Windows & Doors

Windows and Doors are the source of the mostly costly defects through leakage that we are exposed to. Their repetitive nature can mean a small problem is multiplied by the hundreds so getting the detailing right upfront is crucial and often quite si...

1.1 Windows are only waterproof to certain extent. Like a roof they are designed to resist a large amount of water (in this case with seals to an engineered level of allowable water penetration/structural failure), but they are principally to coll...

2.1 There are essentially 3 main types of window installation applications: 2.1.1 Cavity Construction Windows where there is a drained cavity between the structural frame and façade elements. Domestic style windows designed to be fixed to the ...

A typical problem is the use of the wrong window for the intended application. 3.1 It has been observed on a number of jobs where designers will specify a domestic window with reveals and cavity flashings in a single skin construction system (wi...

4.1 The subsill is one of the most important parts of a window. Subsills remove water penetration that drains into it from the window above and moves this water to the outside of the building. 4.2 The subsill acts like a gutter similar to a roo...

5.1 Window jambs and heads designed to channel the water to the sill; 5.2 Cavity construction windows are provided with a 150mm wide sill flashing which is fixed to the window between the window frame and reveals, and this is overlapped outsid...

6.1 Windows/doors need as much help as they can get to remain waterproof. 6.2 Windows in many cases have an eaves overhang to provide some relief/protection from rain. Where there is limited or no protection, where the window or door is EXPOSE...

7.1 Solid core doors needs to have sound door frame connections. Make sure steel stud frames have timber inserts at the hinge side to strengthen the frame and that minimum three hinges are used. 7.2 Detailed manufacturers shop drawings MUST be...

8.1 Windows are a major source of acoustic failure – because the wrong window type is used; and because the glass code AS1288 regularly provides for a glass thickness that does not provide adequately provide acoustic treatment. You must obtain a c...

9.1 Where sunscreens or louvers are used as a part of the window system, the standard of construction is to match the window. 9.2 Ensure the window manufacturer is involved in these screens where there is reliance on the window frame for suppo...

10.1 Ensure suitable window maintenance instructions are provided for operable windows. 10.2 Powder coat and Anodised Component cleaning instructions will be provided to the client to ensure maintenance of the finished surface is carried out p...

11.1 The Premise Code requires that all doors or side lights in full height glazing that can be mistaken for a path of travel are required to contain a solid decal/manifestation 70mm deep, the full width of the door/panel, situated 900mm – 1000mm ...

Books Australian Standard AS2047. Australian Standard 4654.2. Premise Code – AS1428. Online Australian Glass & Glazing Institute, Retrieved from https://www.agwa.com.au/ Australian Standard AS1288:2006 - Selection & Installati...