Bottom plate anchors
Calls to the BRANZ Helpline indicate that there is still confusion about the correct use of bottom plate anchors with concrete floor slabs.
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By Roger Shelton – 1 February 2008, Build 104
Calls to the BRANZ Helpline indicate that there is still confusion about the correct use of bottom plate anchors with concrete floor slabs.
By David Hindley – 1 February 2009, Build 110
An online calculator has replaced the paper version of the BRANZ Guide to lintels and beams.
1 June 2011, Build 124, Feature article
The committee that updated NZS 3604 Timber-framed buildings has been awarded the Standards New Zealand 2010 Committee of the Year Award.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 October 2012, Build 132
In Build 131 (pages 29–30), we explained the information needed before starting bracing calculations for a building. This time, we work through a subfloor example.
By Roger Shelton – 1 December 2012, Build 133
A Build reader has asked what is the correct loaded dimension for a lintel supporting a hip roof. The correct answer is, it depends.
By Roger Shelton – 1 October 2013, Build 138
A reader asks, ‘how do the NZS 3604:2011 topographic zones work?’. With more buildings being constructed on exposed sites, this is an important question to understand.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 June 2014, Build 142
NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings sets out how to size rafters in table 10.1. The BRANZ technical helpline has received queries on doing this, so let’s step through some examples.
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2017, Build 163
Holes or notches are sometimes required in timber framing members, but they must be carefully located so they do not undermine structural integrity.
By Stephen Walker – 1 June 2011, Build 124, Feature article
The new NZS 3604 includes the use of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and glued laminated timber (glulam), now common in residential construction.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 February 2013, Build 134
We complete this four-part Build series on calculating bracing requirements by looking at roof bracing.