can anyone please let me know if this is ok? would it likely be legal to remove an old unused door in the laundry as my house has 2 ranchsliders?
annies3,
Oct 5, 12:04pm
Do you mean an outside door replaced with timber and cladding or window or is it an internal door ?
lj1961,
Oct 5, 12:09pm
An external door which will be replaced with timber framing and cladding.
daryl14,
Oct 5, 12:23pm
Fairly sure a dwelling only needs two doors. Might pay to check with a builder.
johotech,
Oct 5, 12:37pm
Or 1, or 3 if you want.
newtec1,
Oct 5, 2:57pm
Yes of course it is as long as you have access to two exits[egress]
tweake,
Oct 5, 2:57pm
depends on the council a bit. i recall we had it where we where required to have a door per so many meters of wall. would certainly pay to check and you need consent (i think it is) for any external wall work anyway.
ryanm2,
Oct 5, 3:17pm
A lot of new apartment blocks only have 1 exit and you dont see fire escapes built anymore outside on new builds.
newtec1,
Oct 5, 3:26pm
No you don't,only if you increase the size of the lintel do you need consent.
newtec1,
Oct 5, 3:29pm
Yes apartments have different specs pertaining to escape routes and fire alarms etc.Can get quite involved when you are dealing with public buildings and egress.
tweake,
Oct 5, 9:16pm
ALL exterior wall work requires consent. as they are building a new wall it will require consent. no doubt thanks to leaky homes for that rule.
lissie,
Oct 5, 9:40pm
Not true - you can replace an existing window or door with a door or a window or with a wall or a mixture e.g. replace a full length window with a smaller window with cladding underneath. - so long as the existing lintel is not extended. You need consent for structural work - doors and window are not structural elements.
underconstructy,
Oct 5, 9:47pm
No it doesn't. For example you can change a window to a door, without consent as long as your door is the same width and don't touch the lintel.
underconstructy,
Oct 5, 9:48pm
Yip, what they said.
trade4us2,
Oct 6, 12:45pm
Why not just screw the door shut? Somebody may want a door there one day!
mm12345,
Oct 6, 1:15pm
Especially to and from a laundry. Perhaps if it's internal opening and clogging up laundry space, it could be re-hung for external opening so it's not in the way.
newtec1,
Sep 10, 5:14am
No it doesn't,only if you are increasing the lintel opening.In their case they are only filling in the hole where the door was.
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