Wet Area Installation
Timber Floor in ‘wet’ areas … fear not!
Since November 2021, engineered Oak flooring is no longer an ‘Acceptable Solution’ in wet areas (defined as kitchens, laundries, powder rooms and toilets).
However, this only means that a bit more paperwork is required as part of your Building Consent application to satisfy your local authority that the engineered Oak flooring system is compliant with the E3 revisions, as an ‘Alternative Solution’.
Please refer to our SF E3 AS1 Alternative Solutions documentation which can be submitted with your application for Building Consent to satisfy the E3 revisions. This refers to single unit dwellings. If you require the paperwork for an application in relation to multi-unit dwellings, please contact us as we can provide this specific to your circumstance.
Further references about these Building Code changes can be explored below:
