Browse Forums Outdoor Living Re: deck 5Jan 10, 2010 2:40 pm 70mm is no were near enough off the ground for ventilation and to build a deck on the ground is asking for trouble, the subfloor will rot out in no time If built over soil and not slab at an absolute minimum 150mm clearance from base of bearer to ground, no deck will pass inspection by relivant authorities if built on the ground or 70mm above, it would be wise to brush up on the laws and regulations before building the deck yourself and remember if it is over $5000 total value you need a licenced builder or be and owner builder, if total value is over $12,000 then you need builders warranty insurance supplied by the builder or if owner builder you cannot sell your property for 6 1/2 years unless you take out insurance Da Vinci Outdoor Living Architectural landscaping http://www.davincioutdoor.com Re: deck 6Jan 10, 2010 3:43 pm i am sorry to say we donot need a owner builders licence here until it is over $12,000 value not $5,000.Neighbours up the road have a deck build on the ground and had no trouble with council approvful.so council as said there would be no trouble. finished building 40 square home on 5 acres with perry homes.working on the landscaping just finished pool deck with ://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2217 Re: deck 7Feb 08, 2010 1:01 am its not the aproval you should be worried about it is the ventilation. building heysen4e through SarahHomes at Milang IM THE PROUD OWNER OF DIRT house into council 22/08 Unconditionally approved 25/09 mortgage docs signed 29/09 land settled 09/10 land titled 22/10 start date about two weeks away!!! http://www.mymilangbuild.blogspot.com/ Re: deck 8Feb 09, 2010 4:51 pm davinci , the subfloor will rot out in no time If built over soil and not slab at an absolute minimum 150mm clearance from base of bearer to ground, no deck will pass inspection by relivant authorities if built on the ground or 70mm above, Wow, you must have some strange laws in Vic - and unusual problems with ventilation . Thankfully here in Qld there is no problem with a 700mm deck, in fact I reckon most decked areas these days would be less, with plenty direct on ground. In fact I have a perfectly functioning 24 year old deck on the ground, no rot or problems caused by lack of ventilation. Yvette, if you are looking for some proper advice on decking, I'd recommend looking here: http://www.*.com/f196/ Re: deck 9Feb 09, 2010 8:24 pm @Hoffies: They said 70mm, not 700 Built a Tribeca 44 with the Big M Sales Accept 15/06/09, Contract Signed 24/09/09, Site Start 23/11/09, Slab 11/12/09, Frame 12/01/10, Roof 20/01/10, Lock-up 30/03/10, Fixing 30/04/10, Handover 27/08/10. I've just built 3 stairs off a landing out the back and been told by the private certifier I need hand rails sorry tried to attach a pic but couldn't mine don't have sides… 5 5722 So I'm just reading up on this ecosystem of lights. I'm planning on putting deck lights along the outside edge of a large deck. Will need about 3 packs (18 lights) plus… 0 23026 Hi, does anyone have any experience with using Trex rain escape or EPDM rubber to waterproof a deck so you have dry space underneath. Popular in the US and realize that… 0 3451 |