Why is that?
Also out of interest, what termite barrier is being used?
Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 26Dec 14, 2014 7:31 pm The alternative solution which Henley used is to allow DPC to setback a max of 20mm from the outer face of mortar. they have this certified but to be honest, I don't think it is cost cutting but maybe to make it's wall looks good?? I have no idea...........their display home is also the same. I am not sure about other builder, maybe have a look at their display home Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 27Dec 14, 2014 7:36 pm 33amc scratch with a stick or screwdriver at the bottom of the weep hole to see if there is damp course. Did they give you any clue as to what the "alternative solution" is? I know they have put damp coarse on the house it doesn't come all the way through the mortar though. I'm going to get it put into my inspection report, see what the builder says. The garage from memory doesn't have weep holes Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 28Dec 17, 2014 10:59 pm If you garage doesn't have wall frames and plaster then it won't need weep holes because the purpose of weep holes is to allow water that runs down the sisalation to escape. Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 29Jan 15, 2015 10:14 pm What if your weep holes were like this? And some are too narrow or full of mortar to see. Others are lower than the external concrete. Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 31Jan 16, 2015 6:40 pm Yeah, I know... 150mm above soil, 75mm if it's concrete and 50mm if it's under cover (like a pergola/verandah) but that aside check out how far back the dpc is inside the weephole. Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 32Jan 16, 2015 7:28 pm Slab Heave Recipient Yeah, I know... 150mm above soil, 75mm if it's concrete and 50mm if it's under cover (like a pergola/verandah) but that aside check out how far back the dpc is inside the weephole. Oh 75mm from concrete outside. Gee my builder has a fair bit of extra excavation to do. Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 33Jan 19, 2015 7:58 pm 33amc Crazyk Hmm think I'm in trouble Why is that? Also out of interest, what termite barrier is being used? 33amc I have no termite protection in my house because it's not a mandatory requirement with my council. Termite protection is a local law, not a state or federal law. Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 36Nov 09, 2015 1:51 pm Have the provided you with an Alternative Solution document? My DPC is set back upwards of 20mm and I'm just not sure if it is worth fighting this with the builder. My main concern is it impacting the resale value of the house. Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 37Nov 09, 2015 7:57 pm No didn't provide any alternative. I'm going to raise a complaint with the VBA get one of their investigation to adjudicate it. If they find it is defective the builder has to fix it. If they refuse they will get hefty fines from the Building practitioners Board Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 38Nov 11, 2015 10:33 pm tom_air Have the provided you with an Alternative Solution document? My DPC is set back upwards of 20mm and I'm just not sure if it is worth fighting this with the builder. My main concern is it impacting the resale value of the house. I've read in another thread where the home owners had to reduce $20K off their asking price because it didn't meet Australian Standards. The other thing that you're failing to see is that if the DPC doesn't extend out of the brick work. Then it isn't 'fit for purpose' as the purpose is for any moisture or condensation build up in the internal walls to exit out of the building. If it can't. ..... then where is it going? Is that then travelling in to the core hole of the brick course below? Afflicting the integrity of the foundation? Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 39Nov 11, 2015 10:37 pm Crazyk No didn't provide any alternative. I'm going to raise a complaint with the VBA get one of their investigation to adjudicate it. If they find it is defective the builder has to fix it. If they refuse they will get hefty fines from the Building practitioners Board That isn't always the case.... I had the building commissions report (now vba) find 27/30 items defective that required the work to be rectified by the Builder. .... 8 weeks all up was the time frame given. Long story short that was in 2013. So after complaining to the BPB they handballed it back to the VBA. THE VBA took almost 12 months to investigate the complaint. And believe it or not found my claim unsubstantiated!!!!! Yet..... not once had the Builder even stepped foot onto the land let alone attempted to fix anything! Re: DPC, exposed or not? any standard? 40Nov 12, 2015 5:36 am I am thinking that unless that there is a major window seal issue allowing water to enter behind brickwork that there would be stuff all moisture forming on the sissalation that runs down to the DPC and out the weepholes. Providing that the weepholes are clear (There is another issue again) moisture can escape via weepholes whether or not the DPC protrudes or is set back up to that 20mm on that course. This would also depend on the quality of the bricklayer too. A good bricklayer will have little or no excess mortar spoil falling down the back of the brickwork that could cause weephole blockage. So water should just escape if there was any. Is this sound like what should happen?
I understand if the mortar spoil blocks the weepholes then this theory is out the window if the DPC doesn't protrude as required. Then there would be issues. interesting situation what happened after builder issued final invoice? did you list as defect or not does the building surveyor have any responsibility? ie. issuing… 13 46973 Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all, My neighbour has built his 15m long garage on our boundary. It was agreed as part of the planning permit that the wall must be in exposed recycled brick. For some… 0 10916 Last year I had a gas leak at my house. 3 days later, I have about 1 sqm of my exposed aggregate paving broken up. I am not sure how to go about getting it repaired… 0 10415 |