Just had the house done with argon filled low e glass and it's like night and day. Feels like summer is already here.
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Maori it up with some bubble wrap.
Taking this waaay off in a tangent, I've heard that the drill a hole in your exterior wall & pump in expanding foam crowd have a bit to answer for.
supposedly:
1. it is like gorilla glue & future suckers trying to take the gib off will be in for a nasty surprise
2. it encases wiring in foam so good luck changing any of that & supposedly overseas they are concern on its affect upon wiring.
3. Most woods when you drill a hole in them keep producing sap so the bung of bog you put in the hole will keep cracking the paint.
I had wondered about that stick on window stuff someone was offering & how long it would last without discolouring. We had some safety cover put on some glass doors (Toddlers with blocks SMASH SMASH SMASH - Hey Dad, this is FUN) & I was surprised that 3 years on it is still invisible. . .but it isn't in direct sunlight for hours every day.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
yeah thanks, I had understood that from your first post & its useful information.
The stuff on my internal glass doors is for a different purpose (stopping the stuff smashing) & I was expecting it to be manky by now & peel it off once the kids got old enough not to bash the glass. So far its fit for purpose & I might never have to. But again, its internal.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Is it just me or does anyone else think New Zealand is below par when it comes to building houses? For some reason wrong materials, insufficient materials and poor planning/implementation are the rule rather than the exception. Is everyone so intent on building cheap houses as fast as possible that they can't be bothered to do the job properly?
And don't get me started on the so called "leaky buildings". If ever there was a misnomer that is it. (Does anyone think that moisture on the inside of windows on a cold morning got there because the windows leaked?) They would more correctly be called rotten wood buildings. The problem is generally not water leaking in from the outside, it is condensation forming in places where it is not wanted. The kind of condensation that will rot untreated timber. Making the house more watertight could actually make that particular problem worse rather than better because the moisture inside the walls, on the wooden frame will have less of a chance of drying.
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with you 100%.
The margins seem to be so low that the jobs get rushed through at the moment here in NZ. I am getting a 1860sqm building built at present and it all seems to be about getting a signiture on an agreement and a deposit. Once thats done the whole thing starts to drag out forever and its not about quality. The builder employs subbies and then when things go wrong the finger pointing starts. Do it once, do it right.
I've spent my money on bikes, booze and babes. The rest I've wasted....
couldnt be bothered reading the lot, but if you use anything other than a proper sealed unit you will still get condensation appearing & mold growing ..... A sealed unit doesnt.
Dont use a perspex type plasitic as it breaks down & becomes discoloured & brittle. Polycarbonate is the bizzo if you use a plastic but its hellishly expensive, more so than a new sealed unit.
Wooden frames can have the rebate routed to accept a modern sealed unit. Normally an aluminium framed window can have the existing beading cut down or a new one can be obtained if needed.
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Sounds good, and sounds like a big improvement. Just hope they are built to be comfortable and long lasting. That would be a big step up from the moldy, freezing, drafty and poorly built housing most people have to put up with.
Since the government is paying for the health system subsidizing good housing makes perfect sense.
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