Holes in bottom plates - Build 190 (2022)
- Abbreviation
- Holes in bottom plates - Build 190 (2022)
- Valid from
- 1/06/2022
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Author
- Roger Shelton
- Information type
- BUILD article,
- Format
- Website, PDF,
Description
In Build 186, the article Important to keep the bottom plate whole covered the issue of holes and penetrations in bottom plates of timber-framed walls. Feedback from readers suggests that further clarification is required.
Scope
This article includes:
- Maintaining structural adequacy
- When holes in plate are unavoidable
- When the floor is a concrete slab