Appendix F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Managment Report

Bushfire Report


Where fitted, screens for windows and doors shall have mesh or perforated sheet made of
corrosion-resistant steel, bronze or aluminium with a maximum aperture of 2 mm, with
framing made from metal or bushfire resisting timber.

        •   Windows

Frame material for windows are to be made from bushfire-resisting timber, metal or metal-
reinforced uPVC.

Glazing is to be toughened glass with a minimum thickness of 5 mm if the glazing is less
than 400mm from the ground.

The openable portions of windows shall be screened with a mesh with a max aperture of 2
mm made of corrosion resistant steel, bronze or aluminium.

        •   Doors - side hung external doors, panel fold & sliding doors

Doors- shall be completely protected externally by a screen with a mesh with a max aperture
of 2mm made of corrosion resistant steel, bronze or aluminium, OR

Door panel material shall be:

(a)         non-combustible; or

(b)   solid timber, laminated timber or reconstituted timber, having a minimum thickness of
35 mm for the first 400 mm above the threshold; or

(c)    fully framed glazed door panels with framing made from metal, bushfire resisting
timber or uPVC.

Door frames shall be made from metal bushfire resisting timber, metal or metal reinforced
uPVC.

Where doors incorporate glazing, the glazing shall be toughened glass with a minimum
thickness of 5mm.

Doors shall be tight fitting to the door frame and to an abutting door, if applicable.

Weather strips, draught excluders or draught seals shall be installed.

There is no requirement to screen the openable part of a door at this level.

        •   Garage doors

Vehicle access doors shall be made from:

(i)         non-combustible material; or

(ii)        bushfire-resisting timber; or

(iii)       fibre-cement sheet, a minimum of 6 mm in thickness; or

(iv)        a combination of any of items (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

All vehicle access doors to be protected with suitable weather strips, draught excluders,
draught seals or brushes.
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