The Right Stuff

Practical how-to articles for builders and designers showing good industry practice and interpretation of the NZ Building Code and standards.

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Is that asbestos?

By Alide Elkink 1 February 2014, Build 140

As demolitions ramp up in Christchurch and Auckland, there will be plenty of situations where asbestos is encountered. The onus is on contractors to check for asbestos and to have a plan in place to deal with it if found.

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Wet area failures

By Trevor Pringle 1 October 2009, Build 114

The recently completed BRANZ seminar on wet areas highlighted two particular areas of concern – the number of wet area failures and builders not taking mould found during renovation work seriously.

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Repairing flood damage to houses

By Des Molloy 1 December 2004, Build 85

New Zealand has a highly variable, and volatile, climate. Early this year, the lower half of the North Island experienced unseasonal heavy rainfall, causing widespread floods. Des Molloy checked out the repairs on some affected homes.

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Stopping slips and falls

By Trevor Pringle 1 October 2007, Build 102

Within New Zealand homes a slip, trip or fall injury occurs every 3 minutes. This affects around 400,000 adults and children each year – that’s more than all sports and road injuries. Using the right surface could prevent many of these.

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Wet area tips

1 December 2009, Build 115

Here are 26 good practice tips from BRANZ for the design of wet areas such as bathrooms, kitchens and laundries.

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Reduce your risk of injury

By ACC 1 August 2011, Build 125

Injuries in the construction industry are high, with acc claims over the previous year costing over $100 million. Here’s some simple advice to help reduce your risk of injuries in and around a building site.

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