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Building Code & standards
NZS 3604 Timber-framed buildingsStandards New Zealand · The one the rest quote. Bearers, joists, lintels, studs, bracing and fixings for houses and small buildings.Free — MBIE-sponsored. Standards NZ asks you to sign in first.WebB1 StructureMBIE Building Performance · Acceptable solutions and verification methods for structure — what B1/AS1 will accept.WebB2 DurabilityMBIE Building Performance · How long each element has to last, and what counts as meeting it.WebC Protection from fireMBIE Building Performance · C/AS1 and C/AS2 — fire separations, escape routes and ratings.WebD1 Access routesMBIE Building Performance · Stairs, ramps, handrails, landings — the geometry an inspector measures.WebE1 Surface waterMBIE Building Performance · Where stormwater goes: roof drainage, gutters, downpipes and the fall on a surface-water drain.WebG13 Foul waterMBIE Building Performance · Waste and soil pipes — gradients, venting, traps and the rules a drain is laid to.WebE2 External moistureMBIE Building Performance · E2/AS1 — the weathertightness details: cavities, flashings, junctions, risk matrix.WebE3 Internal moistureMBIE Building Performance · Wet areas, splashbacks, floor falls and surface finishes.WebF4 Safety from fallingMBIE Building Performance · Barrier heights and loadings for decks, stairs and landings.WebH1 Energy efficiencyMBIE Building Performance · Insulation R-values by climate zone, and the schedule and calculation methods.WebBuilding CodeHubMBIE, Standards NZ & BRANZ · MBIE's index of everything the Code cites — standards, acceptable solutions, appraisals.Web
Plasterboard & linings
Estimating paint quantitiesResene · Net surface area, spreading rate and coat count, with worked paint estimates.OpenGIB Site GuideWinstone Wallboards · The site book. Fixing centres, stopping levels, control joints, wet areas, ceiling battens.OpenGIB EzyBrace SystemsWinstone Wallboards · Bracing ratings, fixing patterns and the hold-down details, to NZS 3604.OpenGIB Fire Rated SystemsWinstone Wallboards · FRR systems by wall and ceiling type — board, framing, fixings and penetrations.OpenGIB Noise Control SystemsWinstone Wallboards · STC and IIC ratings, resilient channel, and the details that hold them.OpenGIB Intertenancy Barrier SystemsWinstone Wallboards · Terrace-home separating walls — fire and acoustic in one system.OpenGIB board rangeWinstone Wallboards · Which board for which job — Standard, Braceline, Noiseline, Fyreline, Aqualine, Toughline.Open
Framing, trusses & connectors
GangNail Roof Truss SystemMiTek NZ · Residential truss manual — layouts, bracing, girder trusses and tie-downs.OpenRoof truss installation guideMiTek NZ · Handling, standing, plumbing and bracing trusses on site.OpenPosi-Strut floor and roof systemMiTek NZ · Open-web joist spans, service holes, bearing and trimming.OpenPosi-Strut installationMiTek NZ · Site handling, support, strongbacks and what you may not cut.OpenGangLam LVLMiTek NZ · LVL beam and lintel spans, notching limits and fixing.OpenFlitch beam manualMiTek NZ · Steel-plated timber beams — sizes, bolt patterns and capacities.OpenLUMBERLOK timber connectorsMiTek NZ · The full connector catalogue with nailing schedules and rated loads.OpenLUMBERLOK stainless connectorsMiTek NZ · The stainless range for exposure zones D and E and treated timber.OpenBOWMAC structural bracketsMiTek NZ · Post bases, angle brackets, straps and their rated capacities.OpenLintel fixing scheduleMiTek NZ · What fixes a lintel at each span and load — straight off the chart.OpenStud to top plate fixing scheduleMiTek NZ · Uplift fixings by wind zone and stud spacing.Open6kN & 12kN stud to bottom plateMiTek NZ · The high-uplift stud fixings and how they are installed.Open9kN & 16kN truss to top plateMiTek NZ · Truss tie-downs where the wind zone asks for more than a wire dog.Open12kN pile fixingMiTek NZ · Pile-to-bearer connections at the braced-pile rating.OpenPurlin & batten fixing chartMiTek NZ · Purlin fixings by wind zone, spacing and roof weight.OpenRoof bracing specificationMiTek NZ · Where roof bracing goes and what it is made of.OpenGable end bracingMiTek NZ · Bracing a gable end and the raking verge that goes with it.OpenTop plate jointingMiTek NZ · Where you may joint a top plate and what holds the joint.OpenJoist hangersMiTek NZ · Hanger selection by joist size, with