melbmeg
22nd Jan 2012, 01:52 PM
Long-time lurker here hoping that one of you knowledgable people will have the answers to these two tricky questions, or know who I should call to get the answers...
We are currently constructing a pool and trying to design the pool fence.
I want to incorporate a frameless glass fence into a pergola, which will run across the back of our house (and continue the fence out to the fences on either side of the house). The pool has an old garage next to it, which I want to turn into a pool house which will be a three-sided structure, open to the pool (it sounds a lot grander than it is!)
So, questions are:
The pool fencing regs discourage siting sheds, washing lines etc within the fenced area. Presumably this is because it increases traffic and therefore the chance of the gate being left open or a child sneaking into the fenced area. Do you think an open-fronted pool house would be treated the same way? It is designed as a pool house - there is really no use for it other than when the pool is in use - so I'd argue it's different from a shed, washing line etc. Who makes this call though? Is it a building inspector or the council?
I would like to use frameless glass secured with D-clamps on the sides, attached to the pergola posts. I don't want to use a channel or spiggots at the bottom of the sheets. Do you think D-clamps on the sides of each glass panel would be considered toe-holds and therefore disallowed? Again, who decides whether or not a particular D-clamp could be used as a toe-hold or not? Are there detailed regs about how far they can protrude?
Thanks in advance if anyone has an ideas!
We are currently constructing a pool and trying to design the pool fence.
I want to incorporate a frameless glass fence into a pergola, which will run across the back of our house (and continue the fence out to the fences on either side of the house). The pool has an old garage next to it, which I want to turn into a pool house which will be a three-sided structure, open to the pool (it sounds a lot grander than it is!)
So, questions are:
The pool fencing regs discourage siting sheds, washing lines etc within the fenced area. Presumably this is because it increases traffic and therefore the chance of the gate being left open or a child sneaking into the fenced area. Do you think an open-fronted pool house would be treated the same way? It is designed as a pool house - there is really no use for it other than when the pool is in use - so I'd argue it's different from a shed, washing line etc. Who makes this call though? Is it a building inspector or the council?
I would like to use frameless glass secured with D-clamps on the sides, attached to the pergola posts. I don't want to use a channel or spiggots at the bottom of the sheets. Do you think D-clamps on the sides of each glass panel would be considered toe-holds and therefore disallowed? Again, who decides whether or not a particular D-clamp could be used as a toe-hold or not? Are there detailed regs about how far they can protrude?
Thanks in advance if anyone has an ideas!