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Building Materials and Products

  • Current at: 23 January 2007
    Building Near Trees (Nat)

    Slab-on-ground houses located next to large trees can have problems later on in the life of the house, unless the right things are done to minimise the risk from tree roots.
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  • Current at: 23 January 2007
    How to Avoid Rust (Nat)

    Corrosion is a very complex subject. Several issues are presented in this Information Sheet to highlight how to select the right fastners for the right conditions.
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  • Current at: 22 January 2007
    Preservative Treated Timber (Nat) /upload/hia/themes/images/iconpdf.gif

    Preservative treatment of timber and wood based products is a process of modifying the natural material with chemicals with the objective of protecting the material in service from attack by fungi which causes decay and from borers and termites.
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  • Current at: 14 August 2006
    Domestic Garage Door Installations: AS/NZS 4505 (Nat)

    The incidence of roller doors being “blown out” of their fitting appears to be on the increase. Historically this has been perceived as a problem limited to the tropical high wind areas of Northern Australia, but it's worth being aware of in other states.
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