Building envelope

Cladding & roofing

• 🇳🇿Abodo Weatherboard Cladding System ManualAbodoThe manufacturer's manual for Abodo's CodeMark-certified timber weatherboard cladding system — scope of use, wind zones, installation and fixing, coating and maintenance requirements.
• 🇳🇿Design Considerations for Steel Roofing and Cladding in Very Severe Environments (NZ Steel Bulletin 13)New Zealand Steel · February 2007A New Zealand Steel information bulletin on designing steel roofing and cladding for very severe (marine) environments — minimising unwashed areas, salt build-up and corrosion, and choosing compatible fixings.
• 🇳🇿EPS Plaster Cladding SystemsThames-Coromandel District CouncilA Thames-Coromandel District Council guidance document on EPS (expanded polystyrene) plaster cladding systems — building-consent considerations for these exterior insulation-and-plaster cladding systems.
• 🇳🇿Flashings — Build 162 SupplementBRANZ · October 2017A BRANZ Build magazine supplement on flashings — an illustrated overview of roof flashings, wall flashings and roof/wall intersections for weathertight junction detailing.
• 🇳🇿James Hardie Cladding Junction Details Design ManualJames Hardie · August 2024James Hardie's design manual of cladding junction details for its fibre-cement products (Linea, Axon, Stria and others) — standard detail drawings for junctions and corners between cladding types.
• 🇳🇿Joinery Materials Guide (WGANZ)Window & Glass Association NZA Window & Glass Association NZ guide to joinery materials — the materials used in window and door joinery (aluminium, timber, uPVC) and their properties and selection.
• 🇳🇿JSC Board and Batten System Design GuideJSC Timber · February 2026JSC's design guide for its vertical board-and-batten timber weatherboard cladding system — scope of use, product selection, fixing, finishing and maintenance to meet the New Zealand Building Code.
• 🇳🇿NZ Metal Roof and Wall Cladding Code of PracticeNZ Metal Roofing Manufacturers · June 2026The NZ Metal Roofing Manufacturers' Code of Practice for metal roof and wall cladding — the industry benchmark for design and installation, covering drainage, flashings, penetrations, valleys and wall-cladding details.
• 🇳🇿NZMRM Metal Roofing Installation GuideNZ Metal Roofing Manufacturers · APRIL 2022The NZ Metal Roofing Manufacturers' installation guide for longrun metal roofing and cladding — measuring, ordering and installing to comply with the NZMRM Code of Practice, the Building Code and manufacturer warranties.
• 🇳🇿Palliside Technical GuidePallisideThe manufacturer's technical guide for Palliside uPVC weatherboards — scope of use, compliance, design (clearances, framing, wind zones, durability, fire) and installation of the cladding system.