Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: New house frame issues 275Mar 12, 2015 12:58 pm Re: New house frame issues 276Mar 12, 2015 4:24 pm dextel Show your engineering plan to your inspector and ask them if you should go to the BC. If you uploaded your plans for us all to see then we would be able to give more accurate advice. Re: New house frame issues 278Mar 12, 2015 6:54 pm dextel What I meant was your bracing or roof truss diagrams. My bracing diagram contains the location of every tie-down. You really need to get your inspector fully involved with this. Re: New house frame issues 279Mar 12, 2015 7:06 pm Well, I haven't got that diagram. Our inspector says he is 100% sure tie down straps need to be installed as per AS4773.2 This is 100% true. You can not hang anything on steel frames. very frustrating 8 8089 Hi, We have a single story MacDonald Jones house, on a waffle pod slab with steel frame. Are we able to build a second story extension? Other info is we are 900mm from… 0 8643 I am looking at building a house. Has anyone used Construkt Homes (based in Adelaide)? Does anyone have experience with this builder? 0 6480 |