Description

Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers are used for separating the bottom plates of internal and external walls from concrete floor slabs or from timber flooring in timber-framed buildings, to allow for unimpeded drainage of water from floors during construction.

This Product Certificate covers the use of Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers in buildings otherwise designed and constructed in accordance with NZS 3604. The use of Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers with steel-framed buildings or under fire or acoustically rated walls is outside the scope of certification.

Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers provide a 12 mm gap under the bottom plate of light weight timber framing to allow for unimpeded drainage of water from floors during construction. The packers are manufactured from polypropylene plastic with a plan dimension of 84 x 60 mm and are labelled on the underside with the product name.

Scope

Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers must be used in accordance with Hiandri Ltd’s Reference Documents.

Hiandri Bottom Plate Packers may also be used with fire rated and/or acoustically rated walls, however this has not been assessed and is outside the scope of this Product Certification.

Studs under girder trusses supporting a tributary roof area greater than 36 m² and up to 50 m² require two packers. Where a girder truss with a tributary roof area greater than 20 m² and a mid-floor lintel coincide, three packers are required under the lower storey studs supporting the mid-floor lintel.

An air seal complying with NZBC Acceptable Solution E2/AS1, Paragraph 9.1.6 c) or covered by a valid BRANZ Appraisal must be installed to all exterior walls, including first floor exterior walls, after the framing is erected and before the framing is closed in by external claddings and internal linings.