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A guide to waterproofing of balconies and decks.
A guide to internal wet areas waterproofing.
A guide to waterproofing of planter boxes.
Specifies the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of termite management systems intended for use in buildings and structures as required by AS 3660.1 or AS 3660.2; also outlines procedures to assess the ability of a system and its components to manage termite activity in and around buildings and structures.
Specifies requirements for the installation of domestic solid fuel burning appliances that can be fully assembled prior to being transported to the installation site; does not cover the installation of appliances that have to be assembled in situ, or appliances with electrically driven fuel stoker systems.
Home Building Regulation 2014. (NSW legislation.)
This Standard sets out requirements for the design and installation of self-supporting metal roof and wall cladding, subjected to out-of-plane external actions and in-plane thermally induced actions, permanent actions on walls and steep roofs and frictional drag of wind and snow actions.
Specifies procedures for the design and installation of plastic roof and wall cladding materials for walls and roofs.
Specifies requirements for the design, fabrication, erection and stripping of formwork as well as the evaluation and repair of the formed concrete surface; colour evaluation charts are included in an Appendix.
Specifies basic requirements for the bracing, connection and installation of nailplated timber roof trusses. Requirements are given for supporting structures, roof truss installation, roof bracing, truss connection and overhangs.