Window wind zones
Recent changes to NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings and NZS 4211:2008 Specification for performance of windows has created an inconsistency between wind zones in these standards.
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Recent changes to NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings and NZS 4211:2008 Specification for performance of windows has created an inconsistency between wind zones in these standards.
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.
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?
Why is it that windows fixed with claddings over a drained cavity don’t need a sill flashing, while direct-fixed claddings do?
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.
There are different options for retrofitting insulated glazing units (IGUs) into existing homes. Some can be problematic, as found recently during the Beacon Papakowhai now Home® Renovation Project.
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.
In previous editions of Build we’ve talked about window/door heads and jambs. It’s now time to look at sills.
Want a quick guide to installing a window in a wall where a low level of weathertightness risk permits direct fixing of the cladding to the wall framing? Follow these easy steps for a snug-fitting window.
Profiled metal is a fashionable cladding choice today but has been used on domestic buildings in New Zealand since the late 1880s. Back then, timber windows were the norm and standard details commonplace.