<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_80c6339e-5753-48e7-b08c-b95e8f872395" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 2"/><facet building="Class 3"/><facet building="Class 4"/><facet building="Class 5"/><facet building="Class 6"/><facet building="Class 7a"/><facet building="Class 7b"/><facet building="Class 8"/><facet building="Class 9a"/><facet building="Class 9b"/><facet building="Class 9c"/><facet building="Class 10b"/></meta><sptc>5.7.3</sptc><title id="_6e1b830b-7d84-4e0b-b5c1-f54ab5a2bd24">Damp-proof courses and flashings – material</title><archive-num>2019: 3.3.5.7</archive-num><subclause id="_617c8b36-f3c9-4d43-96cf-3a0f86125f15" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_332aaa36-ff22-4db6-ae82-294d6189d612">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p><xref xmlns:inv="urn:xpressauthor:xpressdocument" format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1235_0.7.0.xml#_0d21b1c5-7e4f-446c-99a0-4c7564ed7952" id="_d8c0db4a-8e05-4aac-bff1-d1af5fa2c8e0" inv:access="external" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">Damp-proof courses</xref> and <xref xmlns:inv="urn:xpressauthor:xpressdocument" format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1305_0.15.0.xml#_f3cdd6b2-0801-4750-ac8b-515dde29def5" id="_58234497-2b8d-4858-9697-d13ac6e37ef1" inv:access="external" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">flashings</xref> must consist of—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_934e62a8-2ca9-4fe3-a1cd-f17c22d2c347">a material that complies with AS/NZS 2904; or</li><li id="_7e704014-94a6-4062-9256-5d4763320e89">embossed black polyethylene film of high impact resistance and low slip, with a nominal thickness of 0.5 mm prior to embossing, and comply with clause 7.6 of AS/NZS 2904; or</li><li id="_0ab0d55a-639b-4190-8318-af2a0824fe08">polyethylene coated metal, that has an aluminium core of not less than 0.1 mm thick, is coated both sides with bitumen adhesive enclosed in polyethylene film of not less than 0.1 mm thick on each face, and has a nominal total thickness of not less than 0.5 mm prior to embossing; or</li><li id="_e5758492-141e-4c97-ace7-9ca4b20cf1f8">bitumen impregnated materials of not less than 2.5 mm thick, that comply with clause 7.5 of AS/NZS 2904; or</li><li id="_bdbbf8e6-be66-44c9-b29c-583689c783f1">termite sheet materials complying with <xref xmlns:inv="urn:xpressauthor:xpressdocument" format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/4179_0.3.0.xml#_4ab1b514-28a7-4799-a8fe-75d9fcbc3f19" id="_dd422121-0f2d-4fa9-9514-f324ea772f89" inv:access="external" scope="local" type="part">Part 3.4</xref> (with no penetrations) serving the purpose of a <xref xmlns:inv="urn:xpressauthor:xpressdocument" format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1235_0.7.0.xml#_0d21b1c5-7e4f-446c-99a0-4c7564ed7952" id="_6bc53a29-e891-4fad-9c5e-3a5e145b733a" inv:access="external" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">damp-proof course</xref> and/or <xref xmlns:inv="urn:xpressauthor:xpressdocument" format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1305_0.15.0.xml#_f3cdd6b2-0801-4750-ac8b-515dde29def5" id="_c240eacd-d8ba-445f-be10-08a964c781cf" inv:access="external" scope="local" type="abcb-glossentry">flashing</xref> that is continuous through the wall or pier.</li></ol></subclause></clause>