Buildings.
building: Provided
Provided that the Building Authority may reduce this requirement in any case where in his discretion it may appear desirable.
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between floor
contiguous
24. No floor timbers of any one building shall approach nearer than 9 inches towards the floor timbers of any other contiguous building, and the space intervening between the ends of such timbers shall be properly and substantially built up solid with whole bricks or with stone laid in mortar. [34]
25. The floors of all buildings including verandahs shall not (unless constructed of concrete or other incombustible material) be built into the thickness of any wall, but shall either rest upon the top of the wall or upon corbelling or an offset, so arranged as to give a bearing of at least 4 inches for the floor. When any opening in a timber floor is to be filled in, every joist over such opening shall be formed in one length to span from wall to wall unless otherwise approved by the Building Authority.
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26. Every person who shall erect a new domestic building shall construct every room in the lowest storey, if provided with a boarded floor, in such manner that there shall be, for the purpose of ventilation, between the underside of every joist on which such floor may be laid and the upper surface of the concrete with which the ground surface or site of such building may be covered, a clear space of an average height of not less than 2 feet and 6 inches above the level of the ground outside, and he shall cause such space to be properly ventilated, any openings for such purpose being protected in such manner as effectually to exclude rats from such premises.
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buildings.
Floors to rest on corbels of brick or stone-work.
Ventilation under boarded floors in the lowest storey.
27. All wooden floors shall be properly tongued and grooved or otherwise jointed so as to be reasonably water-tight.
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28. The floors of all domestic buildings hereafter erected shall, unless specially exempted by the Building Authority, have skirtings of cement or of other impervious material approved by the Building Authority, at least 9 inches in height and of a thickness of not less than one inch.
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Buildings.
building: Provided
Provided that the Building Authority may reduce this requirement in any case where in his discretion it may appear desirable.
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[CAP. 123
between floor
contiguous
24. No floor timbers of any one building shall approach Distance nearer than 9 inches towards the floor timbers of any other timbers of contiguous building, and the space intervening between the ends of such timbers shall be properly and substantially built up solid with whole bricks or with stone laid in mortar. [34]
25. The floors of all buildings including verandahs shall not (unless constructed of concrete or other incombustible material) be built into the thickness of any wall, but shall either rest upon the top of the wall or upon corbelling or an offset, so arranged as to give a bearing of at least 4 inches for the floor. When any opening in a timber floor is to be filled in, every joist over such opening shall be formed in one length to span from wall to wall unless other- wise approved by the Building Authority.
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26. Every person who shall erect a new domestic build- ing shall construct every room in the lowest storey, if provided with a boarded floor, in such manner that there shall be, for the purpose of ventilation, between the under- side of every joist on which such floor may be laid and the upper surface of the concrete with which the ground surface or site of such building may be covered, a clear space of an average height of not less than 2 feet and 6 inches above the level of the ground outside, and he shall cause such space to be properly ventilated, any openings for such purpose being protected in such manner as effectually to exclude rats from such premises.
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buildings.
Floors to rest brick or
on corbels of
stone-work.
Ventilation
under boarded
floors in the
lowest storey.
floors to be
27. All wooden floors shall be properly tongued and Wooden grooved or otherwise jointed so as to be reasonably water- water-tight.
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skirtings
28. The floors of all domestic buildings hereafter cement erected shall, unless specially exempted by the Building required. Authority, have skirtings of cement or of other impervious material approved by the Building Authority, at least 9 inches in height and of a thickness of not less than one
inch.
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