Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Dec 30, 2006 7:39 pm Hi all, nice forum you have here.
We are looking to get a deck installed off the back of our mid 50's Brisbane home. We have had conflicting stories from builders regarding the roof height from the deck - 2 builders saying with the height we want the deck, we would need to have a fly-over roof to get the minimum distance. Others have said having the roof coming straight off the eaves would be fine. I am trying to find where the specs would be located for the minimum height requirements, however cannot find where this information would be. Could someone point me in the right direction, or give me some information re the above ? Thanks Graham Re: Minimum distance from deck floor to roof ? 2Dec 30, 2006 8:40 pm The building department of your local council should be able to tell you- Also tell them to send that in writing, just in case. Re: Minimum distance from deck floor to roof ? 3Dec 31, 2006 7:10 am you woudn't want any point lower than 7 ft / 2100mm. Its quite ok to go off the eaves on a house with 8ft ceilings and run it down to 7ft at the gutter. You may want to check for any council variations up there in Bris-vegas though. ![]() From what I’ve seen, balconies usually need a minimum fall of 1:100 for drainage under NCC 2022. It’s a bit different from the 1:80 to 1:50 for internal wet areas. I… 2 1320 Hi, only for walking. It is a narrow 1.5m paved area next to house. 2 6994 Thanks Draftroom that definitely helps a heap. We are still at the very early stage of planning to see what kind of house would fit on our plot. While we are on a… 3 17297 ![]() |