Sadly for some, the Sydney wheather is blindly following its typical Feb pattern for my area - lots and lots of rain and humidity.
A few questions come to mind - for those who were unlucky enough to have had their house completely exposed during wet wheather for weeks or months:
- At which stage was your build when the rains hit (eg. frame up but no bricks yet, or bricking done waiting for roof, etc)?
- Did you have any problems with your untreated timber frame or your second storey plywood flooring?
- How severe the problems were (eg. needed replacing sections of bottom plate due to rot)?
- How were the problems addressed (if at all)?
- Any other comments?
Some interesting stats:
The BOM data for my local area for the last 10 years (2000-2009 inclusive) show the highest rainfall was during the month of February, totalling 1205 mm. The next wettest month in these 10 years was April, totalling (only!) 770 mm of rain.