Browse Forums Building A New House Re: waterproofing upstairs bathrooms - is this OK? - Urgent 3Dec 11, 2013 3:46 pm Never argue with an idiot they drag you down to their level & then beat you with experience - Dilbert View Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19733 Contract signed 14Sept Slab 30Sept Bricks laid 1Dec Lock up 26Feb Keys 10Jun Re: waterproofing upstairs bathrooms - is this OK? - Urgent 7Dec 12, 2013 8:31 pm Vetra43 Site supervisor says that they use special water proof plaster on walls . . Not saying it doesn't exist but in my understanding the other rooms have plasterboard while wet areas have cementboard like Villaboard which is more water resistent than plasterboard but still needs waterproofing. If she said "special water proof plaster" I'd be asking for a brand name. Vetra43 My admin replied back to me saying that , they have an alternative solution in place and that is approved by BCA and building surveyer. She also said that water proofing is not something that they would not compromise for their homes. But she does not have any information as to what that alternative solution is, though. She said this is covered by a 10 year warranty and they will need to fix it if it fails before 10 years. Hope that's true. Looks like not much I can do anyway, as they say I have signed the contract / building permit which mentions about this alternate solution already. There's a horrible creepy familiarity about that sort of scenario. My admin replied back to me saying that , they have an alternative solution in place and that is approved by BCA and building surveyer. Get it in writing, detailed writing. She also said that water proofing is not something that they would not compromise for their homes. Would she say anything else? (Apart from the double negative.) But she does not have any information as to what that alternative solution is, though. Get it in writing. Love it when they have such faith in stuff they don't even remember the names or details of, but then it's not their house, they don't have to live with it, they just have to spruik it. She said this is covered by a 10 year warranty and they will need to fix it if it fails before 10 years. Get it in writing. Not sure how much it helps though. Getting them to say they will do something about any problems is one thing, getting them to answer their phone or to make an appointment to come to your house or to actually turn up is quite another. But I reckon it's worth it for the message it sends them about how serious you are. Hope that's true. Looks like not much I can do anyway, as they say I have signed the contract / building permit which mentions about this alternate solution already. Does it? What exactly does it say? I have a home gym at home. It weights 150KG including the weight stack. I'm a big boy, around 150KG myself. I was thinking about moving it up stairs to the second… 0 6301 I have researched this topic in detail recently but for another state which has no licensing requirements at all so any handy man can waterproof any old way and not have… 1 8469 2 8644 |