Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Feb 25, 2015 9:15 pm Hi, Just an update I got from the VBA today. GUIDE TO STANDARDS AND TOLERANCES 2015 http://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/assets ... s-2015.pdf EDIT: Updated Guide to Standards and Tolerances now available The VBA has released an updated edition of the Guide to Standards and Tolerances to help building practitioners build quality homes and prevent disputes with their clients. The Guide to Standards and Tolerances 2015 has been developed as a convenient reference to the minimum standards and quality of domestic building work that can be expected. It provides references to relevant areas of legislation and gives guidance on areas of building standards that are not covered by legislation or most building contracts. The 2015 edition includes important updates and revisions, such as: • adjusted tolerances in line with amended Australian Standards • new information on building maintenance for owners, in relation to building foundations and footings • updated diagrams and tables • additional explanatory notes • updated and expanded schedule of references used in the Guide. The latest edition of the Guide is effective from 30 March 2015 and applies to domestic building contracts entered into from this date, or domestic building work commenced on or after that date (where a domestic building contract is not required). Builders and building owners can access a copy of the Guide by visiting the VBA website. An easy-to-use version of the Guide is also available for viewing on a smartphone or tablet. Visit www.vba.vic.gov.au 'It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.' Re: VBA - GUIDE TO STANDARDS AND TOLERANCES 2015 2Feb 26, 2015 7:00 am As long as there is no independent body enforcing the builders to comply with the Minimum standards & penalising those that think it's acceptable to provide defective work to consumers - I'm reluctant to believe any changes in what the standards are, will actually provide any consumer protection. Which is what the Victorian Building Consumers are actually being robbed of by the government. Re: VBA - GUIDE TO STANDARDS AND TOLERANCES 2015 3Feb 26, 2015 11:45 am Slab Heave Recipient I'm reluctant to believe any changes in what the standards are, will actually provide any consumer protection. The Guide to Standards and Tolerances is a compilation of referenced Australian Standards and the NCC. In some instances, builders will use a dog's breakfast of the two. 3in1 Supadiverta. Rainwater Harvesting Best Practice using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Smarter Cheaper Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution. 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 8648 |