BRANZ weathertightness poster
In the August/September 2002 edition of Build you would have received the BRANZ weathertightness poster. This column takes a detail from the poster and provides a ‘good practice’ solution to it.
Windows
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A view on window frame selection
By Trevor Pringle – 1 October 2017, Build 162
Benjamin Franklin said, ‘don’t throw stones at your neighbours if your own windows are glass.’ These days, all windows are glass, but there’s a swag of other considerations.
Window selection balancing act
By Julie Villard – 1 December 2018, Build 169, Feature article
Installing windows that only meet the minimum Building Code performance requirements is common. Specifying higher-performing insulated glazing units and window frames could help us lift our game.
Head flashing for window with bevel-back and cavity
By Alide Elkink – 1 August 2007, Build 101
E2/AS1 and WANZ WIS offer two different solutions to window head flashing details with bevelback weatherboard cladding installed over a drained and ventilated cavity. What are the differences?
New window ratings
By John Burgess – 1 February 2014, Build 140
BRANZ is helping develop a new window rating scheme expected to launch in 2014. With six performance levels, it’s suitable for any window type and will enable better choices around thermal performance.
What’s the flap over head flashings?
By John Harper – 1 August 2003, Build 77
It may seem too much bother, but adding that extra layer of defence around your windows early on, means less chance of having to fix leaks further down the track.
Sill flashings give extra protection for windows
By Tony Conder – 1 April 2005, Build 87
Why is it that windows fixed with claddings over a drained cavity don’t need a sill flashing, while direct-fixed claddings do?
Detailing windows for brick veneer
By John O’Donnell – 1 February 2006, Build 92
NZS 3604 and NZBC E2/AS1 offer limited details for windows in brick veneer but BRANZ has a number of recommendations.
The finishing touches
By Bruce Sedcole – 1 June 2022, Build 190
In this final part of our renovation of period and character homes series, we start by looking at external windows then consider how the houses can be made to fit in to our 21st century lifestyles.
WANZ WIS – drained cavity and openings
By Greg Burn – 1 April 2009, Build 111
The Window Association of New Zealand has developed an Alternative Solution to the details in E2/AS1. Known as the WANZ WIS details, we look at how it works and what to watch out for.
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