Stabilising floor joists
Where is blocking required to stabilise floor joists? We look to NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings for answers.
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By Roger Shelton – 1 June 2019, Build 172
Where is blocking required to stabilise floor joists? We look to NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings for answers.
By Angela Liu – 1 August 2019, Build 173, Feature article
A national research programme looking into precast concrete floor performance in earthquakes is likely to result in revised guidelines for seismic assessment and retrofit of buildings with precast floors.
By Alide Elkink – 1 October 2019, Build 174
Calls to the BRANZ helplines have revealed confusion created by differing advice in NZS 3604:2011 on the ground clearance needed for particleboard flooring. What is the ground clearance needed?