GN Guidelines

2. THE CATCH WITH CATHEDRAL CEILINGS

4. WHY YOUR TIMBER TRUSSES NEED CAMBER

5. SOLVING THE CAMBER PROBLEM

6. A SIMPLE MATTER OF ADDITION

13. MISCONCEPTIONS IN FRAMING COVED CEILINGS

15. DESIGN OF TIMBER SWIMMING POOL STRUCTURES

18. ARE ALL HOUSES BUILDABLE?

23. GABLE END FRAMING

27. ARE YOUR JOINTS UP TO STRENGTH?

29. KEEP 'EM STRAIGHT – KEEPS 'EM STRONG

31. ARE YOUR DESIGNS BEING FOLLOWED ON SITE?

34. CEILING SYSTEMS AND BOTTOM CHORD RESTRAINT

36. OLD TRAPS FOR NEW PLAYERS

37. DEMYSTIFYING BOWSTRING TRUSSES

40. FLOOR TRUSSES ARE NOT FLOOR JOISTS

42. NAILPLATE DURABILITY

46. MURPHY'S LAW OF INSTALLING TRUSSES

47. THE CATCH WITH CATHEDRAL CEILINGS

48. "TO BE DESIGNED BY THE FABRICATOR"

49. SPECIAL LOADING FOR ROOF TRUSSES

53. "TO BE DETERMINED BY THE FABRICATOR"

69. LOAD BEARING FLOOR TRUSSES

75. TO THE CODE …

83. CONTINUOUS SPANS – PITFALLS TO AVOID

89. CONTINUOUS SPANS – PITFALLS TO AVOID (PART 2)

103. TRUSS DESIGN LOADS

106. UNACHIEVABLE PRE-CAMBER

114. BETTER COMMUNICATION

115. TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS

116. PROPER LIFTING OF TRUSSES

120. TRUSS INSPECTION CHECKLIST

122. THE LEG BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE…

124. LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FROM CYCOLNE LARRY

128. SADDLE TRUSSES ARE BETTER THAN FRAMING

133. CAVEAT EMPTOR – CHOOSING GENERIC OR ENGINEERED

134. LOAD SPECIFICATIONS FOR FLOOR TRUSSES

135. TIMBER SERVICE LIFE

138. DUTY OF CARE

141. ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT RIGHT – PART 1 – DESIGN

142. ON THE VERGE OF GETTING IT RIGHT – PART 2 – CONSTRUCTION

143. SPLITTING TRUSSES ABOVE INTERNAL SUPPORTS

149. SERVICES' IN TRUSSED ROOFS

150. ATTACHING PATIOS TO HOUSES

155. COMMERCIAL REALITIES PART 1 – RESPONSIBILITY

156. COMMERCIAL REALITIES PART 2 – FRAMES

157. THE IMPORTANCE OF SLABS

159. DOCUMENTING & IMPLEMENTING LOADS

161. WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SOFTWARE

163. GABLE OVERHANGS – WILL SHE BE RIGHT?

164. LAMINATED TIMBER MEMBERS

165. TIE-DOWNS TESTED BY YASI

166. BRACKETS BEFITTING A LEVEL CEILING

167. DIFFERENTIAL DEFLECTIONS

170. PROTECT AND SERVE

172. MINIMISING CANTILEVER MAGNIFICATIONS

173. DON'T MULTI-PLY YOUR PROBLEMS

174. PRECISION AND ACCURACY

175. CREEPER OVERHANGS WILL SHE BE RIGHT

178. SAFETY CONCERNS

151. KEY TO WALL FRAME CONNECTIONS

180. SARKING – WHEN TO USE IT

181. MISSING LINKS IN ROOF BRACING

182. NAILING BY HAND OR AIR

185. CREEPER OVERHANGS – WILL SHE BE RIGHT?

186. RESTRAINTS ARE KEY TO TRUSS PERFORMANCE

187. SOLAR SYSTEMS – WHAT'S THE CATCH?

189. PARAPET CONSTRUCTION

191. THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS

192. BOOMERANG HIP & VALLEY RESTRAINTS

194. DO YOU HAVE A STRUCTURAL FASCIA?

195. COMMUNICATING DESIGN ASSUMPTIONS

196. GET THEM TO STOP IT

197. STRUCTURAL CEILING DIAPHRAGMS

199. INTERNAL LOADBEARING GHOSTS

200. HIGH UPLIFT POINTS IN SHALLOW ROOFS

201. DOES IT STACK UP?

202. AIR CONDITIONING/HEATER UNITS

203. THE PROBLEM WITH STORAGE & ACCESS

204. PLAN FOR AIR CONDITIONING!

205. OVERHANGS SUPPORTING GUARDRAILS

209. MEETING SHALLOW TRUSSES HEAD ON

210. FASTENERS NEED THEIR SPACE!

211. THE DOS AND DON'TS OF TEMPORARY ROOF BRACING

213. THE DREADED 'R' WORD

214. THE HUMBLE, INTERNAL WALL BRACKET

215. AN OVERLOADED FLOOR ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN

216. TIME DEPENDENT STRENGTH

220. HASTE MAKES WASTE: TRAINING APPRENTICES

221. MISHANDLING ASYMMETRICAL TRUSSES

INTERNAL SUPPORTS

232. WIND BEAM DESIGN PART 1

233. WIND BEAM DESIGN PART 2

234. THE EVER HUMBLE INTERNAL WALL BRACKET

237. TIMELY DOCUMENTATION

238. GEOMETRIC LIMITATIONS OF HANGERS AND HOLD DOWNS

239. AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND TRUSSES

241. TENSION PERPENDICULAR: THE EVIL OF ALL WOOD CONNECTIONS

242. SAWN TIMBER CHARACTERISTICS & ROOF TRUSS CONSTRUCTION

245. IF IT AIN'T BROKE DONT FIX IT

248. WHEN TRUSSES ARE LEFT IN THE AIR

249. $4 WAYS TO SAVE ON CONSTRUCTION TIMET

250. ANOTHER REFLECTION

251. WHEN IS 'FLAT' FLAT ENOUGH