Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 11, 2017 7:22 am Hi, I am in the process of choosing which external material to use for our double story home we are designing, overall I want a fully rendered look home! I want to hear from home owners who have built with Hebel and how they feel about building with this product? Is it what you expected it to be? Also have there been any issues with it after a you've moved in?? Thank you Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 2Feb 11, 2017 8:05 am Hi novaqu i can't exactly answer you question as i don't have hebel but my wife and i are about to build with porter davis and we have opted to go with hebel, we have a friend who used to install it for a living for metricon and he highly recommends it, he said that he's not once had any customer's complain about it and many of them also highly recommend it, he also said that it's very quick to install but the only thing is you need be careful with who you get to install it because there are a lot of installers out there that are ******* and don't really know what they are doing. We also have some other friends who have it and they also are very happy with it, so knowing all this, made our decision pretty easy to make. Hope this helps 😉👍 Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 3Feb 11, 2017 8:58 am Hi Patto22, That is great to hear and congrats on the new build with Porter Davis, I love the look of hebel and all the benefits but it's when it's installed and you get to live in the hebel home that you real get a feel of what the product can do for you. I might CSR and ask them for qualified tradies who deal in installing hebel. Thanks for the reply Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 5Jul 06, 2017 12:11 pm Hi SamKM Yes we decided to go with Hebel, it is officially on our plans and have been told that within 3-4 days (I'm building a 56sq home) it will be all up. Not sure if I'll be starting a blog about my build but happy to answer anymore questions. Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 6Jul 06, 2017 12:58 pm Thanks Novaqu, good luck with the rest of your build. Did you get a chance to speak to anyone who has had a hebel home for a few years. Just concerned about it cracking and needing regular maintenance of pressure clean and paint. Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 11Jul 13, 2017 10:41 pm Heard so many good feedback about Hebel. It's great that you've finally decided to go with it, Novaqu! Good luck! Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 12Jul 15, 2017 10:33 pm We have Hebel in our current home and are getting it in our new home. Pros of Hebel I find is good insulation.. the walls are never got and windows are your limiting factor for letting heat in/out. Aesthetically looks good. Very quick to put up. cons are good luck drilling into it and getting stuff to stay fixed.thats about the only con I know I and u have to paint it so I guess there's painting upkeep vs bricks which can stay bare Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 13Jul 31, 2017 7:58 pm Hi Novaqu, How has your house construction with Hebel gone so far? My husband and I are building a single storey house with Metricon. They include full house Hebel rendering for us. They have been marketing Hebel very well and we never felt anything until I read many reviews about cracks and maintenance with Hebel. What do you suggest? Also does Porter Davis offer you any guarantee with Hebel? Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 14Jul 31, 2017 8:33 pm Hebel make a good product, and as products and materials go, it's the way they are used that needs watching. Foundations are the main problem, if they move so does everything above it, usually in the opposite direction. I wouldn't be concerned as much about the material as much as the manner in which it is employed. Having said that Metricon build a reasonable house but they're not fireproof. Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 15Aug 01, 2017 2:46 pm Yeah. Hebel is a good product- cheap and looks great. But I was wondering if using bricks cause the same issue as cracks due to foundation issue as well? Therefore, Brick vs Hebel.... Which to choose??? Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 16Aug 02, 2017 9:57 pm We built with hebel 12 months ago. It is fully rendered with a tinted render, therefore no upkeep. We have double glazed windows as well and find the thermal quality of the house fantastic. We never drop below 16 degrees inside even on the coldest days. We have had no issues so far. Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 17Aug 03, 2017 11:11 pm Investigate the porosity at ground level where exterior concrete pathways or paving has been laid Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 18Aug 03, 2017 11:20 pm Investigate the porosity at ground level where exterior concrete pathways or paving has been laid Re: HEBEL help??? Pros and Cons, need to make a decision!!! 19Aug 20, 2017 7:23 am RC56 Hi Novaqu, How has your house construction with Hebel gone so far? My husband and I are building a single storey house with Metricon. They include full house Hebel rendering for us. They have been marketing Hebel very well and we never felt anything until I read many reviews about cracks and maintenance with Hebel. What do you suggest? Also does Porter Davis offer you any guarantee with Hebel? Hi RC56 We haven't started our build as yet as our stage in the Woodlea estate hasn't settled yet hopefully in September 2017 (not long too go). I am doing owner builder and I while I did my training course for the white card, our trainer actually praised Hebel and said it was a fantastic product. That made me even more confident. I visited a Hebel Metricon home in Balwyn (all hebel) looked stunning. Was next to busy roads and couldn't hear a thing outside. Standard uninsulated double brick has an R value of around 0.7. 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