Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Driveway standards and issues. 24Sep 06, 2020 2:41 pm Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Driveway standards and issues. 26Sep 08, 2020 2:22 pm That would be a hard landing, a lot worse than the Iceland ones. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. Re: Driveway standards and issues. 27Oct 16, 2021 1:03 pm OK so the driveway was redone by another company and I can get a lowered car in no problem. I am trying to work out the gradient percentage of the 3500mm measurement, I used an online calculator and it says it's 22.6 and the standard I think is 12.5 Can anyone help? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Driveway standards and issues. 28Oct 16, 2021 1:42 pm Driveway slope of 12.5% slope is compliant which equate to 750mm rise over 6000mm run (standard set back in WA) Blocklayer Calculator Simple math Ratios here 750/6000≅x/3500 x=750x3500/6000 x=437.5 22.6% slope is way too steep check with your Council engineers Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Driveway standards and issues. 29Oct 16, 2021 1:48 pm StructuralBIMGuy Driveway slope of 12.5% slope is compliant which equate to 750mm rise over 6000mm run (standard set back in WA) Blocklayer Calculator Simple math Ratios here 750/6000≅x/3500 x=750x3500/6000 x=437.5 22.6% slope is way too steep check with your Council engineers Thanks mate, I checked with our local council and there is no guidelines to design or gradients. All we can argue is that the driveway is defective as it cannot be used for it's intended purpose. Re: Driveway standards and issues. 30Oct 19, 2021 6:36 pm Max change of grade is 12.5%. 12.5% COG for a summit 15% for a sag There should definitely be a 2M Transition instead of flat for 1.5M. The grade of this transition depends on the grade of the first transition. Driveway design can be quite complex. I dont think the concretor is liable here - driveway design should be carried out by a qualified person such as an engineer for levels. A residential concretor who knows AS2890 and can carry out compliant driveway design on site doesnt exist. I think you should stop chasing concretors - you are looking at the problem incorrectly. Re: Driveway standards and issues. 32Oct 20, 2021 7:28 pm 200mm rise over the 1.2m footpath ? Not very ankle friendly :p I'm quite surprised council approved this- should be closer to 30mm. Re: Driveway standards and issues. 35Oct 20, 2021 7:33 pm All the councils I used to deal with - Mosman, Manly, Warringah, North Sydney used to want this. Now some of them have been rolled into the Northern Beaches Council. Stewie Re: Driveway standards and issues. 36Oct 20, 2021 7:44 pm Stewie D There is no footpath, only nature strip. Stewie Your driveway goes from 4%>17%>10%. Your first transition doesn't comply with scraping provision, nor the maximum change of grade of 12.5%. Should be a minimum 8.5% transition. Maybe the assessor was abit sleepy that day. Georges river, Cumberland, Parramatta, Canterbury Bankstown, Bayside, Fairfield City (to name afew) don't require long sections. Ryde, Hunters Hill, NB, Sutherland Shire do require them (to name a couple less). Most councils work out levels when they do the driveway permits and design for these types of developments. Architects should ensure the levels will work, but most don't. Most definitely don't have DCP requirements for long sections for single dwelling development, while some councils do. Re: Driveway standards and issues. 37Oct 24, 2021 6:29 am Any driveway - like any major aspect as part of a DA should have the necessary drawings done for it . It shows the council, the client and the concreter exactly what is required. There should be no guessing or making it up as they go along for the concreter in particular. As for our driveway above, that is according to the councils guideline. When the concreter lays out the formwork they will probably just run L to C in a straight line. but also has to be inspected by the certifier and council pre-pour. Stewie Re: Driveway standards and issues. 38Oct 24, 2021 9:45 am Stewie D Any driveway - like any major aspect as part of a DA should have the necessary drawings done for it . It shows the council, the client and the concreter exactly what is required. There should be no guessing or making it up as they go along for the concreter in particular. As for our driveway above, that is according to the councils guideline. When the concreter lays out the formwork they will probably just run L to C in a straight line. but also has to be inspected by the certifier and council pre-pour. Stewie Council's standard drawings and details are still bound by, and are designed to AS 2890. Unfortunately, your driveway doesnt comply with even the most basic requirements of the code, regardless of whether it went by council or not. I know for a fact that a B85 vehicle would scrape at the first sag, if it was built like that. If your concreter just ran it as one grade from boundary to the layback - then youd have a 10% grade driveway which complies, and would drive beautifully (funny enough). The design was wrong in this case - did not need any of those transitions. Re: Driveway standards and issues. 40Oct 24, 2021 11:06 am Stewie D As stated before, it is accordance to their drawing A4/3330 2NH. I'll let you argue with the council whether their drawings comply with AS 2890. Stewie These council drawings comply - I know them. The issue is that you applied that drawing to your driveway, which you shouldn't have. Not necessary. 10% to the kerb is compliant, and works better than your ridiculous transitions. I don't know why you continue to defend your driveway profile lol. Building Standards; Getting It Right! Don't think they are designed for double brick. WA has a particular way of building and unfortunately that's the way a large amount of sills are finished. 3 7011 I believe this is correct. From the picture you can see the power was put in last so the electrician knew where the water was. Really it's a common sense issue more… 4 5158 2 8647 |