Hebel products

Beetle · Apr 27, 2007 9:54 pm

Hope someone can give some advice on building materials.

We are building a 2 story house in Adelaide and plan on using Hebel 75 mm autoclaved aerated concrete for the lower level and renderpanel walling system for the upper level.

I have recently heard that the Hebel is prone to joint swelling and problems down the track.

Any information on foreseeable problems or issues would be great.
Cheers

Striking · Jan 07, 2010 7:48 pm

I have not seen hebel swell.... it is typically used to form up shower trays, which is quite a wet and humid environment, Hebel is a concrete product and as such shares many of concretes plusses, with out the added weight.

I am a big fan of Hebel as a building product. I can absorb water and as such needs to be sealed correctly, but the joints should not swell

hunts01 · Jan 20, 2010 7:31 pm

We did exactly the same as you

Hebel on the bottom

foam on the top

the whole lot rendered. I installed the hebel myself, the only problem I had was one slight crack in a corner where I didn't put an expansion joint in where I was meant to, which was easily fixed. I left the stuff un rendered for 3 months for this purpose.

great stuff, good thermal qualitys, beautiful rendered finish perfectly straight and is good at noise insulation.

Arcadia · Feb 05, 2010 1:16 pm

I would consider using the powerfloor to the upstairs as well that way the floor will match your ground floor in sound and the 'solid' feel. I have used hebel for upstairs flooring (for brick veneer houses on concrete slabs) a number of times and the clients have been happy. Like any 'system' product the key is to install exactly as per manufacturers req so that warranties are not voided.