What Is The legal Australian Standard Ceiling Height
Don’t Get Caught Out Buying A Property Where Bedrooms Don’t Meet Ceiling Heights Australia qld.
Know Australian standard ceiling height. There is a huge temptation to build in underneath a raised home to get more usable space to live in. Sounds simple enough but it is catching Vendors out when trying to sell the property. A perfect example is a old Queenslander. 5 bedroom 2 storey home where two of bedrooms have been added downstairs along with a laundry and lounge room . Sounds like a great use of space! And it could be if habitable areas meet Ceiling Heights in Australia.
A Habitable Room As Stated By Building Code Of Australia Is
” a room used for normal domestic activities and Includes a bedroom, living room, lounge room, music room, television room, kitchen, dining room, sewing room, study, playroom, family room, home theatre, and sunroom.
Excludes a bathroom, laundry, water closet, pantry, walk-in wardrobe, corridor, hallway, lobby, photographic darkroom, clothes drying room, and other spaces of a specialized nature occupied neither frequently nor for extended periods.“
What Is Australian Legal Ceiling Height In Queensland?
The measurement is to be taken from finished floor height to lowest part of the ceiling or lowest protrusion of the ceiling. This is important to remember if you are the ones renovating as this may change the material you can use on the floor. The two main measurements are 2400mm and 2100mm as explained below. Home owners wishing to raise their home should take into account plumbing, wiring and structural beams which may need even more additional space to hide these items.
Habitable Room legal height qld is as follows;
Building Code Australian standard Ceiling height
For Building Class 1 – 2 & 3 a habitable room MUST have a minimum height of 2400mm. The Exception is a Kitchen, laundry, hallway or corridor where height can be a minimum height of 2100mm.
If the room fails to meet minimum ceiling requirements then it is deemed to be a “utility room”.
What Is Legal Ceiling Height In Queensland
This is Australian standard ceiling In Queensland. Other State and Territories may be different. When buying a property arm yourself with a thorough Building and Pest Inspection Company.
“So The possibility of catching out buyers wanting dual occupancy is high if they don’t get a solid Inspection” says Anthony, Inspections Manager of our Building and Pest Inspection Brisbane Teams. Check Out Issues found in High Set Homes Brisbane.
*note: this is to be taken as general advice. Please refer to your local council for more information. Here are Building code pages on building works and room heights. At Certified home Inspections we also conduct pest Inspections which includes thermal Termites Inspections, Bed Bug, Pool Safety certification.
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