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2018/020: Refusal to issue a code compliance certificate for a house with rammed-earth walls

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Determination 2018/020[PDF 242 KB]

 

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Date issued
17 May 2018
Primary Building Code clause:
B1 - Structure
Also related to:
E2 - External MoistureE3 - Internal moistureG13 - Foul waterB2 - Durability
Primary topic:
Compliance
Council:
Waimakariri District Council

Summary

This determination considers the compliance of the second stage of a house built with rammed-earth walls used as a structural element and as a cladding.  The determination considers the compliance of the as-built work, the on-going maintenance of the rammed-earth walls, and whether the authority was correct in declining to issue a code compliance certificate for the work.

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