Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: Paint Peeling - Plaster too soft? 45Nov 02, 2018 8:35 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Paint Peeling - Plaster too soft? 51Mar 22, 2020 1:42 am Accessible Carpentry & Cabinets accessiblecarpentry@gmail.com accessiblecarpentry.com.au https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accessible-Carpentry-Cabinets/583314911709039 Re: Paint Peeling - Plaster too soft? 59Sep 18, 2021 1:41 pm Thanks for the recent update lathiat. Think we are about to go through something similar without builder but we just had PCI and James raised plaster quality on the report so will see what the builder responds with. I am in shock it still is an issue considering pre-mixed stuff is available now and dept of Commerce issued a bulletin about this exact issue (Building Commising Industry builletin 71) but the issue still remains. https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/publicat ... plete-list Re: Paint Peeling - Plaster too soft? 60Dec 09, 2021 3:17 am lathiat ] I finally got my test results back. Only 40% lime instead of 60% and the industry bulletin says under 50% will cause the softness problems I am seeing pH was also out (which is basically a side effect of the Lime issue) Taking this report to the builder shortly. cost was around $2000 for the report and lab testing. Hi, who was the company you got to do the tests? I am having the same problem, 5 years in our new house. Cheers DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 4610 I've dug some footings to embed a post anchor into. My holes are around 450mm deep which I'll put a 200mm stirrup into. The bottom of these holes seem firm enough. … 0 1547 Evening, Had my 3 month maintance done on my new place. Most things are fixed to ok standards, but im not sure about the visible joins in my plaster wall. There was 2… 0 4605 |