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.
Flashings
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Head flashing for window with bevel-back and cavity
By Alide Elkink – 1 August 2007, Build 101
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?
What’s the flap over head flashings?
By John Harper – 1 August 2003, Build 77
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.
Sill flashings give extra protection for windows
By Tony Conder – 1 April 2005, Build 87
Why is it that windows fixed with claddings over a drained cavity don’t need a sill flashing, while direct-fixed claddings do?
Detailing windows for brick veneer
By John O’Donnell – 1 February 2006, Build 92
NZS 3604 and NZBC E2/AS1 offer limited details for windows in brick veneer but BRANZ has a number of recommendations.
Flashings – more than window dressing
By Mark Bassett – 1 December 2007, Build 103, Feature article
BRANZ recently completed research to understand the movement of air and water in the cavities around windows. This has provided new insight into alternative ways of managing water at the difficult junction between walls and windows.
Horizontal cladding joints
By Trevor Pringle – 1 August 2004, Build 83
For many cladding materials the horizontal joints are dealt with in the design of the cladding itself, e.g. weatherboards. This article is concerned about those claddings that need horizontal joints to accommodate movement or sheet size.
Flashing brick veneer infill panels
By Alide Elkink – 1 February 2007, Build 98
An infill panel is often used with masonry veneer cladding above a window or door opening. This avoids the need to support the weight of the masonry veneer but creates a weathertightness issue.
Flashing above windows with facing boards
By Anna Smith – 1 April 2007, Build 99
Sometimes a facing board is used rather than a window head cap above windows. An Alternative Solution is then needed to flash this.
Detailing garage door heads
By Alide Elkink – 1 December 2016, Build 157
The previous issue of Build looked at roof junction flashings. Here, we cover the sometimes overlooked requirements for flashing garage door heads with a timber lintel.
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