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  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Store
  • Calculator Apps
    • General Construction Calculators >
      • Running Measurement calculator
      • Spacing Calculations (Premium Content)
  • Premium Content pages
  • Construct Pitched Roof
    • Roof Terms
    • Roof Calculations >
      • Roof Bevels >
        • Roof Bevel Generator (Premium content)
      • Roof Quantities
      • Rafter lengths >
        • Rafter Length Calculator (Premium content)
  • Construct Eaves
    • Eave Types
    • Eave Construction methods >
      • Eave Components
    • Eave Calculations >
      • Eave Quantities >
        • Storm Mould Calculations
        • Fascia Calculations (Premium Content)
        • Eave Bearer Calculation (Premium Content)
        • Soffit Sheet Calculation (Premium Content)
      • Eave Drop Off >
        • Eave Drop Off Calculator (Premium content)
    • Setting out Eaves
    • Installing Fascia
  • Demolition
    • Masonry Mass Calculations (Premium Content)
  • Scaffold
    • Scaffold Calculations >
      • Scaffold Quantity (Premium Content)
      • Scaffold Soleplate Calculation (Premium Content)
      • Load Table Calculations (Premium Content)
  • Test page

Construct Eaves

Eave Construction

Eaves are the section of roof that overhangs the building perimeter, eaves have multiple purposes which vary depending on the design of the eave, primarily eaves are designed to protect the building perimeter including any openings such as windows, by shading and shielding the building from the impact of the environment, such as light and heat from the sun, and penetrating water from rain.

Appropriate Reference material

The Building Code of Australia, now known as the NCC (National Construction Code)
The NCC is free for use online, which can be accessed from the Australian Building Codes Board website (registration required) at 
http://www.abcb.gov.au/

The appropriate Australian Standard is A.S.1684
A.S.1684 is available for a fee from the SIA Global website at 
http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/

Eave methods of Construction

There are many ways of constructing eaves, but they all fit into one of two categories of eave construction methods.
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1. Traditional Eave construction
​2. Simple Eave construction

​These are explained further on the "Eave Construction methods" page

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