Veneer Walls
16 Nov 2009For veneer walls in housing, the building frame is assumed to support the load of the roof structure (including any uplift force). Where the frame is of timber, the only requirement for the masonry is that a sufficient gap should be left between the top of the wall and the underside of the overhanging eaves to accommodate shrinkage of the frame. For softwood framing this gap should be at least 10 mm for a single-storey building and 20 mm for a two-storey building (with timber floors).
