Holding down roofs
Securing roofs against wind uplift is a crucial step in the building process. Fortunately the cost of doing so adds very little to the overall cost of the building.
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Periphery roof areas
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?
Maximum strength of house bracing walls
A BRANZ research project has investigated load transfer in timber framed buildings – and found a number of potential weak spots.
Bracing light timber-framed roofs
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.
Lintels and beams calculator
An online calculator has replaced the paper version of the BRANZ Guide to lintels and beams.
Bottom plate anchors
Calls to the BRANZ Helpline indicate that there is still confusion about the correct use of bottom plate anchors with concrete floor slabs.
Loaded dimension – a guide
Numerous calls to the BRANZ Helpline indicate that many in the industry are having trouble with the ‘loaded dimension’ concept in NZS 3604:1999 Timber framed buildings. This article offers a visual explanation.
NZS 3604 review preparation
The current technical review of our timber-framed building standard is limited by the rapid rate of change still occurring in the industry.
