The year changes the likely assembly.
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Traditional Australian houses
Raised timber floors, ventilated roof spaces, weatherboards or masonry and later service additions.
subfloor moisturetermite evidenceroof drainage
Open era profile →AU · 1945–1979Post-war Australian housing
Brick veneer, tiled roofs, slab and raised-floor variants with limited insulation.
storm entrysubfloor ventilationsolar movement
Open era profile →AU · 1980–2009Air-conditioning transition era
Growing insulation and cooling use across varied climate zones.
duct condensationcooling-season moistureroof penetrations
Open era profile →AU · 2010–presentContemporary Australian homes
Tighter lightweight assemblies, complex glazing and climate-zone-specific energy provisions.
condensation managementflashingbushfire interfaces
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