5.6.2.5 Shower and Bathroom floor Bonding
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2023 5:38 pm
Hi,
Just a question about 5.6.2.5 - Bonding in Showers and Bathroom floors and walls.
This has to be the least followed Rule in 3000 - Every time I'm Bonding the steel in a concrete floor the Council Inspectors always ask me what Im doing and look at me like a crazy man when I explain.
Anyway - My question is how can you test the effectiveness of the connection and resistance etc. once the concrete is poured? (I always make sure I have an effective connection between earth cable and the steel in the wet areas before the pour) Also how can we tell if the floor has an effective bond to earthing system when there is no access to the concrete once finished? (ie water proofed, tiled, vinyl, varnish etc) - I guess maybe testing the concrete footing outside close to the Bathroom??
Also - Who else here bothers with the floor bonding?? - I guess the only way to effectively enforce the rule, would be to make it part of the Councils pre pour inspection? (The same should also be for Pools 5.6.2.6.3) Because I would guess that 90% of all new homes build in the last 15 years don't have their wet area floors bonded
Just a question about 5.6.2.5 - Bonding in Showers and Bathroom floors and walls.
This has to be the least followed Rule in 3000 - Every time I'm Bonding the steel in a concrete floor the Council Inspectors always ask me what Im doing and look at me like a crazy man when I explain.
Anyway - My question is how can you test the effectiveness of the connection and resistance etc. once the concrete is poured? (I always make sure I have an effective connection between earth cable and the steel in the wet areas before the pour) Also how can we tell if the floor has an effective bond to earthing system when there is no access to the concrete once finished? (ie water proofed, tiled, vinyl, varnish etc) - I guess maybe testing the concrete footing outside close to the Bathroom??
Also - Who else here bothers with the floor bonding?? - I guess the only way to effectively enforce the rule, would be to make it part of the Councils pre pour inspection? (The same should also be for Pools 5.6.2.6.3) Because I would guess that 90% of all new homes build in the last 15 years don't have their wet area floors bonded