Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jun 03, 2012 8:35 pm Hi I am building a new Double storey home in Sydney southwest. Our roof is of concrete tiles and Builder is already providing R2.5 insulations batts to roof area plus our house has alredy passed the basix requirements, but recenlty builder has also recommended to have heavy duty sarking to the underside of the roof tiles for almost $3000 We are not sure if it is good idea to spend 3k on Sarking and will it really help in anyway. Advise anyone? Re: Do I need Sarking 2Jun 03, 2012 8:53 pm The sarking will add a reflected air space and enclose the roof space giving a much greater thermal performance. . Money well spent for the future if you can afford it now. It will never be cost effective to add it once the tiles are done. @builderforlife Building inspector and passionate about construction When you need an expert to take a look. Re: Do I need Sarking 3Jun 03, 2012 9:46 pm Yes it will help and, as previous poster said, money well spent and can not be retro-fitted. Just remember to ventilate the roof space to clear condensation and moisture from exhaust fans ducted to the roof space and general humidity during summer. Re: Do I need Sarking 4Jun 03, 2012 10:50 pm Ditto. Sarking is essential. We have sarking to our roof areas and Western wall to reflect the radiant heat. SunshineT's Build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34585 Designs start: 4/12/09 DA: 5/7/11 Demo: 22/12/11 Slab: 24/2/12 Keys: 31/8/12 Re: Do I need Sarking 5Jun 03, 2012 11:38 pm Do it just because you can see it it will have a better effect on the overall comfort of the home then a set of $300 taps I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! Re: Do I need Sarking 8Jun 04, 2012 10:52 pm I'm guessing if you are fitting the Ducted Air after you have moved in you just tell the installers they need to use the man hole rather than open the roof and throw everything in. That's what I plan to tell them...... After tossing up about Sarking for the last month or so I decided to just spend the cash and get it done, let them know at my colour selection today. Building Standards; Getting It Right! Hi all Iām in VIC and had some storm damage in my garage a month ago. Gutter found not fit for purpose. Insurance company saying the guttering and flashing to be fixed… 0 1076 Thank you so much for the effort. We will use it to talk with builder. We also had idea of building duplex instead and seeking suggest ions. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=106744 11 10740 Hello It is good to have a planned bathroom reno to suit your budget and design, living for 10 years I think you need a bathtub 4 7911 |