I've been trying to find out some exact information about fire separation for dual occupancy and what I've found is sketchy at best.
Has anyone successfully done one and lived to tell the tale?
Is there a square meter rate for fire rated gyprock?
What are the requirements and who am i meant to speak to about it?
Certifiers? Builders? Council?
I'm looking at doing a vertical wall seperation between the main house and an existing extension on the back of the house.
I'm planning on living in the extension side and rent out the main house for a while. In the long run we'd either connect them back up or sell as a dual occ depending on what was the more lucrative option.
The common wall is about 7 meters across with a kitchen on the house side and bedroom/living on the other.
The extension is single story on a concrete slab whilst the house is 2 storeys on piers.
Is this something DIY or can only a builder perform it?
From some of the $$$ ive seen thrown around with firewalls it would almost seem easier/cheaper to cut the extension off from the house and leave a 2m gap?
thanks in advance
Has anyone successfully done one and lived to tell the tale?
Is there a square meter rate for fire rated gyprock?
What are the requirements and who am i meant to speak to about it?
Certifiers? Builders? Council?
I'm looking at doing a vertical wall seperation between the main house and an existing extension on the back of the house.
I'm planning on living in the extension side and rent out the main house for a while. In the long run we'd either connect them back up or sell as a dual occ depending on what was the more lucrative option.
The common wall is about 7 meters across with a kitchen on the house side and bedroom/living on the other.
The extension is single story on a concrete slab whilst the house is 2 storeys on piers.
Is this something DIY or can only a builder perform it?
From some of the $$$ ive seen thrown around with firewalls it would almost seem easier/cheaper to cut the extension off from the house and leave a 2m gap?
thanks in advance