Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Mar 11, 2014 8:46 am We've had a couple of wet days in Sydney the past week and during that time the frames and floorboards for 2nd storey have been exposed to wet and dry weather. I have noticed the nails are rusted. How long can the floorboards and frames be left in the weather? Re: Rain during build. 2Mar 11, 2014 8:31 pm Quote: How long can the floorboards and frames be left in the weather? Timber trusses & frames = forever ( or until the builder comes back to work from his holiday whichever comes sooner ) Sheet flooring like yellowtongue = 3 months Stewie Re: Rain during build. 4Mar 12, 2014 12:46 pm Jiminy, don't take me literally qebtel ( it was typed with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek ! ) and don't leave out the second part of my statement Quote: ( or until the builder comes back to work from his holiday whichever comes sooner ) In saying that though I've seen timber frames and trusses go up on a house only for something major to happen ( death of the owner, client runs out of funds, loses job etc ) and the house sits like that for a few years.Then someone starts the process again and finishes the build with minimal rectification due to the weather. A bit of warping may occur ( easy to fix ) but I'd be more worried about the nails rusting completely and losing their structural integrity. Stewie Re: Rain during build. 5Mar 13, 2014 10:31 am Stewie D Jiminy, don't take me literally qebtel ( it was typed with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek ! ) Sorry Stewie, I am a very literal person. Stewie D ... and the house sits like that for a few years.Then someone starts the process again and finishes the build with minimal rectification due to the weather. A bit of warping may occur ( easy to fix ) .... Well thats more like it, but at a guess, Id say you wouldnt really want it exposed for more than a few lengthy downpours, right? Its well and good to say rectification is done, but how thoroughly? I guess if the frame is fully built and fastened its less of an issue, but if only half built, well.... Put it this way, timber yards cover their timber, they dont leave it exposed to rain. Re: Rain during build. 6Mar 13, 2014 12:50 pm Quote: Well thats more like it, but at a guess, Id say you wouldnt really want it exposed for more than a few lengthy downpours, right? Its well and good to say rectification is done, but how thoroughly? I guess if the frame is fully built and fastened its less of an issue, but if only half built, well.... Surprisingly we had a look at a couple of places that had come to a screeching halt for six months or more and in both cases all the frames and trusses were fine - a little surface rust on nails and gangnail plates but apart from that and a little minor splitting of nogs ( which could have been there from day one ) we couldn't find much warping, twisting or cupping of anything. I'd be more concerned with the floor sheeting - if that went south you would have a devil of a job rectifying all that. Quote: Put it this way, timber yards cover their timber, they dont leave it exposed to rain. True, but as soon as the cheque clears they deliver it to sites with no protection over it. I see slabs all the time with the frames and trusses stacked up for weeks at a time until the framing carpenters lob on site. Stewie Hi, does anyone have any experience with using Trex rain escape or EPDM rubber to waterproof a deck so you have dry space underneath. Popular in the US and realize that… 0 3443 Yes you are correct, unless there are outside works which form part of the contract such as landscaping or driveways, and importantly, the work delayed is on the critical… 1 3529 Hi When it rains in a particular direction water comes through the security door. It hits the main door and the bottom swells and jams. There is already a cover over the… 0 38444 |