Laundry Renovations in Ipswich

What laundry renovations in Ipswich actually involves

Maintaining, repairing, replacing or removing a fitting or fixture is minor plumbing work. A QBCC licensee must still do it, but it needs no council approval and is not reported to the QBCC. Moving the tub to a new wall is different: installing or relocating a fixture is notifiable work, so the plumber registers it and gives you a copy of the notice.

The wall sheeting in an older laundry

In a house built before 1990 there is a good chance of asbestos, and the Queensland Government lists wall sheeting in laundries among the places it turns up. A homeowner needs a certificate to remove more than 10 square metres of bonded asbestos, and a business removing more than that needs a Class B or Class A removal licence. Have the sheeting identified before it is cut or drilled. The older-home page covers the rest of the asbestos rules.

Ask the plumber whether this job is minor or notifiable: swapping a tub is one, moving it is the other.

Laundry Renovations in Ipswich — common questions

Does swapping the laundry tub need extra paperwork?

Replacing a fitting or fixture is minor work: a QBCC licensee does it, with no council approval and no report to the QBCC. Relocating the tub is notifiable work.

Is a laundry covered by the bathroom licence class?

Yes. The QBCC class is for installing, refurbishing, restoring and repairing a kitchen, bathroom or laundry, and it stops at building work that may affect the structure.

Could the laundry wall sheeting be asbestos?

In a house built before 1990 there is a good chance of asbestos, and the Queensland Government names wall sheeting in laundries. Have it checked before it is cut or drilled.