Housing Consumers Protection Measures Act, 1998 (Act No. 95 of 1998)RegulationsGeneral Regulations regarding Housing Consumer Protection Measures2. NHBRC technical requirements for structural strength and stability |
| (1) | A home and any structural element or component thereof must be designed and constructed to provide strength and stability for the lifetime of the structure in accordance with accepted standards of good practice at the time of design and construction. |
| (2) | Foundations must be designed and constructed to transmit loads from super-structures to soil horizons safely and without causing excessive movement or distress in the elements which they support. |
| (3) | Foundations must be designed and constructed to resist differential displacement and to prevent the passage of moisture to the interior of the home. |
| (4) | Floors and stairways must be designed and constructed to safely carry their own dead loads in addition to any live loads which they are likely to be subjected, without undue deformation and distress. |
| (5) | Walls must be designed and constructed to safely withstand any load to which they are likely to be subjected without impairing weather tightness and without undue deformation and distress. |
| (6) | Roofs and their components must be designed and constructed to safely resist any forces to which they are likely to be subjected and without the roof construction becoming detached from its respective supporting structure. |