Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 4Oct 20, 2009 3:03 pm Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 10Oct 21, 2009 8:59 am The better grade materials definately make a difference. In our first home (South East Qld also) the breakdown on the exterior varnish started not long after 7 months. It was a N facing door, plenty of sun and good blast from our summer thunderstorms. Some will say exterior timbers need to be cared for every 6 months. It's not a costly exercise but a task none the less. Hence the question many bring up.... timber vs aluminium bifolds? Built 36sq Plantation "Retreat" on 4460m2 at Spring Mountain, Qld In Living and landscaping.. >>> ... http://retreatspring.blogspot.com Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 11Oct 21, 2009 9:20 am mmmm, sounds like i'll be keeping a closer eye on the timbers doors and i may even take a bit of advise and sand and revarnish myself next year. At least they'll be redoing it for us for the time being. To be fair this is the only thing during the whole build that i've had an issue with and i had a quick rant to let off some steam ! Thanks for the feedback Simon Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 12Oct 21, 2009 9:22 am mmmm, sounds like i'll be keeping a closer eye on the timbers doors and i may even take a bit of advise and sand and revarnish myself next year. At least they'll be redoing it for us for the time being. To be fair this is the only thing during the whole build that i've had an issue with and i had a quick rant to let off some steam ! Thanks for the feedback Simon Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 13Oct 22, 2009 12:37 pm Having had a bit of experience over the last 10 years maintaining sun exposed timber, I have come to the conclusion that no varnish product is able to withstand the sun at all. So, I switched back to using exterior timber oil products and never had a problem. You just redo the oil each 1-2 years and you dont get the horrible flaking of varnish. Building - Henley Ambassador 483 - 15m Status - Post contract plans & siting. Blog & photos - http://fromgotowhoa.blogspot.com/ Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 14Oct 22, 2009 12:51 pm We were told at our colour selection appointment that we would need to re-stain our front door and our timber windows annually. I guess if you are advised upfront you expect to do it, but if we weren't told I'd feel the same way as you! Building with Dennis Family Homes - Hartley 280 Location: Settlers Run, Botanic Ridge Re: Hnley - 12 month inspection. Not happy. 15Oct 22, 2009 6:14 pm Thudd Call me cynical, but I bet they use the cheapest varnish or stain they can get their hands on. And while they may well fix it this time around you'll be faced with the same problem again. I reckon your best bet is to bite the bullet and do it yourself, but properly. My point after all this is don't rely on the builders to do a good job - they'll do as little as possible as cheaply as possible that they think they can get away with. Sand your doors back yourself then buy some decent product and do it yourself, it'll look better and last longer. This is the exact reason why l have 52ltrs of paint, and 8 ltrs of exterior varnish readily awaiting handover. The nasty "chalky" feeling walls & avg varnishing jobs they do have left me no option. So first week after handover Dad (ex-painter) and I are re-doing everything (and OMG, it'll be rolled, not sprayed!). Also the fact we chose "walnut" as our finish for front door/sliding doors, and the result is a mid brown no where near walnut (although diff suppliers have different walnuts, this seems to be different to anything l've seen) meant sanding back and starting again was always going to happen. Exterior varnish you should get 2-3yrs out off (pending obviously location), depending what they've used & how well its applied. Doesn't surprise me you've got less than 12months. i would suggest nothing is unreasonable for PCI. we did all sorts, including checking the hot water, checking all the GPO's had power, testing that the showers were… 9 98697 you need to understand the breakdown of warranties. 90 warranty is considered as minor defects rectification period where as the longer ones are more major/structural… 1 5351 Hi, I have this sewer inspection point sitting in an odd spot in the rear of my yard: https://imgur.com/ghLI98q What I'd like to do is put a firepit in that corner of… 0 6533 |