Tag: GN Guidelines

As I write this, the east coast of Australia is bracing for an onslaught of extremely cold weather (luckily, in North Queensland where I live, the weather never gets that cold).

The Australian Standard (AS) 1684 “˜Residential Timber Framed Construction’ document states that, “Wall bracing shall be approximately evenly distributed throughout the building” and, furthermore “Shall be placed in the external walls and at the corners of the building as much as possible” (refer to clause 8.3.6.6).

The humble, internal wall bracket

I was recently asked to inspect a PosiStrut floor that had been damaged after being loaded by a stockpile of plasterboard sheets. As soon as I heard this, I immediately advised the truss fabricator that the builder would need to be notified and that the affected area required a prop, as well as the removal of the stockpile to relieve the load.

Do apprentices always receive the training and supervision they deserve? By mistaking haste for efficiency, identifying when an apprentice has received the appropriate level of training is something that can easily slip through the gaps unless a conscious effort is made. This could result in a shambolic situation that comes back to bite you.