Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Sep 21, 2014 3:30 pm The distance from the top of our architraves around windows and the bottom of the cornice varies by up to 10mm in some windows. In some spots, you can tell just by looking at the window. What would be an acceptable standard variance? Re: Variance in ceiling height - what would be within standa 2Sep 22, 2014 9:11 am Really? You can tell the difference between windows? whats the distance between top architrave and cornice then? At a guess, Id say the rules according to the amount of tolerance allowable for variance in a level is what would come in to play here. Eg if you took a line from one window top architrave to another, how far out of level would it be? Re: Variance in ceiling height - what would be within standa 3Sep 22, 2014 9:44 am Every builder is entitled to reasonable tolerances. What is reasonable is always a question of fact. For example, you would expect premium build to have finer tolerances than a standard (minimum) build. Is there a display home(display home is a referenced standard)? In your case 10 mm appears a lot over width of a window. It could be caused by slab variance+ceiling variance+cornice roll. Forgetting about Guide to Standards and Tolerances, which is for dummies, my rule is "if it looks wrong it is" The fact that you can see it most likely means it is a workmanship defect. Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Unless the room is for storage then it's non compliant BCA V2 2019 S3 P3.8 You have 2 options 1. The builder deconstructs the section and rebuilds as per plan /… 7 10683 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 7004 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 5152 |