1 Construction requirements
NZS 3604 sets down construction requirements for timber framed buildings within the limitations specified in 1.1.2.
2 Buildings covered by this Standard
NZS 3604 applies only to buildings within the following limitations (this is not a complete list):
(a) Buildings shall be founded on good ground;
(b) Buildings shall be Category IV or V buildings (see table 1.1). Buildings not covered by this Standard are those without external walls, such as free standing carports and pergolas;
? The total height from the lowest ground level to the highest point of the roof shall not exceed 10 m;
(d) The design snow load shall be not greater than 0.5 kPa, as determined from section 15;
(e) Buildings shall have uses comprising: (i) Domestic;
(ii) Residential. The buildings in this category comprise multi-unit or group dwellings, communes or maraes, boarding
houses, halls of residence, holiday cabins, hostels, hotels, or nurse's homes (but excludes buildings with communal balconies);
(iii) Institutional. The buildings in this category comprise hospitals, old people's homes or health camps (but excludes those with operating theatres or rooms containing heavy equipment, i.e. where loads exceed those given in (v) below);
(iv) Educationa
NZS 3604:1999 history
2011NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings (Includes Advisory Note Issued by Standards New Zealand on 6 October 2011)