It is essential to protect buildings from excessive exposure to moisture during construction. With a fourth year of La Niña hitting Australia, construction sites have been pummelled with rain and unexpected rising moisture levels. Project teams can save valuable time, resources and money by preparing themselves with the information in this new WoodSolutions Technical Design Guide 53 – Moisture Management of Mass Timber Construction.
The guide explores the effects of timber exposure to excessive moisture, provides strategies to minimise moisture ingress during construction, and recommends remedial actions if necessary.
Timber and wood products are hygroscopic materials, meaning they can absorb or adsorb water from their surroundings. Learn about the processes and tools to use for measuring moisture and then dive into the measures suggested to prevent shrinkage, staining or corrosion.
The result of input from industry specialists and years of research, WoodSolutions technical design guides give you instant access to a comprehensive reference library. Over 50 guides cover aspects ranging from design to durability, specification to detailing.
Including worked drawings, they are an invaluable resource for ensuring timber-related projects comply with the National Construction Code (NCC). Recent guides also cover the latest NCC code changes and height provisions for timber-framed and massive timber buildings.
Construction on building sites inevitably needs some level of remediation that may require budgetary and program allowance by the contractor. This guide focuses on mass timber buildings, generally associated with non-residential construction and is soon to be accompanied by another new design guide on residential, timber-framed construction.
Equip yourself and your team with the knowledge to save time, money and resources by protecting your next build from excess moisture.