Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 09, 2010 11:01 am Hi everyone Does anyone know where I can download or purchase a copy of the Australian Building Standards that my new house is meant to meet? Thanks heaps Kate PS - does anyone know the exact numbers like AS-????? know what I mean? Re: Building Standards 2Feb 09, 2010 11:28 am kateypink Hi everyone Does anyone know where I can download or purchase a copy of the Australian Building Standards that my new house is meant to meet? Thanks heaps Kate PS - does anyone know the exact numbers like AS-????? know what I mean? It is on the building commission website Guide to standards & tolerances 2007 You can download it from the site no need to purchase Re: Building Standards 4Feb 09, 2010 11:33 am OK sorry for being dumb. I am here http://www.buildingcommission.com.au I have searched for it in the search box and read trough the sub menus I cant find it Re: Building Standards 5Feb 09, 2010 11:39 am [quote="kateypink"]OK sorry for being dumb. I am here http://www.buildingcommission.com.au I have searched for it in the search box and read trough the sub menus I cant find it /quote] I could not find it in the sub menu either I found it this way, go back to google and search building commission guide to standards & tolerances found it that way Re: Building Standards 6Feb 09, 2010 11:40 am Hi Katey, You can purchase the whole, or limited time access to the BCA (Building code of Australia) from ABCB. $50 for 30 days access iirc http://www.abcb.gov.au/index.cfm?objectid=B960D660-28B0-11DE-835E001B2FB900AA You can also get specific standards (though they tend to be more development related) from Standards Australia though buying standards aren't cheap. http://www.standards.org.au/cat.asp?catid=32&contentid=61 And the standards and tolerances guide 2007 as mentioned above is an excellent reference and covers the majority of things and also generally lists the relevant australian standard where more info is available. http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/resources/documents/S+T_GUIDE_07.pdf Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 Re: Building Standards 8Feb 11, 2010 6:55 pm Just a possibly off-topic comment/rant..... Why, O why, with all the useless information our governments thrust upon us, are things like Australian Standards not available free to read on the net? Surely this is information that every interested person should have unfettered access to - and not be denied it due to exorbitant costs? To me, it's a bit like saying you have to pay to get a copy of the Road Rules! Cheers zeke Re: Building Standards 9Feb 11, 2010 10:39 pm zeke Just a possibly off-topic comment/rant..... To me, it's a bit like saying you have to pay to get a copy of the Road Rules! Cheers zeke So true. They changed road rules here in VIC but didnt advertise what they were you had to go hunting. So stupid Re: Building Standards 10Feb 12, 2010 9:33 am Also i *think* most public libraries have copies of the BCA and possibly some of the australian standards. usually they are for in library use, ie can't be borrowed. May be worth checking with your local. Our Build - Places Fairhaven 23+ - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=28045 Our Landscaping - Belial's Backyard - https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=45375 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 6996 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 5148 2 8621 |