Stairs involve a pretty good mix of basic rules and complex ingredients that designers, builders and contractors have to understand and blend. I’ve chosen stairs as the theme for this article because most buildings contain them. Instead of writing it all down, I want you to see how the ABCB explains how to build a typical part of a building, with help from their accomplices at Standards Australia as well as federal and state governments. How much better would our industry be if your innate common sense and practical smarts were underpinned by the technical information in the NCC and Australian Standards? What is worse – many contractors and professionals never get to apply the precious information the National Construction Code (NCC) contains because they could not find or understand what they say. You’ve long heard me say that I believe the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is not doing enough to help simplify and make their products more accessible and cheaper. For those readers who are more ‘visual’ learners, then this article by Jerry Tyrrell is for you. It’s up to designers, builders and contractors to blend the basics of stair construction with the complexities to ensure the end result is safe and compliant.
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