Steel frames and trusses for Laidley

Supplying Laidley from Crowley Vale

What to know about building in Laidley

From Lockyer Valley Regional Council, state agencies, the Bureau of Meteorology and the ABS. Each item links to its source.

• The 2021 Census counted 3,809 people and 1,755 private dwellings in Laidley, with a median age of 48 and no flats or apartments among occupied dwellings.

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• In February 1959, during Cyclone Connie, Laidley had its worst recorded flood to that date, with about 1 m of water in some town streets and Laidley Creek recorded as 2 km wide.

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• When the remnants of Cyclone Wanda hit on Australia Day 1974, the heaviest rain fell in the upper Laidley Creek system, including 503.6 mm at Laidley Post Office.

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Council-wide planning notes for Lockyer Valley Regional Council: see the Toowoomba & Lockyer page

Frame design in Laidley

Wind classification

Set lot by lot in Laidley under AS 4055; send us your site's classification with the plans. · How wind classes work

Flood levels

Check Lockyer Valley Regional Council's flood information for the lot first. If it sets a minimum floor level, a raised steel floor system is one way to meet it. · Steel floor systems

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