Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jul 28, 2009 11:21 pm Which is more common for portico, garage and verandah setdown? 50mm or 86mm? Our steel frame guy recommends 86mm but our concretor recommends 50mm. Which one did you go with and why? Re: Portico, garage and verandah setdown 50mm or 86mm? 2Jul 28, 2009 11:30 pm Also, what is the standard depth (setdown) for wet areas? Re: Portico, garage and verandah setdown 50mm or 86mm? 4Jul 29, 2009 7:33 pm nomad 86mm is the most common as its one brick with mud. I'm not sure why the concretor wants 50mm though. Most people make step downs work brick or blocks. Thanks for that. Is that for wet areas as well as portico and garage? Re: Portico, garage and verandah setdown 50mm or 86mm? 5Jul 30, 2009 2:49 am Hi GT - like nomad said - i've used 86mm setdown for verandah from house slab with 25mm fall over 1.8 verandah width, under roof garage is at house slab level with 50 mm fall to the door & inset for roller/panel doors. i'd never have less than 50mm set down for shower areas. another thing u might like to think about is using standard bricks for "brickup" from footing up to house slab even if u use blocks on house wall - check slab to window heights to make sure these work to brick course levels. the reason why i use the standard bricks for first 3 or 4 courses off footing is that it gives brickies 3 or 4 morter courses to "catch up" or correct any uneven sections in footing levels. also standard bricks r stronger for cutting holes thru than blocks for service pipes. anyway thats just a little thing i've picked up over years where u have a "brick up" from footing, over here now, some project builders build footing & slab together & build straight off the slab on the outside wall.......beyond me how this gets approved...makes it damned hard for services....i like a 3 or 4 course brick-up, buts thats a bit old fashioned but gives u good room for juggling sewerage lines & fall. hope that hasn't confused u - go & have a look what others do & pick what u think will work best for u! cheers tony Does anybody who I can contact to adjust the portico on the ground to relevel the portico and roof? 1 831 Hi, I'll be starting on my verandah repair soon - replace ledger, rafters, roofing iron, flashing etc. (fascia board already done). My question is about the timber ledger… 0 3332 1 2989 |