Livable-Housing-Design-PCD-NCC-2022

                                                    Public Comment Draft
                                                   Livable Housing Design


Part 6                 Reinforcement of bathroom and toilet walls



6.1                      Location
1. Reinforcing in accordance with Clause 6.2 must be provided to any—
      a. sanitary compartment that is subject to Part 4; and
      b. bathroom containing a—
           i.    shower that is subject to Part 5; or
           ii.   bath (if provided), other than a freestanding bath.
2. The requirements of (1) need not be complied with if the walls of the room are constructed of concrete, masonry or
   another material capable of supporting grabrails without additional reinforcement.


 Information Intent of Part 6
 The intent of this Part is to ensure that walls adjacent to toilets, showers and baths provide a fixing surface able to
 support the future installation of grabrails, if needed. This Part does not require the installation of grabrails at the time
 of construction.
 A freestanding bath is excluded from Clause 6.1(1)(b)(ii) because it does not have any adjoining walls to which grabrails
 could be fixed.
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 A bath with only one adjoining wall need only have reinforcing provided in the adjoining wall (unless exempted by Clause
 6.1(2)).
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6.2                      Construction
1. Reinforcing constructed in accordance with the requirements of (3) must be provided in the locations depicted in—
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      a. Figures 6.2a or 6.2b for walls surrounding a bath; and
      b. Figures 6.2c or 6.2d for shower walls; and
      c.   Figures 6.2e or 6.2f for a wall adjacent to a toilet.
2. Reinforcing need only be provided across the available width of the wall where a wall referred to (1)(a), (b) or (c)—
      a. is narrower than the width of the area required to be provided with reinforcing; or
      b. terminates at window sill lower than the height or the area required to be provided with reinforcing.
3. Reinforcing required by (1) must be constructed using one of the following materials:
      a. 12 mm thick structural grade plywood.
      b. Timber noggings with a minimum thickness of 25 mm.




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6.1 Location

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Reinforcing in accordance with Clause 6.2 must be provided to any—

a. sanitary compartment that is subject to Part 4: and

b. bathroom containing a—
i. shower that is subject to Part 5; or
ii. bath (if provided), other than a freestanding bath.

2. The requirements of (1) need not be complied with if the walls of the room are constructed of concrete, masonry or
another material capable of supporting grabrails without additional reinforcement.

Information Intent of Part 6

The intent of this Part is to ensure that walls adjacent to toilets, showers and baths provide a fixing surface able to
support the future installation of grabrails, if needed. This Part does not require the installation of grabrails at the time
of construction.

A freestanding bath is excluded from Clause 6.1(1)(b)(ii) because i
could be fixed.

loes not have any adjoining walls to which grabrails

 
    

 

A bath with only one adjoining wall need only have reinforcing provided e adjoining wall (unless exempted by Clause
6.1(2)). 2
6.2 Construction

1. Reinforcing constructed in accordance with the requirements of (3) must be provided in the locations depicted in—
a. Figures 6.2a or 6.2b for walls surroundingta bath; and
b. Figures 6.2c or 6.2d for shower wallsgand
c. Figures 6.2e or 6.2f for a wall adjacent to a toilet.

2. Reinforcing need only be provided across thesavailable width of the wall where a wall referred to (1)(a), (b) or (c)—
a. is narrower than the width of the area required to be provided with reinforcing: or
b. terminates at window sill lower than the height or the area required to be provided with reinforcing.

3. Reinforcing required by (1) must be constructed using one of the following materials:

a. 12mm thick structural grade plywood.
b. Timber noggings with a minimum thickness of 25 mm.

 

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