After a year of planning Austral Bricks now has a BRANZ appraised for a Two Storey Brick Veneer System. The system is a 70, 76, or 90 mm natural clay brick veneer external wall cladding system for two storey residential and light commercial type buildings where domestic construction techniques are used.
The Two Storey Brick Veneer System allows brick veneer cladding to be erected to a height greater than that specified by NZS 3604 by incorporating a slip joint system that effectively structurally separates the veneer at an intermediate height. This separation then allows the top and bottom panels to move independently should a major earthquake event occur, thereby minimising the likelihood of structural damage to the veneer.