MiTek Guide - Choosing the Right Connection
Compliance with AS1684.2-2006 and AS4440-2004
Architects, designers, building surveyors and builders all would be aware of the need to comply with Australian Standards AS1684.2 'Residential Timber-Framed Construction' and AS 4440-2004, 'Installation of nail plated roof trusses', but few would be confident enough to say they fully understand the whole of either document.
AS1684.2 and AS4440-2004 provide the basis for the correct building and construction procedure for all houses in Australia. However these documents are extensive and complex, and not easy to find your way around.

To help builders, designers and building surveyors in the interpretation of these two documents MiTek Australia is pleased to announce the release of 'The MiTek Guide' - a comprehensive 90 page quick reference handbook to assist in the determination of the relevant MiTek fasteners and bracing products which comply with these two standards.

Why do we need The MiTek Guide?
For builders, ensuring the building products they use in the construction of a dwelling meet the desired design criteria for which they are intended is a major concern. Using the wrong or an underrated product can often result in re-work being ordered by building authorities or at worst litigation, both of which can be a major threat to a builder's financial stability and long term reputation.

One way builders and their suppliers can be certain that they are not compromising the structural integrity of their job is by insisting on using only engineered building products. Reputable suppliers support their products with technical data sheets and can provide engineering assistance should a query be raised at a later date.

The MiTek Guide can be down-loaded from the MiTek website: www.mitek.com.au as a user-friendly pdf with hyper-links to MiTek product data sheets and a full range of product drawings in three file formats - dwg, dxf and pdf for easy insertion into plans.
A copy of the printed booklet together with the CD is included in this package for your reference. For further copies please contact your MiTek Australia state office.

PosiStruts are flooring (& roofing) everyone!

PosiStruts are ideal for today's building needs because they offer a wide range of advantages and savings to the architect, engineer and builder. They're a truly customised, totally engineered flooring system which combine the versatility of timber with the strength of steel.		PosiStruts' unique 'open web' design, provides excellent access for services, whilst making them lighter than solid timber joists or other alternatives. Access for plumbing, electrical, heating & air conditioning/ducting can all be easily accommodated, without the time consuming need for cutting through solid timber joists and subsequent reduction in their strength. Being so quick and easy to install makes them an on-site favourite with builders and following trades alike.		No other Beam can boast 'Top Chord Support' - a feature which avoids the need to use expensive fixings and brackets. PosiStruts can also span large, open areas with minimum use of internal supports, making them the ideal solution for open plan designs. They can be specifically designed and engineered for special projects and tailor made to accommodate special support conditions like hidden steel beams.
PosiStruts' wide chord surface ensures easier fixing, plus, it enables the truss to be placed upright, without the need for temporary bracing. They also provide a rigid floor structure that's even and uniform. The unique strongback bracing system used with PosiStruts floors tie adjacent PosiStruts together to minimise bounce and reduce the incidence of squeaky floors. However they're not just a flooring solution. There have been some innovative applications in roof construction, with everything from standard roof lines to curved structures and are particularly useful where height restrictions are an issue.		Although popular in domestic construction, PosiStruts are making a name for themselves in a vast array of commercial and light industrial applications because they offer a far more cost-effective solution to steel and are much easier to install. In fact, PosiStruts make excellent purlins, rafters...or floor joists! They're also ideal for second storeys, sites with poor foundations and steep sites which need to be cut & filled, thus avoiding costly retaining wall structures.		If all these benefits weren't enough, there's also the added plus of all round cost-effectiveness. In fact when you take into account the ease of installation and the easy access advantages for services, the savings on-site, in man hours alone, can be considerable.
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