Eave Soffit Bearer Soffit Bearers are between the wall and the fascia and allow the soffit lining to be fixed. WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR SOFFIT.
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Hanging Beam
Roof Hanging Beam Hanging Beams are placed between load bearing walls and are perpendicular to the ceiling joists. They reduce the span of the ceiling. Joists are tied to the Hanging Beam with hoop iron straps. WIKIPEDIA ENTRY FOR ROOF CONSTRUCTION.
Collar Ties
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...
Roof Truss
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
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...
Certification
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...
Coping
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
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...
Chamferboard
Chamfer Weatherboards Chamferboard is a form of weatherboarding which in turn is the cladding of a house consisting of long thin timber boards that overlap one another, horizontally on the outside of the wall. There are a number of profiles available but they usually...
Control/Expansion Joint
Control Joints A Control/Expansion Joint is a groove which is formed, sawed, or tooled in concrete or masonry to regulate the location and amount of cracking and separation resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure with expansion and...
