A Brisbane renovation often cannot follow the standard shower detail. Timber floors, no set-down and old falls are the usual reasons. The job still has to meet the code.
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AS 3740 and the NCC deemed-to-satisfy path assume a set-down, falls and a hob or a screen the existing house may not have. Character homes in Paddington, Red Hill, Wilston and Hawthorne run into this on almost every upstairs bathroom.
A performance solution is a documented alternative that shows how that wet area still meets the performance requirement. It is not a letter that says the defect does not matter. We do not replace the building certifier.
If the bathroom is already framed and the falls will not work, call before the tiles go down. Same-day advice is available on Brisbane jobs, and a written solution can be turned around overnight when the drawings and photos are clear.
Brisbane renovations from the inner suburbs out to Indooroopilly, The Gap, Stafford, Carindale and the south side. Most of this work is an existing house, not a new estate slab.
Bring the plan, the floor build-up and a photo of the problem detail. We check it against AS 3740 and the NCC, say what actually applies, and write the performance solution so the builder, designer and certifier are looking at the same document.
What you get
You get a document for this bathroom, not a generic product brochure. It states the performance requirement, why the deemed-to-satisfy path does not fit, and the alternative detail. The certifier still makes the approval decision.
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