Accessible Bathrooms in Geelong

What accessible bathrooms in Geelong actually involves

Widening a doorway in a wall that carries the ceiling or roof alters an element supporting another element, which takes the job out of the permit exemption. A doorway in a wall that carries nothing may stay inside it. The provider or a building surveyor decides which applies before work starts.

A step-free shower

Removing a shower hob changes where water can run, so the waterproofing is part of the job, and in Victoria that is building work with its own registration class.

The paperwork is the same

Above A$10,000 the builder must be registered and must use a major domestic building contract, and the deposit is capped at 10% of a contract price under A$20,000 or 5% from A$20,000. The main page covers the registration class.

Say in your message which walls the doorway change would touch, if you know.

Accessible Bathrooms in Geelong — common questions

Does widening a bathroom doorway need a permit?

It can. Alterations are exempt only if they do not remove or alter an element that supports another element, so a doorway in a wall that carries the ceiling takes the job outside the exemption.

Is a step-free shower waterproofing work?

Yes. Removing a hob changes where water can run, and waterproofing is building work with its own Victorian registration class.

How much deposit can the builder ask for?

No more than 10% of a contract price under A$20,000, or 5% of a contract price of A$20,000 or more.