Thread: ok how do i attach bearers to stumps?

If they're timber stumps you nail them on with 3" skew nails

Originally Posted by echnidna

If they're timber stumps you nail them on with 3" skew nails

So the framing gun will punch nails through the ant cap??

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Purse

yes

nails through the ant caps? .....and how!

Ahhh..... Bingoshelley do you have concrete stumps?

In earlier posts BS has 90x90 timber stumps.

Assuming she's in N1 or N2 area, nominal fixing only required. And yes, skew nailing is permitted but strapping is also required with skew nailing.

don't think you need strapping in Vic.

Bob, the mention of skew nailing got me curious so I checked my AS1684, they state nails plus GI strap for nominal fixing of bearers to timber stumps.

Originally Posted by Outbackrr

Bob, the mention of skew nailing got me curious so I checked my AS1684, they state nails plus GI strap for nominal fixing of bearers to timber stumps.

So how do you put strap and ant caps on?

Just curious as i too read that in the AS1684. I will be fitting my bearers next week and it had me perplexed.

You cut a slit in the ant cap to allow the strap to pass through and then you seal the hole with No More Solder (which is a termite resistant sealant).

Why are antcaps required on concrete stumps?

termites will build a mud tunnel up the side of a concrete stump

If there are any voids or faults in the concrete stump the termites could still tunnel through it. The cap will force them out and make their galeries visible.

Mick

Properly vibrated concrete is acceptable as a termite barrier - ie a slab. I reckon you could make a case for concrete stumps to fall into the same category. They probably still wouldn't let you though. I suppose the pier cap would make them more visible than if they were just running up the outside of the stump.

Part of my place is on Duragal steel stumps and there is no pier cap.