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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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Use of let-in plywood bracing

By David Carradine 1 August 2021, Build 185

Let-in plywood bracing has a long history of use. Some designers and manufacturers specify it, but some councils don’t permit it. BRANZ has found it doesn’t seem to affect structural integrity and suggests ways to resolve the uncertainty.

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No strings attached

By Trevor Pringle 1 June 2016, Build 154

A team at BRANZ designed some simple details for timber deck attachment and deck barriers and then handed them to BRANZ engineers to test. The outcome? Deck details you can be confident will perform.

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