Edge detailing for membrane roofs
Don’t be misled into thinking that rubber roofing membranes can do without edge detailing. It’s required in E2/AS1, and omitting it can lead to stained walls.
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By Trevor Pringle – 1 June 2012, Build 130
Don’t be misled into thinking that rubber roofing membranes can do without edge detailing. It’s required in E2/AS1, and omitting it can lead to stained walls.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 June 2014, Build 142
NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings sets out how to size rafters in table 10.1. The BRANZ technical helpline has received queries on doing this, so let’s step through some examples.
By Tom Edhouse – 1 February 2013, Build 134
We complete this four-part Build series on calculating bracing requirements by looking at roof bracing.
By Tony Conder – 1 December 2004, Build 85
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.
By Roger Shelton – 1 June 2014, Build 142
Verge overhangs are the areas of a timber-framed roof that are most vulnerable to wind damage, so it’s important to get them right.
By Alide Elkink – 1 April 2018, Build 165
The BRANZ helpline has been asked recently about how best to detail the tricky junction between the top edge of a monopitch roof and an adjacent wall above. Here is one suggestion.
By Trevor Pringle – 1 February 2014, Build 140
Good detailing of the roof wall junction for lean-tos is important for the weathertightness of a building, but this junction can present some challenges.
By Roger Shelton – 1 August 2015, Build 149
Roof failures in high winds are unfortunately too common in timber-framed buildings, but get the connections right, and the roof should stay put.
By Dr Manfred Plagmann, Stephan Rupp – 1 December 2015, Build 151, Feature article
Recent BRANZ research has confirmed how moisture gets into roof spaces and highlighted the critical role ventilation has in removing it.
By Trevor Pringle – 1 February 2020, Build 176
Proper on-site management of roof cladding is critical to delivering quality buildings. This is the final in a series on materials storage requirements and outlines how to store and handle roof claddings.