BRANZ weathertightness poster
In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
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In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
When preservative-treated timber is cut, shaped, planed or drilled, the newly revealed timber may not be protected by preservative and end grain may be exposed. Additional treatment may be needed to protect the cut ends.
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.
Here’s a simple way to make your ridge junctions neat and tidy.
One of the more difficult areas of detailing is excluding water where a pipe, meter box, or decorative or structural member penetrates the wall cladding material. Although the best option is to avoid penetrations here are some details that can help.
In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
Reverse-slope eaves are the ‘in’ feature of many current building designs. However, many of the details used may not effectively deal with the way water will impact on the completed construction.
Profiled metal claddings are a popular choice these days, but as with all claddings, care is still needed in the detailing, particularly the junctions.