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Designing for Durability
Performance criteria
Durability
considerations are important in ensuring the service life of all timber
products. Designers need to choose timber and details that suit the
service environment. The main factors include weathering, fungal decay,
and termite or borer attack. These issues have been combined into
hazard classes, as shown in Table 14.
These service conditions can be accommodated
by one or more of the following:
- select naturally durable timbers,
- use timber that has been preservative treated,
- detail construction to provide protection,
- use protective coatings,
- uphold an appropriate maintenance strategy.
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