Sub Floor Clearance Victoria

Good morning folks i am just wondering if there is a standard minimum clearance that should be allowed between the ground soil and the subfloor i am not sure the correct terminology of sub floor assuming it is the bottom of the beams under the house.

Sub floor clearance victoria.

They allow for more air circulation and easier maintenance and repair. It sits on top of the subfloor and can be made from. The minimum clearance required for a sub floor is 400 mm from the ground to the underside of the flooring or 150mm to the underside of the bearer. Head room a minimum clearance under beams of 300mm and under floor joists of 400mm.

Last updated. Throughout the course of our project alex was a consummate professional. Appropriate open link in same page performance requirements. Not only is the flooring system a solid alternative to a slab on ground it works economically supporting anything from a lowset granny flat or kit home up to a highset pole house.

Underlay is used to provide a smooth even surface for the floor covering to lay on. Archive view return to standard view. We have since decided to go with stumps and have been told will need 600mm clearance from floor level due to being in a termite zone. Rachael and ashley merrijig victoria job.

In addition sub floors will remain drier if the following precautions are observed. Ventilation and clearance are provided hyspan may be safely used for sub floor applications without the likelihood of decay. Australian standard 3660 specifies the minimum clearance requirements between the ground and the underside of a subfloor. Where an alternative subfloor ventilation system is proposed as a open link in same page performance solution to that described in open link in same page part 3 4 1 that proposal must comply with.

Larger crawl spaces tend to remain drier. Design engineering and building of custom designed steel frame home. I can recommend alex and his team highly and without reservation. Sub floor applications under normal conditions where adequate.

In some cases the surface of the subfloor is suitable for a floor covering to be placed directly on top. The sub floor system can be used in either a weatherboard construction or a brick veneer construction type of house. However where the surface is rough or has other imperfections in it an underlay or underlayment is placed in between the subfloor and the covering. Hyspan is not suitable for weather exposed applications unless suitably.

The relevant open link in same page performance requirements determined in accordance with open. A complete floor system. If so in the bca for victoria from memory i thing the lowest point cannot be lower than 400 mm but i need to check.