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38 Rickard Road Strathfield NSW 2135

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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating

This home has a NatHERS rating of 7.2 stars out of 10. Its BASIX certificate commits it to 3 kW of solar panels and a 4,000 litre rainwater tank. Its NatHERS certificate lists insulation in the external walls, ceiling and floor. It beat its BASIX energy and water targets, scoring 81 against 72 for energy and 42 against 40 for water.

Key features

Windows
22 windows and glazed doors: TB Al Fixed-DG with TPS Spacer 4SolB/12Ar/4Clr
Wall insulation
R2.5
Roof and ceiling insulation
Ceiling R3.0, R5.0, R4.0, roof Cont:Attic-Continuous 1.3, medium colour
Hot water
Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
Air conditioning and heating
1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)

BASIX certificate

Energy score
81 (target 72)
Water score
42 (target 40)
Materials score
-100
Heating load
15 MJ/m² a year
Cooling load
13 MJ/m² a year
Bedrooms
5
Conditioned floor area
404.4 m²
Unconditioned floor area
25 m²
Site area
600 m²
Roof area
250 m²
Garden area
50 m²
Climate zone
NatHERS climate zone 56
Hot water
Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
Solar panels
3 kW
Rainwater tank
4,000 litres
Fixtures
Showerheads 4 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
LED lighting
Yes
Cooktop
Gas
Maximum glazing
aluminium frames 126.3 m², double glazing 126.3 m²

Heating

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)

Cooling

  • Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
  • Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)

Construction and insulation

  • Floor: concrete slab on ground, conventional slab (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Floor: above habitable rooms or mezzanine, concrete - suspended; frame: timber - untreated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Garage floor: concrete slab on ground (no added insulation)
  • External wall: brick veneer; frame: timber - untreated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll+ foil/sarking)
  • External wall: concrete block/plasterboard; frame: timber - untreated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • External garage wall: concrete block/plasterboard; frame: timber - untreated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: timber - untreated softwood (no added insulation)
  • Internal wall: plasterboard; frame: timber - untreated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
  • Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, concrete - plasterboard internal, timber - untreated softwood (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket.)

Certificate 1858642S, issued 30 July 2026, from the council's DA documents.

NatHERS certificate

Star rating
7.2 stars
Rated with
FirstRate5: 5.5.5a (3.22)
Rated on
29 Jul 2026
Wall insulation
R2.5
Ceiling insulation
R3.0, R5.0, R4.0
Floor insulation
R2.5, R3.0
Living room glazing by direction
N 3.2 m², E 27.6 m², S 1.4 m²
All glazing by direction
N 24.4 m², E 48 m², S 14.2 m², W 39.8 m²

Roof

  • Cont:Attic-Continuous 1.3, medium colour
  • Ceil: Ceiling 0.0, medium colour
  • Slab:Slab - Suspended Slab : 200mm: 200mm Suspended Slab 1.3, medium colour

Window types

  • DOW-023-06 B TB Al Fixed-DG with TPS Spacer 4SolB/12Ar/4Clr: U-value 1.59, SHGC 0.2

Window schedule

  • GUEST BED, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 3,100 mm facing W
  • ENS, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 600 mm facing N
  • OFFICE/RUMPAS, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 3,100 mm facing W
  • PWD, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 600 mm facing S
  • LAUNDRY, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 866 mm facing S
  • SCULLERY, window DOW-023-06 B: 600 × 1,500 mm facing S
  • KITCHEN/LIVING, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 9,210 mm facing E
  • KITCHEN/LIVING, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 1,050 mm facing N
  • KITCHEN/LIVING, window DOW-023-06 B: 600 × 2,300 mm facing S
  • ENTRY, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 2,000 mm facing W
  • ENTRY, window DOW-023-06 B: 3,000 × 2,345 mm facing N
  • MASTER BED, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 1,200 mm facing N
  • MASTER BED, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 3,505 mm facing E
  • ENS, window DOW-023-06 B: 1,200 × 900 mm facing S
  • ENS, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 1,970 mm facing S
  • BED 3, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 2,400 mm facing W
  • ENS, window DOW-023-06 B: 1,200 × 900 mm facing S
  • BED 2, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 2,400 mm facing W
  • BED, window DOW-023-06 B: 1,200 × 2,400 mm facing N
  • VOID, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 4,030 mm facing E
  • VOID, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 1,500 mm facing W
  • PASSAGE, window DOW-023-06 B: 2,700 × 2,345 mm facing N

Certificate ULHLPVXGTD, issued 29 July 2026, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate

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