BCA reports · Class 3

BCA report for a boarding house, hostel or hotel (Class 3)

Class 3 covers boarding houses, co-living, hostels, backpackers, student accommodation, and the residential parts of hotels and motels. The assessment checks the fire separation of each sole-occupancy unit, egress, detection and alarm, sprinklers where the height triggers them, and the accessible rooms and common areas the Premises Standards require. A certifier scopes it and replies with a fixed price inside a business day.

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What the report looks at

  • Fire separation of sole-occupancy units and bounding construction
  • Exits, travel distances and paths of travel from every room
  • Smoke detection, alarms and sprinklers the rise in storeys triggers
  • Accessible sole-occupancy units and common areas under Part D4 and the Premises Standards
  • Sanitary facilities, light, ventilation and sound insulation

What you get

A full deemed-to-satisfy assessment against the current NCC with every non-compliance identified, the drawing reference, and a practical way to fix it, written so it can go straight to the consent authority or the certifier. Signed by an A1 registered certifier.

Fee

  • Quoted by a certifier from the drawings: a fixed price, GST shown, inside one business day
  • Revisions and delivery time are set out in the quote, from a complete drawing set
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What do you need?Fixed fees, GST shown
BCA Reportsfrom $3,300inc GST · $3,000 + GSTDeemed-to-satisfy assessment of your drawings against the NCC, every non-compliance with a fix.Pre-DABuilding approvalChange of usePrice a BCA report Access Reportsfrom $3,300inc GST · $3,000 + GSTAS 1428.1, NCC Part D4 and Livable Housing. On its own or issued with your BCA report.Pre-DABuilding approvalLivable HousingPrice an access report Performance Solutionsfrom $4,400inc GST · $4,000 + GSTWritten with the evidence a certifier needs to accept it. One revision included.Light and ventilationStairsHandrailsTactile indicatorsWeep holesPrice a performance solution

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Questions

Is a boarding house Class 1b or Class 3?

It depends on the floor area and the number of residents. Small boarding houses can be Class 1b; above the limits they are Class 3. The report states the classification and why.

What drawings do you need?

Site plan, floor plans, elevations and sections as PDF. For alterations, as-built drawings of the existing building as well.

Do you inspect the site?

No. The report is prepared from the drawings; for an existing building, measured drawings of the building as it stands are part of the set.

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