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AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Australia
vAS 1684.2:2021 (fourth edition, published 25 June 2021) incorporating Amendment 1 (28 June 2024); supersedes AS 1684.2-2010
9 domains
59 controls

AS 1684.2:2021, the Australian Standard for residential timber-framed construction in non-cyclonic areas: scope limits and wind classes, durability, bearing and timber grading, lamination and load widths, site preparation and footings, floor framing and flooring, wall framing, lintels and plates, roof framing and trusses, racking forces and bracing, and fixings, tie-down and shear connections.

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AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas is a compliance framework from Australia with 9 domains and 59 controls. The largest domains are Section 1: Scope and general – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas (16 controls), Section 7: Roof framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas (10 controls), Section 6: Wall framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas (8 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (9)

Section 1: Scope and general – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 1: Scope and general – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 16 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.11.1 Scope and application: Class 1 and 10 buildings within the limits, with the Supplements
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.101.10 Bearing
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.111.11 Timber: grading and product standards
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.121.12 Engineered timber and engineered wood products (EWPs)
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.131.13 Size tolerances
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.141.14 Alternative timber dimensions
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.151.15 Steel grade and corrosion protection of connectors
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.161.16 Requirements for design using the Standard
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.171.17 Interpolation
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.181.18 Alternative methods and materials
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.41.4 Limitations: plan, storeys, width, wall height, roof pitch, bracing spacing, roof types and masses
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.4.21.4.2 Wind classification (N1 to N4)
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.51.5 Design criteria
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.61.6 Forces on buildings
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.71.7 Load paths, offsets and cantilevers
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::1.81.8 Durability of structural timber

Section 2: Framing members – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 2: Framing members – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 2 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::2.3-2.52.3 to 2.5 Nail lamination of members, studs and wall plates
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::2.62.6 Load widths and area supported (FLW, CLW, RLW)

Section 3: Substructure – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 3: Substructure – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 5 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::3.23.2 Site preparation and drainage
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::3.3-3.43.3 Ground clearance and subfloor ventilation; 3.4 Durability (termites and species)
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::3.53.5 Substructure bracing
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::3.63.6 Subfloor supports: loads and footing size
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::3.73.7 Footings and supports for N1 and N2 (stumps and posts)

Section 4: Floor framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 4: Floor framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 5 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::4.14.1 Floor framing general: materials, weatherproofing and shrinkage
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::4.1.64.1.6 Cuts, holes and notches in bearers and joists
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::4.2.14.2.1 Bearers: building practice
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::4.2.24.2.2 Joists: building practice
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::4.34.3 Member sizes: bearers and floor joists

Section 5: Flooring and decking – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 5: Flooring and decking – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 4 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::5.2-5.45.2 to 5.4 Platform floors, fitted floors and expansion joints
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::5.55.5 Laying and fixing strip and sheet flooring direct to joists
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::5.6-5.75.6 Wet area floors and 5.7 joist spacing for flooring
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::5.85.8 Decking

Section 6: Wall framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 6: Wall framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 8 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.2.16.2.1 Studs: crippling, junctions, notches, holes and noggings
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.2.26.2.2 Plates
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.2.36.2.3 Openings: lintels, ring beams and jack studs
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.2.4-6.2.56.2.4 Framing around chimneys and flues; 6.2.5 Lateral support for non-loadbearing walls
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.3.26.3.2 Wall stud sizes
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.3.3-6.3.56.3.3 to 6.3.5 Bottom plates, top plates and non-loadbearing wall members
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.3.66.3.6 Lintels, ring beams and trimmers
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::6.3.7-6.3.86.3.7 Verandah beams and 6.3.8 posts supporting roof or floor loads

Section 7: Roof framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 7: Roof framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 10 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.1.27.1.2 Roof types and limitations (coupled, non-coupled and trussed roofs)
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.1-7.2.47.2.1 to 7.2.4 Ceilings, construction loads, ceiling battens and ceiling joists
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.10-7.2.147.2.10 to 7.2.14 Underpurlins, rafters, ridgeboards, hip and valley rafters and scotch valleys
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.15-7.2.167.2.15 Roof strutting and 7.2.16 collar ties
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.17-7.2.197.2.17 Hip ends, 7.2.18 alternative support systems and 7.2.19 non-coupled roofs
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.207.2.20 Roof battens
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.217.2.21 Trussed roofs
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.22-7.2.277.2.22 to 7.2.27 Roof bracing, fixing to bracing walls, eaves, gables, lateral restraint and chimneys
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.2.5-7.2.97.2.5 to 7.2.9 Hanging, counter, combined and strutting beams
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::7.37.3 Roof and ceiling member sizes

Section 8: Racking and shear forces (bracing) – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 8: Racking and shear forces (bracing) – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 5 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::8.1-8.28.1 Bracing general and 8.2 temporary bracing
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::8.3.1-8.3.48.3.1 to 8.3.4 Determining wind pressure, area of elevation and racking force
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::8.3.58.3.5 Subfloor bracing
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::8.3.68.3.6 Wall bracing: capacity, nominal and structural bracing, distribution and connection
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::8.3.78.3.7 Roof bracing

Section 9: Fixings and tie-down design – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas

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Controls in the Section 9: Fixings and tie-down design – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas domain of AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas — 4 controls
CodeTitle
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::9.29.2 General connection requirements
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::9.4-9.59.4 Nominal and specific fixing requirements and 9.5 nominal (minimum) fixings
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::9.69.6 Specific tie-down fixings
as-1684-2-2021-residential-timber-framed-construction-non-cyclonic-areas::9.79.7 Shear forces (lateral sliding)

What is AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas and who does it apply to?

AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas is a compliance framework from Australia with 9 domains and 59 controls. AS 1684.2:2021, the Australian Standard for residential timber-framed construction in non-cyclonic areas: scope limits and wind classes, durability, bearing and timber grading, lamination and load widths, site preparation and footings, floor framing and flooring, wall framing, lintels and plates, roof framing and trusses, racking forces and bracing, and fixings, tie-down and shear connections. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas actually require?

AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas has 59 controls organised across 9 domains. The largest domains are Section 1: Scope and general – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas (16 controls), Section 7: Roof framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas (10 controls), Section 6: Wall framing – AS 1684.2:2021 Residential Timber-Framed Construction - Non-Cyclonic Areas (8 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

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