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Of the 1.7 million or so dwellings in New Zealand, about 1.2 million have suspended timber ground floors. In a series of house condition surveys that BRANZ carried out on randomly selected houses around New Zealand in 1994, 1999, 2005 and 2010, all of the surveys...
A bouncy or springy floor or a floor that is noticeably uneven is often the first indication that there may be a problem with the subfloor framing. Subfloor timbers include joists, bearers, wall plates, jack studs, braces and stringers. They are structural components of a building, and any...
Insufficient ventilation under the house can lead to high subfloor moisture levels. This, in turn, can lead to problems such as rot, corrosion, borer infestation, loss of insulation performance and reduced durability in building materials. This bulletin outlines ways to avoid the build-up of moisture levels in subfloor...
Of the 1.7 million or so dwellings in New Zealand, about 1.2 million have suspended timber ground floors. In a series of house condition surveys that BRANZ carried out on randomly selected houses around New Zealand in 1994, 1999, 2005 and 2010, all of the surveys...
A bouncy or springy floor or a floor that is noticeably uneven is often the first indication that there may be a problem with the subfloor framing. Subfloor timbers include joists, bearers, wall plates, jack studs, braces and stringers. They are structural components of a building, and any...