Pipe penetrations through claddings
To correctly form and fit pipe penetrations is time consuming and expensive, but necessary to maintain weathertightness. The best solution is to avoid them but sometimes that isn’t possible.
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BRANZ weathertightness poster
1 April 2004, Build 81
In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
Horizontal cladding joints
By Trevor Pringle – 1 August 2004, Build 83
For many cladding materials the horizontal joints are dealt with in the design of the cladding itself, e.g. weatherboards. This article is concerned about those claddings that need horizontal joints to accommodate movement or sheet size.
Sill flashings give extra protection for windows
By Tony Conder – 1 April 2005, Build 87
Why is it that windows fixed with claddings over a drained cavity don’t need a sill flashing, while direct-fixed claddings do?
On the ground in Christchurch
By Graeme Beattie, Roger Shelton, Stuart Thurston, Angela Liu – 1 April 2011, Build 123, Feature article
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch on 22 February 2011 and the many aftershocks have been an enormous test of the performance of buildings. BRANZ Structural engineers provide some initial thoughts on how houses performed.
25 changes in E2/AS1 you need to know
By Trevor Pringle – 1 June 2012, Build 130
E2/AS1 was updated last year – do you know what changed? This guide has 25 key changes to the design of a building structure and envelope.
When compatibility tables clash
By Bruce Sedcole – 1 February 2020, Build 176
A recent caller to the BRANZ helpline scratched the surface of a problem that sometimes crops up on building sites – differing views on best practice for material compatibility.
Weatherboards are back in business
By Greg Burn – 1 October 2012, Build 132, Feature article
Weatherboard dwellings are enjoying a renaissance, and the development of systems making them easier to build is thriving.
Resourceful timber
By Nigel Isaacs – 1 October 2012, Build 132
Prone to earthquakes and with abundant native timber, New Zealand was quick to adopt timber as a building cladding. It could even replicate stone with design elements such as quoins.
Detailing profiled metal wall claddings
By Trevor Pringle – 1 October 2003, Build 78
Profiled metal claddings are a popular choice these days, but as with all claddings, care is still needed in the detailing, particularly the junctions.
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