Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Architrave Gaps 3Feb 08, 2011 4:54 pm 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: Architrave Gaps 6Feb 09, 2011 3:12 pm 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: Architrave Gaps 7Feb 10, 2011 5:44 am bashworth Shattered Dream We've had a look through the Standards and Tolerances Guide in the past, and have done so again, but we can find no direct reference to our problem. We're not even sure that the guide applies to South Australia? Kind Regards Here is the clause that applies: 10.01 Gaps associated with internal fixing Unless documented otherwise, gaps between mouldings or between mouldings and other fixtures, at mitre or butt joints, or at junctions with a wall or other surfaces are defects if they exceed 1 mm in width, occur within the first 2 months and are visible from a normal viewing position. After the first 2 months gaps exceeding 2 mm are considered defective. Although it doesn't directly apply to SA I would say that its an industry standard. Perhaps the last clause 10.03 applies... but in any case I would not be happy and would be taking it further. They had to leave a 10mm gap for the plaster at the frame - simple really.
10.01 Gaps associated with internal fixing Unless documented otherwise, gaps between mouldings or between mouldings and other fixtures, at mitre or butt joints, or at junctions with a wall or other surfaces are defects if they exceed mm in width, occur within the first 2 months and are visible from a normal viewing position. After the first 2 months gaps exceeding 2 mm are considered defective. 10.02 Joints in fixing of internal mouldings Unless documented otherwise, the faces of architraves and skirtings are defective if they are not aligned and flush at mitres and butt joints and the misalignment can be seen from a normal viewing position. 10.03 Architrave quirks The width of the quirk (setback from the edge) of each length of an architrave is defective if it is not consistent and where the irregularity can be seen from a normal viewing position. "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Brass fly wire, you will need to cut it, shape it and jam it into brick slots 1 7450 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - I’m new to the property/building journey (trying to buy my first home) so not sure where/who to go with these sorts of… 0 19134 Sorry I missed this, simply put this is a pathetic job, and as it stands it is non-compliant... I think the worst part is not in the quality of the workmanship so much… 5 7007 |