Leaky buildings. Thinking of buying a post '95 home? Own one?

**Woodman** · 9th July 2011, 20:40

Originally Posted by BMWST?

what is the cladding,sounds like an unlikely candidate tho

Plaster. Just realised reading this that I know fcuk all about how houses are constructed.

**Laava** · 9th July 2011, 20:40

Originally Posted by dangerous

keep it well painted, if you have decent over hangs no worries for a while yet.

+1 and also keep the ground levels away from the cladding as per someones earlier post

**Laava** · 9th July 2011, 20:42

Originally Posted by Woodman

Plaster. Just realised reading this that I know fcuk all about how houses are constructed.

Plaster on what tho? Brick, polystyrene or horrortex.

**Latte** · 9th July 2011, 20:45

Originally Posted by Laava

Plaster on what tho? Brick, polystyrene or horrortex.

Is that trademarked? Google finds nothing

**Quasievil** · 9th July 2011, 20:47

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

Has there been any bad words about Titan Panel with regards to leaky homes?
I have an aprox 5 year old house clad virtually entirely in it, block basement, Titan upper.
Anything I should look out for?

Want me to come and look at it sometime when im in TGA ?
I will tell you if its correct or not.

**Woodman** · 9th July 2011, 20:56

Originally Posted by Laava

Plaster on what tho? Brick, polystyrene or horrortex.

Um no idea

But def not polystyrene, that I particularly remember asking when we got the engineers report thing done cos if it was polystyrene I would not have bought it, cos I,d heard too much bad shit about it.

Going to find out somehow.

**sidecar bob** · 9th July 2011, 20:58

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Want me to come and look at it sometime when im in TGA ?
I will tell you if its correct or not.

That would be fantastic, you can visit your Ezy Up too!!.
There is an area on the deck that puddles & the panel edge sits in water occasionaly, I suspect that small section wont end well eventually.

**BMWST?** · 9th July 2011, 21:01

Originally Posted by Woodman

Um no idea

But def not polystyrene, that I particularly remember asking when we got the engineers report thing done cos if it was polystyrene I would not have bought it, cos I,d heard too much bad shit about it.

Going to find out somehow.

the council should have a set of plans which will show what was supposed to go on it

**Spearfish** · 9th July 2011, 21:27

I'm a bit confused how a water barrier full of nails will keep water out.
How does the building wrap keep water out if its punctured by all the nails/screws that hold the battens on especially punctures in the sticky tape stuff around the windows were your more likely to put more battens and of course nail holes. If the battens get wet from a cladding leak the water will travel around the batten surly?
Is there a rubber tape behind the cavity battens or does the nail hole self seal?

Or should the house be built out of heavily treated timber "just in case"

**dangerous** · 9th July 2011, 21:35

Originally Posted by Spearfish

I'm a bit confused how a water barrier full of nails will keep water out.
How does the building wrap keep water out of it punctured by all the nails/screws that hold the battens on especially punctures in the sticky tape stuff around the windows were your more likely to put more battens and of course nail holes. If the battens get wet from a cladding leak the water will travel around the batten surly?
Is there a rubber tape behind the cavity battens or does the nail hole self seal?

Or should the house be built out of heavily treated timber "just in case"

best you ask the half wits down at the council... they need to justifi their jobs LOL

**BMWST?** · 9th July 2011, 21:57

Originally Posted by Spearfish

I'm a bit confused how a water barrier full of nails will keep water out.
How does the building wrap keep water out if its punctured by all the nails/screws that hold the battens on especially punctures in the sticky tape stuff around the windows were your more likely to put more battens and of course nail holes. If the battens get wet from a cladding leak the water will travel around the batten surly?
Is there a rubber tape behind the cavity battens or does the nail hole self seal?

Or should the house be built out of heavily treated timber "just in case"

there shouldnt be huge ammounts of water getting into the cavity,and there is nothing holding it in there and also air movement to dry it out again

**JimO** · 9th July 2011, 22:05

you have to wonder with solid plaster over wire netting, every nail is a potential water track

**Laava** · 9th July 2011, 23:48

Originally Posted by Woodman

Um no idea

But def not polystyrene, that I particularly remember asking when we got the engineers report thing done cos if it was polystyrene I would not have bought it, cos I,d heard too much bad shit about it.

Going to find out somehow.

Actually, Harditex is probably the worst offender. My brother in law demolishes claddings from LHS all the time and does the whole house sometimes. He told me most of the cladding failures are Harditex as well. That was him and his digger on "A Rotten Shame"
There are ways of mitigating it tho so it is not all doom