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Subfloor ventilation

By Stephen Sargent 1 October 2006, Build 96

The 2005 BRANZ House Condition Survey found 38% of homes with suspended timber floors had less than half the subfloor ventilation required by the current building standards. This inadequate ventilation can cause some serious problems.

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Keeping skillion roofs dry

1 October 2005, Build 90

For most skillion roofs the amount of air movement in the roof cavity, although limited, is sufficient to remove small amounts of vapour. The trick is to keep those amounts of water vapour small.

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