Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 3Nov 13, 2021 9:32 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 5Nov 13, 2021 10:15 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 6Nov 13, 2021 3:23 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 8Nov 14, 2021 9:37 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 9Nov 14, 2021 7:41 pm Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 13Nov 14, 2021 10:39 pm Nik007 Also I noticed that the energy report indicates weatherboard sheets instead of colourbond im assuming so it could pass Here Thermal Conductivity of different building materials You will need to re-run the simulations. But I would have to say its too late Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 14Nov 15, 2021 7:57 am The best you can do is to get a second opinion via independent energy rating report. If your independent report states that as built six star rating cannot be achieved then you will have a case against the builder however be careful as the legal costs can get out of hand. I have seen $2500 concreting dispute cost both parties $30K in legals before they shook hands on $2500. (emotion, ego and pride involved). Your independent rater could then run what if to find out how six star can be achieved alternatively. You did not answer if your insulation expert gave you a written report or was he merely mouthing off? Don't forget you are not building a home but a barn shed then turning it into a home, did you expect no problems? Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 15Nov 15, 2021 8:29 am Thanks , That is a good idea to get another 6 star energy report, the expert did not give me a report but I can get it from him I didn’t expect to have problems as it was meant to be a fully engineered house, and if he had used the correct thermalbreak 7 material between the sheets and frames , and Installed correctly I wouldn’t of had these problems, I just expected the builder knew how to built the kits he sells the right way . I’m a traffic controller and I have had to be the one to educate him, it’s a worry he is a disaster. it seems my only solution is to just pay for him to remove all the sheets and put this product in as I have been told it is very Good He refuses to pay for it and yes court is expensive Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 16Nov 15, 2021 9:36 am Contact your Building Commission in your state (LOL, except NSW where you don't have one) and lodge a complaint I don't see why you should have to pay for a mistake your energy certifier has made, besides the builder should have check it, he has a duty of care? Cheers Chris Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Thermal bridging on a “Shed and Homes” kit house 18Nov 15, 2021 7:54 pm They have suggested to put 20 mil thick timber batons on the internal frame so the Gyprock screws into it to create the thermal break, but now I am combating the heat at the Gyprock end rather than before the frames at the colourbond end so internal frames will be hot I’m not sure if that will make my house too hot even with good insulation fitted Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5578 Hi, I am sheeting the inside of a 5.7 x 8m shed with gyprock. Unfortunately the shed wasn't designed for internal cladding but I have been framing it up as strongly as… 0 3507 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair I'm in WA and our sandy soils make drainage a bit easier but this is what I'd be doing. Dig down to your footings and let the wall dry out. Clean it all well by brushing… 1 5334 |