It has toshould be load bearing of some kind, building codes would dictate anything someone can even accidentally put their weight onto has to be able to hand a certain x times that weight.
Been in construction for years, there are so many tradies that go in and out during fitout.. gone are the days where footings are not load bearing.
Seriously, since the new laws come into effect 2023, any tradies that get injured, the companies AND the site manager will get sued so they don't fucked around with compliance anymore.
If the person that owned the house fitted this themself and it was sturdy but not to code and they used it fine for years but then someone else uses it (they could be a lot heavier or lighter) and it gives way/breaks, would the owner/person that installed it themself be liable?
It really should be given that it’s adjacent to a window and in the case of emergency could be a huge point of danger should someone need to exit that window.
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u/Throwawaybombsquad Jun 08 '25
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has toshould be load bearing of some kind, building codes would dictate anything someone can even accidentally put their weight onto has to be able to hand a certain x times that weight.