Browse Forums Pools & Spas 1 Apr 03, 2018 5:12 pm Hi folks, Thinking about putting a swim spa into my backyard and have a question about fencing. Two sides of my intended fenced area have an 1800mm bessa block wall (the boundary wall) that I believe would qualify as a fence - so I am hoping I can use the existing wall as the pool barrier, with the Non-Climbable Zone on the inside. However, sitting between the wall and the spa, will be a tall water tank - about 300mm in from the top of the fence and roughly the same height. Would that be deemed a climbable object? The sides are vertical (although corrugated) and the top of the tank is somewhere up around 1.8m off the ground, so I am confident a small child can't climb it - but I can't actually find a definition of a climbable object! Anyone have any ideas? I am in Queensland if it makes a difference. Cheers, Danny Re: Non-climbable object question 2Apr 19, 2018 12:38 pm 'Objects with a substantially horizontal surface of 10mm or more that allow a young child to gain a foot or hand hold must not be located in the non-climbable zone (NCZ). This includes climbable trees, outdoor furniture, barbeques, taps, pot plants, lattice, trellis, projections, indentations or retaining walls. Objects such as smooth tree trunks or other non-climbable vegetation are permitted in the NCZ (refer to Appendix A—Figures 2 and 3) as they are either not climbable by young children or they create an additional barrier for young children.' Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Non-climbable object question 3Jul 12, 2018 4:57 pm Interesting. So I have installed a pool. The neighbour has many climbable objects on his side of the property. So the shire should tell him to move it???? Then this scenario. My neighbour has no pool. I place a vegie box near the common fence and inside my pool are. So the climbable object is stopping young children climbing where ??????. These regulations need to be more clear. I would imagine the more pertain to the pool barrier inside your property rather than boundary fences. Correct???? Re: Non-climbable object question 4Jul 12, 2018 6:25 pm rtyuiop Hi folks, Thinking about putting a swim spa into my backyard and have a question about fencing. Two sides of my intended fenced area have an 1800mm bessa block wall (the boundary wall) that I believe would qualify as a fence - so I am hoping I can use the existing wall as the pool barrier, with the Non-Climbable Zone on the inside. However, sitting between the wall and the spa, will be a tall water tank - about 300mm in from the top of the fence and roughly the same height. Would that be deemed a climbable object? The sides are vertical (although corrugated) and the top of the tank is somewhere up around 1.8m off the ground, so I am confident a small child can't climb it - but I can't actually find a definition of a climbable object! Anyone have any ideas? I am in Queensland if it makes a difference. Cheers, Danny Corrigations on the water tank are deemed non climbable . Are there any pipes or fittings sticking out which are ? It does need to be 1.8 or higher . 1.79 is not good enough No, not yet. It’s currently being assessed by our building surveyor 4 5507 From a pure legal perspective, if you've signed the variation, it is a very high bar to have it set aside. No-one can give you legal advice on a forum, but you would need… 3 4353 Thanks. There are plenty of builders around my suburb. I'll make sure to do some door-to-door knocking, or note their building details on the temp fence. 4 2620 |