Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Question about garage and house floor level 2Dec 01, 2012 10:59 am Custom downslope build Build thread viewtopic.php?f=31&t=61873 Blog http://www.buildingroyalmanor.blogspot.com.au Re: Question about garage and house floor level 4Dec 02, 2012 7:59 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Question about garage and house floor level 5Dec 02, 2012 1:30 pm bashworth I would always go for the garage floor below house floor level. Don't think that drains will take all the water from your house in a severe storm. Most council stormwater drains have a design capacity for storm events between 2 and 5 year return periods. Any worse conditions is they will be full and won't take any excess. which will then start to pond around the house. Last year we had a storm with a 50 year return period. It flooded the garage to the house floor level but no further. The flood only lasted for 10 minutes so minimal damage to the garages, but it would have been a major problem if it had got into the house Fair enough. That's why I am thinking of making a 30cm concrete wall between the garage and the living areas to protect that event.. if it only last 10 minutes I think that will hold. 10cm is really not much if the water ever comes in. isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17525 interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46960 they can, it's a fairly standard solution when the slab isn't recessed. the falls need to be in the main floor, if it hasn't been done then you need to ask them to redo… 4 6584 |