Protect those weatherboards
A Build reader recently asked if H3.1 treatment for timber cladding is sufficient to protect against rot. It is, but only if primed before installation, painted and regularly maintained.
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A Build reader recently asked if H3.1 treatment for timber cladding is sufficient to protect against rot. It is, but only if primed before installation, painted and regularly maintained.
The junctions between different cladding materials can present a few challenges for designers. BRANZ has developed some details to help fill the gap.
Advances in technology in the 20th century saw concrete’s use as a building material flourish. This was also the case in New Zealand where, as the demand for precast grew, homegrown products were developed.
Although aesthetics are important in cladding selection, other factors need to be considered to ensure any water hitting the exterior is deflected, or can drain away or dry out.
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.
Weatherboard dwellings are enjoying a renaissance, and the development of systems making them easier to build is thriving.
Some thought the shine may have gone off clay bricks as a cladding material following the Christchurch earthquakes, but that’s not what BRANZ’s materials survey found.
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.