought I'd ask here first!