nailing and capacities.OpenDeck joist fixingMiTek NZ · Fixing deck joists and the ledger, including the durability call.OpenStair tread bracketsMiTek NZ · Bracket-fixed treads and stringer joiners.OpenEasy-Fix chartMiTek NZ · The one-page lookup from connection to product.OpenDurability product selectionMiTek NZ · Which coating or grade survives your exposure zone.OpenNZ exposure zone mapMiTek NZ · Zone B to E by location — settles the stainless argument.OpenTimber characteristic strengthMiTek NZ · Grade properties for the timber the schedules assume.OpenPryda Builder's GuidePryda NZ · Fixing and installing the whole Pryda range, on site.OpenPryda connectors & tie-downsPryda NZ · Design guide with rated capacities for connectors and tie-downs.OpenPryda hangers & truss bootsPryda NZ · Hanger and truss boot selection with load tables.OpenPryda brackets & fixesPryda NZ · Brackets, post fixings and their capacities.OpenPryda fastenersPryda NZ · Screws, nails and bolts — sizes, spacings and rated loads.Open
Cladding & weathertightness
James Hardie Best Practice GuideJames Hardie NZ · Cutting, fixing, gaps and finishing across the fibre cement range.OpenCladding junction detailsJames Hardie NZ · The junctions that leak if you get them wrong — drawn, dimensioned.OpenJames Hardie bracing designJames Hardie NZ · Bracing ratings for HardieBrace and RAB systems.OpenHomeRAB pre-cladding & RAB boardJames Hardie NZ · Rigid air barrier installation, fixing and taping.OpenLinea weatherboard — cavity fixJames Hardie NZ · Cover, gauge, scribers, corners and the cavity batten layout.OpenLinea weatherboard — direct fixJames Hardie NZ · The direct-fixed version, and where it is allowed.OpenHardiePlank 10mm weatherboardJames Hardie NZ · Lap, fixing and end-joint details.OpenAxon Panel — direct fixJames Hardie NZ · Grooved sheet cladding — sheet layout, joints and fixings.OpenStria cladding — horizontalJames Hardie NZ · Express-jointed horizontal cladding, smooth finish.OpenEaves and soffit installationJames Hardie NZ · Soffit sheet layout, fixing centres and trims.OpenVillaboard liningJames Hardie NZ · Wet-area sheet lining — fixing, jointing and tiling over.OpenHardieFlex sheetJames Hardie NZ · General-purpose fibre cement sheet specification.OpenSecura exterior flooringJames Hardie NZ · Deck and wet-area flooring — joist spacing, fixing and falls.OpenFire & acoustic design manualJames Hardie NZ · Rated systems built from James Hardie boards.OpenEcoply structural plywoodCHH Woodproducts · Grades, spans, fixing centres and bracing for structural ply.OpenShadowclad — cavity constructionCHH Woodproducts · Grooved ply cladding over a cavity: sheet layout, joints, flashings.OpenShadowclad — mixed claddingCHH Woodproducts · Where Shadowclad meets another cladding, and how that junction is made.Open
Roofing
Metal Roof & Wall Cladding Code of PracticeNZ Metal Roofing Manufacturers · The roofing bible — minimum pitches, laps, flashings, fastener patterns, drainage.OpenMetal cladding COP — CodeHub copyMBIE Building CodeHub · The same Code of Practice as MBIE publishes it, if the roofing site is down.Open
Concrete & foundations
Firth Paving Installation GuideFirth · Paving bases, bedding, edge restraint, laying patterns, joints and cut pieces.OpenResidential concrete slab-on-ground floorsConcrete NZ · Preparing, pouring, finishing and curing a house slab.The publisher currently requires a browser download. Save its PDF there, then use Add your own to keep it offline.WebConcrete ground floors & pavementsConcrete NZ · Specific design for floors and pavements — thickness, joints, reinforcement.The publisher currently requires a browser download. Save its PDF there, then use Add your own to keep it offline.WebBasement design guideConcrete NZ · Retaining, waterproofing and drainage below ground.The publisher currently requires a browser download. Save its PDF there, then use Add your own to keep it offline.WebSteel fibre concrete for RibRaft floorsFirth · Placing and finishing fibre-reinforced concrete in a raft slab.Open
Site safety
Working at heightWorkSafe NZ · Good practice guidelines — edge protection, ladders, roof work, harnesses.OpenScaffolding in New ZealandWorkSafe NZ · Design, erection, inspection and the competency the job needs.OpenExcavation safetyWorkSafe NZ · Shoring, benching, battering and spoil placement.Open
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