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Thread ID: 134984	2013-09-11 00:44:00	dugimodo, can you message me	Spoook (7015)	PC World Chat

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1353236	2013-09-11 00:44:00	I was browsing a thread you started on your home maybe being leaky. Did you resolve the issue? I am in the same situation.	Spoook (7015)
1353237	2013-09-11 02:36:00	Kinda freaky to see your name in a thread title :) Luckily for me my house is built a little differently and didn't turn out to be an issue, my cladding was needing repair though which ended up costing me around $13K. I got a couple quotes and went with a company called Texmark, I am very happy with the result. If you have monolithic cladding and it's showing cracks it needs to be dealt with, if you also have no eaves and timber framing with no air gaps behind the cladding you may have a leaky home issue (water get's trapped in the walls and rots the framing timber) and need an expert opinion. If you are handy enough you could cut a hole in the cladding and have a look what's going on underneath but you'd need a way to patch it back up until it's repaired professionally. I have a book one of the guys that came around gave me I'm happy to pass on if you want it. I'm trying to remember the name of the company that was, it started with a P and I believe they were involved in discovering the leaky homes problem in some way. That guy told me I'd have to reclad my whole house at a cost of >$100K, both cladding companies I spoke to disagreed and the highest quote was for $17K	dugimodo (138)
1353238	2013-09-11 02:57:00	I skimmed through the old thread, it was Prendos who gave me the book and Johcar who put me on to them. Worth looking into. Glamourcote and Texmark were the companies who quoted to repair. Repair involved grinding all the Joins and cracks out, filling them with mesh and plaster, then meshing the whole house and adding 3 layers of plaster and a new paint job over top. The effect is like brand new. Also they advised me this type of cladding needs repainting regularly, something like 5-7 years or at any sign of minor cracking. What I learnt is that the plaster cladding is porous and not waterproof so it's only the paint layer that keeps water out of the walls. For that reason the paint must be kept in good condition. You musn't nail or screw though the cladding as that compromises it's water tightness, and any minor cracks or defects in the paint should be painted over fairly quickly. Any cracking too small to paint over can be repaired, and they tell me is not a major if caught early. Mine was in a poor state, I must confess to never really even looking at it prior to my problems.	dugimodo (138)
1353239	2013-09-11 05:41:00	Thanks heaps for your replies. Yes, Prendos are one of the "big players", we have another one (shhh!) trying to tell us we need re-cladding.:illogical We are 14 units, you can imagine how he is rubbing his hands will glee at the fee IF we were to use him. Where are you, Waikato? I see both of the companies are based there. Before my time, no painting had been done in over 10 years. There is part of the problem. :groan: No expansion joints either. In 3 story buildings that is a must. So we have cracks. :groan: Recently we were repainted and the tradesmen were meant to investigate any suspect areas and deal with it or point it out to us. I have the feeling a tube of Sikaflex was their answer to all cracks with a couple of coats of good paint over the top. :groan: I think we have been the object of scare tactics, only being given the worst scenario at a high price. Now we have to find out our other options and really find out how "leaky" we are. Yes, we are of the design that is suspect but we do not have to be "leaky" with diligent maintenance. That has been lacking in the past but we now have to come up to the play and be proactive. Have since found that a cable has been installed and cable clipped up the the wall, no sealant to stop water ingress. I have got a call into the installer to let them know it is a no-no on this type of cladding. Ho hum..........	Spoook (7015)
1353240	2013-09-11 05:42:00	Sorry, forgot to ask......Was the book an informative one?	Spoook (7015)
1353241	2013-09-11 19:52:00	I'm in Hamilton so that's why Waikato companies. The book is very informative and rather scary as well, has a lot of worse case photo's. I think the only way to be certain is to get someone to do either some invasive testing or to use thermal imaging, anything else is largely guesswork as there is no way to know if the framing is rotting. In my case my house is triboard and has no framing so the only thing that could rot is 50mm battens that the cladding attaches to. The Texmark guys did offer to make some holes and inspect before proceeding, but with both them and their competition saying they didn't think it was a problem I decided to just go with repairs. It's certainly worth some proper testing before agreeing to reclad the building, the difference between repair and reclad is huge.	dugimodo (138)
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