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A guide to internal wet areas waterproofing.
A guide to waterproofing of balconies and decks.
A guide to waterproofing of planter boxes.
A guide to waterproofing of flashings and damp proof courses.
Specifies minimum requirements for the design of fastenings used to transmit loads to concrete for safety-critical applications.
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.)
Sets out minimum requirements for the design, detailing and construction of simply supported composite beams composed of a steel beam interconnected to a concrete slab by shear connectors, including applications in which the slab incorporates profiled steel sheeting.
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.
This Standard specifies requirements for wall ties for use in tying together the leaves of cavity masonry walls, masonry veneer walls and loadbearing frames, and masonry veneer walls against a strong backing wall.