Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: AS standards and windows 6Apr 08, 2010 9:10 am Our house thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=18335 Re: AS standards and windows 7Apr 08, 2010 9:12 am Our house thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=18335 Re: AS standards and windows 9Apr 08, 2010 12:51 pm kayandandy What I find so frustrating is that whilst I appreciate these standards are there to protect consumers Australia HAS to stop playing so arrogant and recognise that other countries testings standards are as good, if not superior to our own here. Unfortunately, or fortunately - depending which side of the fence you are on, the Australian window standards are based on the USA and European standards, but in the case of water penetration are actually more stringent here... I am from the UK. Send me your stuff and I will see what I can do... can't have you saying that Melbourne may as well be Poland!!! What terrain category are you? Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 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 7014 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 5162 2 8649 |