Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jan 19, 2015 6:20 am I am building my house in Melbourne (Pakenham to be exact). The contract with my builder states "Insulation: Builder's wrap and batts to external walls and batts to ceiling or additional insulation as specified by 6-star energy report" Then they did a Bushfire Assessment and it suggested sarking under the roof. Now my builder is going to charge me $2550 extra for sarking (20sq single storey house). While I'm not against sarking (which is alright if it's a BAL suggestion), ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS, "Is Sarking under the roof "A REQUIREMENT" / "A MUST" under the 6-star energy rating requirements in Victoria? Maybe my builder is trying to rip me off blaming it on the BAL Assessment. But I think it's a REQUIREMENT under 6-Star Energy ratings. So I don't have to pay extra right? or I could be wrong. Please help me Re: Melbourne- Is Sarking 6 Star Energy 'Requirement'?? 3Jan 19, 2015 9:19 am joshualai I am building my house in Melbourne (Pakenham to be exact). The contract with my builder states "Insulation: Builder's wrap and batts to external walls and batts to ceiling or additional insulation as specified by 6-star energy report" Then they did a Bushfire Assessment and it suggested sarking under the roof. Now my builder is going to charge me $2550 extra for sarking (20sq single storey house). While I'm not against sarking (which is alright if it's a BAL suggestion), ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS, "Is Sarking under the roof "A REQUIREMENT" / "A MUST" under the 6-star energy rating requirements in Victoria? Maybe my builder is trying to rip me off blaming it on the BAL Assessment. But I think it's a REQUIREMENT under 6-Star Energy ratings. So I don't have to pay extra right? or I could be wrong. Please help me Sarking is not an 6-star energy rating requirement. Having said that it does have some insulation properties. We also had to pay for sarking. We originally had it included in our bush fire 12.5 BAL package but since that got removed the sarking went with it. Re: Melbourne- Is Sarking 6 Star Energy 'Requirement'?? 5Jan 19, 2015 1:51 pm Stewie D I think anyone that doesn't have sarking under their roof sheeting is mad. What about all the condensation ? Stewie i am guessing this is a tiled roof and normally doesnt require it. Re: Melbourne- Is Sarking 6 Star Energy 'Requirement'?? 6Jan 19, 2015 4:37 pm I'm guessing too B Star but seeing as tiled roofs rate very poorly for BAL assessments I would have thought they would be looking at a sheet metal roof ( unless someone can correct me regarding BAL and roofing materials ). Stewie Re: Melbourne- Is Sarking 6 Star Energy 'Requirement'?? 7Jan 19, 2015 4:38 pm I put sarking under my tiles. I think it's worth it. If it makes the house cooler all the better. $2.5k is a bit steep especially for a house that small. I paid $2k I think for 33sq. Even that was a lot but I did it anyway. Also stops wind blowing dirt into the roof cavity. Re: Melbourne- Is Sarking 6 Star Energy 'Requirement'?? 8Jan 20, 2015 6:55 am Crazyk I put sarking under my tiles. I think it's worth it. If it makes the house cooler all the better. $2.5k is a bit steep especially for a house that small. I paid $2k I think for 33sq. Even that was a lot but I did it anyway. Also stops wind blowing dirt into the roof cavity. Agreed CrazyK. We have opted to add it to our house and it also cost us about $2k for 31sq. Re: Melbourne- Is Sarking 6 Star Energy 'Requirement'?? 9Feb 28, 2015 1:54 pm Sarking is required by bush fire rating. Our home was in a bush fire zone and we gad to pay $4500. Sarking, fly screens etc are all included in the fee. Thanks Draftroom that definitely helps a heap. We are still at the very early stage of planning to see what kind of house would fit on our plot. While we are on a… 3 15716 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 11684 go upvc window frames ensure insulation under colorbond. not just sarking, lighter color roof also not sure if you have seen this viewtopic.php?t=5823 last couple of pages… 4 110525 |