Bracing for monopitch roofs
Judging by the number of calls to the BRANZ Helpline, there’s some confusion around bracing requirements for monopitch roofs. Here, we sort out the issue.
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By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2014, Build 145
Judging by the number of calls to the BRANZ Helpline, there’s some confusion around bracing requirements for monopitch roofs. Here, we sort out the issue.
By Tony Conder – 1 December 2004, Build 85
Roof bracing is one element in a continuum that provides resistance to horizontal loads. It works with the wall and foundation bracing to supply a total bracing package for a building.
By Alide Elkink – 1 August 2022, Build 191
Roof construction R-values will increase to R6.6 when New Zealand Building Code Acceptable Solution H1/AS1 5th edition becomes mandatory on 1 May 2023 (6 months later than first announced). Have you thought about how you will deal with these changes in your designs?
By Tom Edhouse – 1 February 2013, Build 134
We complete this four-part Build series on calculating bracing requirements by looking at roof bracing.
By Roger Shelton – 1 June 2008, Build 106
The area around the edge of a roof requires extra fixings to stop it lifting, but how much of the total roof area needs these extra fixings?
1 June 2011, Build 124, Feature article
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.
By John Wierenga – 1 April 2014, Build 141
Pitched roofs constructed with timber rafters are described in NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings as either couple-close or skillion roofs. What are the rafter fixing requirements?
By Nicole Allen – 1 August 2022, Build 191
A local volcanic eruption is a substantial risk to the Auckland region. Research into the impact of multiple volcanic hazards on the roofs of buildings showed that they generally deal well with volcanic ash and flying rocks landing on them.
By Ann Galloway – 1 June 2016, Build 154
It can be difficult to determine the critical dimensions for roof flashings in E2/AS1. We step through Table 7 to help clarify confusion when working out the minimum sizes of flashings.