Roof Collar Ties Collar Ties are horizontal timber beams between the rafters that stop the rafters spreading.The downwards loads of roof coverings tend to spread the rafters and push the tops of the house wall outwards. The collar ties prevent this movement and...
Truss Roof The trusses support the roof cladding load and transfer it evenly into the walls. A truss roof frame is a series prefabricated frames, most often (but not always) triangular shape, that are arranged in parallel and tied and braced together to form a rigid...
Nail popping is a result of the construction materials in a house drying and shrinking plus the natural settling of a house over time. A nail pop is an imperfection which occurs when the point of attachment of the wall, ceiling or roof sheeting to the wood...
A Construction Certificate is required to be issued for certain types of building work under the Building Code of Australia (BCA). The issuing authority can be a Council or a qualified, licensed and insured certifier where checks are made to see if the design and...
Wall Coping Coping protects the top of a wall and is either flat or sloping and assists with the removal of water e.g. a brick coping course made from bricks on edge or on end. WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR COPING.
Stucco Render Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a coating for walls and ceilings and for decoration. Stucco may be used to cover less visually appealing...
Weatherboard Cladding Weatherboard is cladding which consists of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, horizontally on the outside of the wall. They usually have a tongued and grooved joint arranged to link the boards together. It is good practice to...
Finishing MouldingMoulding is a strip of material with various cross sections used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster but may be made from plastic or reformed wood.WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR...
Window Sill A Sill refers to the bottom, horizontal part of a window frame which provides the necessary support for the window frame as well as being a decorative element. It may also be used to refer to the bottom of a door frame, though this is more commonly called...
Door Step Like a window sill the Threshold is the bottom of the door frame and provides support for the frame as well as an element of waterproofing.
