The Right Stuff

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

Showing results 1-2 of 2

Do you want to try searching all of BRANZ?

Order by:

Mind your roof claddings

By Trevor Pringle 1 February 2020, Build 176

Proper on-site management of roof cladding is critical to delivering quality buildings. This is the final in a series on materials storage requirements and outlines how to store and handle roof claddings.

Read more

Hold-down fixings

By Bruce Sedcole 1 October 2020, Build 180

BRANZ regularly receives queries about hold-down fixings to the exterior walls of timber-framed buildings. This overview sets out the fixing requirements in NZS 3604:2011 for resistance to uplift for the various framing members.

Read more