Description

Stria™ Cladding Horizontal is a cavity-based fibre cement wall cladding.

It is designed to be used as an external wall cladding for residential and light commercial type buildings where domestic construction techniques are used.

Stria™ Cladding Horizontal is available in two panel finish options: ‘Smooth’ and ‘Fine Texture’.

Scope

Timber framing

1. Stria™ Cladding Smooth and Stria™ Cladding Fine Texture have been appraised for use as an external wall cladding for timber-framed buildings within the following scope:

• the scope limitations of NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1; and,
• with a risk score of 0-20, calculated in accordance with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1; and,
• situated in Wind Zones up to, and including, Extra High, determined in accordance with NZS 3604. 

Specific Design

2. Stria™ Cladding Smooth has also been appraised for weathertightness and structural wind loading when used as an external wall cladding for buildings within the following scope:

• with a building height not exceeding 25 m; and,
• constructed with timber framing subject to specific engineering design; and,
• situated in specific design wind pressures up to a maximum design differential ultimate limit state (ULS) of 3.2 kPa where studs are at maximum 600 mm centres; and,
• with inter-storey deflections designed for and up to height/180 of horizontal in-plane movement during seismic serviceable limit state (SLS) events (based on a 3 m inter-storey height); and,
• when fixed over James Hardie RAB™ Board rigid air barrier for buildings over 10 m in height.

General
 
3. Stria™ Cladding Horizontal must only be installed horizontally on vertical, flat surfaces.

4. Stria™ Cladding Horizontal must only be used with window and doors that comply with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1 or that are covered by a valid BRANZ Appraisal or NZ CodeMark certification.