Hi,
Anyone on this forum have access to the Australian Standards 3700-2001 pertaining to Masonary Standards.
I need to know the allowable deviation of bow from vertical plumb line.
Story is a bricklayer has built a wall with 6-10mm bow in it. and he is not willing to rectify,so I am getting info together to go to builders dispute tribunal.
I have the Standards and Tolerances guide 2007 but this has not been adopted by W.A but references AS 3700-2001.

Thanks

my mate is a bricklayer by trade... im seeing him tomorrow so i will see what hes got

Good luck sorting it out mate, when i was a plasterer we found walls like that all the time. The house is going to be someones dream yet they dont care..

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hey mate i have access to all standards (through uni)

PM me, have it ready for ya

Ive send you an email with the standard attached

but i got this from it

Maximum deviation from plumb within a storey from a vertical line through the base of the member

Structural tolerance

The lesser of ±10 mm per 3 m of height or 0.05 times the thickness of the leaf

Non-structural facework tolerance

±10 mm


Maximum deviation from plumb in the total height of the building (from the base)

Structural tolerance

±25 mm

Non-structural facework tolerance

±25 mm

ive noticed walls are rough as fuck now, I have walls with 5 or so mm bow over 2 metres quite often lol, plasterers might correct it ?

brickies dont give a shit these days , i see that stuff at work all the time , walls on the piss with huge waves in it

good luck with it dude!

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may the forced induction be with you

its the ozzie way unfortunatly.......
think it goes sumthin like this 'SHE'L BE RIGHT' LOL

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Yeah they can, only so much but when they put the t bar on the wall and you can put your finger under it its not good. But once its rendered then ruled off it pretty much makes it flat :/

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yeah thats what I was thinking but too much render doesnt seem to hold too well haha.