Securing buildings against uplift - Build 175(2019)
- Abbreviation
- Securing buildings against uplift
- Valid from
- 1/12/2019
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited
- Information type
- BUILD article
- Format
- Website, PDF
Description
The correct fixings are needed at the various junctions of a timber-framed building structure to resist uplift in windy conditions. In this article summarises where to find them in NZS 3604:2011 and what is required.
Scope
This article includes the following chapters:
- Solutions in NZS 3604:2011
- What fixings are required where?
- Roof framing to top plate fixing
- Top plate to wall studs or lintels
- Lintel fixing to resist uplift
- Fixing trimming stud and bottom plate to concrete slab or floor framing
- Proprietary fixings