A number of new zealand and joint australian new zealand standards cover roof construction roofing materials and components.
Roofing standards nz.
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These systems are assembled in the uppermost part of building structures to provide protection and insulation from external elements such as rain sunlight and heat.
Steel based products used for cladding in new zealand are either nominally g300 or g550 high tensile mpa.
The contents of this code of practice are relevant to other countries.
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Most steel used for roof and wall cladding in nz is nominally g550 although this often has actual strength up to 700 mpa.
Each length can be readily covered by the roofing to reduce the risk of wind action on the material without the need for multiple rolls being kept on the roof for any roof handling long lengths of light flexible material can be difficult.
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A maximum truss span of 12 m a maximum truss spacing of 900 mm for a heavy roof and 1200 mm for a light roof the load on the ends of the trusses to be no more than 16 kn in both directions up and down a maximum snow load of 2 kpa.
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The new zealand roof and wall cladding code of practice has been written for new zealand conditions that recognize it as an unique island 2 000 km away from another major land mass which is subject to high rainfall high humidity extremes of weather and high winds.
G300 is used for forming tiles or curved roof sections or where greater ductility is required.
The new zealand building code sets the minimum performance parameters for the design and construction of roofs.
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