Installing windows
Installing windows can be tricky, but there’s plenty you can do to make it easier.
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Installing windows can be tricky, but there’s plenty you can do to make it easier.
Water penetration in and around windows and doors can cause significant damage. Following a few easy steps helps manage this risk and protect the vulnerable timber frame. We look at the E2/AS1 option.
Recent changes to E2/AS1 mean that the construction sequence for openings in walls with direct-fix claddings must now be done differently.
BRANZ is investigating different installation techniques for thermally efficient and weathertight aluminium windows and is keen to hear about any new industry solutions.
E2/AS1 and WANZ WIS offer two different solutions to window head flashing details with bevelback weatherboard cladding installed over a drained and ventilated cavity. What are the differences?
It may seem too much bother, but adding that extra layer of defence around your windows early on, means less chance of having to fix leaks further down the track.
Why is it that windows fixed with claddings over a drained cavity don’t need a sill flashing, while direct-fixed claddings do?
NZS 3604 and NZBC E2/AS1 offer limited details for windows in brick veneer but BRANZ has a number of recommendations.
The Window Association of New Zealand has developed an Alternative Solution to the details in E2/AS1. Known as the WANZ WIS details, we look at how it works and what to watch out for.
In this series of articles on window/door installation, we’ve focused separately on heads, sills and jambs. Air-pressure management deals with the whole frame.