Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Feb 27, 2016 11:42 am Does anyone know what the minimum wall to bath distance is for a HOB? I am in South Australia. I'm installing an 1800 Island bath which is 850 in width. The builder has built a frame of 900 which leaves 25mm HOB on either side of the island bath as the bath is centred. The technical specification for the bath says the minimum width from wall to bath needs to be 75mm. I assume to prevent water pooling? Does anyone know if there is a building standard or code for this? My plans have already been signed off ready for construction but i only just found the technical spec which seems at odds with the drafting. Do they need to fix this or is just something i have to live with? The ends have a 100mm clearance so no issue with that. Any advice would be appreciated. Re: Island Bath - Minimum HOB distance 2Feb 27, 2016 4:25 pm I doubt there is any standard or guideline other than it is easier to clean a hob that is 75mm in width rather than something smaller and harder to get to. If I was building it, I'd have a zero clearance hob, meaning the bath would be inset into the wall so the tiles come right down onto the edge of the bath. Stewie Re: Island Bath - Minimum HOB distance 3Feb 27, 2016 11:07 pm Stewie D I doubt there is any standard or guideline Thanks for the reply Stewie. An island style bath can't be built into the wall, it has to be mounted to a HOB, they are designed slightly differently to standard baths. The ones that are built into the wall have a raised lip which is concealed behind the tiles (but doesn't have to be) so any water that might seep through the grout lines through erosion etc would run back into the bath as opposed to into the wall. The technical specification for a hob mounted bath says the bath must be 75mm from the wall and to refer to local authority for minimum setout from wall. Curious if anyone knows what that "authority" is. If not i suppose 75mm prevails. Re: Island Bath - Minimum HOB distance 4Feb 28, 2016 8:23 am I know what you are saying. My comment was aimed more along the lines of if you are having a bath that close to the wall why not get rid of the small gap between bath and wall altogether. If I was going to have a true island style bath relatively close to the wall I'd make the space bigger - say 200mm so it became like a true bench or shelf sized. An island bath to me is almost like a freestanding bath with a hob built around it but free on all sides. Stewie Hello I'm remodeling my kitchen and evaluating ideas. We are in the last stages of drawing and I am now considering putting a pot filler tap in above the hob. Has anyone… 0 1375 My land is 260m2 (10m x 26m) located in claymore NSW. Under campbelltown council. I know in general the following setbacks would apply ground floor side setback =… 0 6936 Hi, only for walking. It is a narrow 1.5m paved area next to house. 2 5441 |