Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Apr 17, 2017 7:58 pm Hi, Are there any inspectors out there that can advise where I can find the relevant standards relating to building quality / tolerances for residential construction in New South Wales? Particularly interested in tolerances for the following: - squareness of internal walls (horizontally along its length and vertically) - gaps between wall and skirting/architrave - gaps between wall and melamine shelving Thanks. Re: Building Quality Standards / Tolerances 2Apr 18, 2017 7:19 am This is a Victorian document but is probably a guide to minimum standards for other states. http://www.vba.vic.gov.au/__data/assets ... s-2015.pdf 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: Building Quality Standards / Tolerances 3Apr 18, 2017 10:31 pm NSW Fair Trading is apparently working on their own version of the standards and tolerances guide. In the meantime as Bashworth notes the Victorian version is generally accepted as a suitable guide in NSW. If you can't find specifics in the Vic version there are details of the tolerances you are looking for in the QLD QBCC version. It is available via QBCC website. Remember these are only guides and individual circumstances should be taken into account on a case by case basis. Hope this helps. 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 7005 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 2 8645 |