Residential wet area floor wastes ib 061 2016 the intent of this industry bulletin is to raise awareness of key issues surrounding the installation of floor wastes in wet areas and grading to the floor waste.
Floor waste requirements vic.
For a class 1 buildings the bca through as 3740 requires a floor waste be provided within the shower area.
A floor waste will also form part of a floor waste gully in circumstances where that gully may be required by the pca deemed to satisfy provisions as.
Floor wastes are not required in wet area rooms of class 1 buildings unless the area contains an unenclosed shower in which case the shower waste doubles as the floor waste.
Page 1www vba vic gov au of 14 ed june 2014 low risk trade waste appliances aim the aim of this technical solution is to inform practitioners about the basic installation requirements for low risk trade waste appliances.
Key issues non compliant waterproofing requirements and incorrect grading of floors in wet areas.
Plumbing regulations 2008 the plumbing code of australia pca is adopted.
13 17 showers 13 17 1 individual showers an individual shower shall be fitted with a minimum dn 80 grate or channel grate and shall be connected by a an untrapped wastepipe not smaller than dn 40 to a floor waste gully.
Www vba vic gov au page 1 of 3 floor waste gullies in urinal compartments and.
The aim of this technical solution is to clarify the requirements for the provision of floor waste gullies in urinal compartments and other wet areas see figures 1 2 and 3.
Zone 2 is the area within a horizontal radius of 60cm outside zone 1 and a height of 2 25m from the floor.
In these circumstances the floor to the room is required to be waterproof and the floor graded to the floor waste to permit drainage of the water.
Zone 3 is the area within a horizontal radius of 2 4m outside of zone 2.
Floor wastes floors flushed with water or hosed down must be graded and a floor waste installed so that the water drains to a drainage system.
Bathroom floor waste regulations.
The floor waste gully is to dispose of water spillage and wash down water a minimum dn 50 riser may be used.
Wet area rooms of class 2 3 part 4 buildings require floor wastes regardless of the type of shower only to prevent the potential for damage to other sole.
Class 2 3 or class 4 part of a building in apartment buildings residential buildings such as motels and boarding houses and residential parts of commercial buildings it is necessary to install floor wastes in bathrooms and laundries if a bathroom or.
In the above situations the floor is required by the ncc to be graded to the floor waste to prevent water overflow from penetrating to other occupancies or public spaces in the same building.
There are several things to consider in determining if a floor waste needs to be installed.
We ve all seen bathroom floor waste systems but when are they required and when are they optional.