Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 01, 2008 4:15 pm Hi All,
I am new to the forum, we are in the process of building a new home in inner west, Sydney. Its going to be a custom built home, and I have been going out to tender with several builders. Since its going to be a full brick home, the builder is suggesting gyprock on the inside instead of the usual cement render. Apparently it looks nicer and wont show the hideous small cracks that appear on cement render as the house settles. Has anyone done this and what is your opinion? Appreciate any feedback... Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 2Jul 01, 2008 9:25 pm I'm also going for full brick, but will definitely go for cement render on the interior.
Why would you change a robust hard wearing surface to something not as tough. Our current unit is full brick with rendered interior and the cracking is very minimal. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 3Jul 01, 2008 11:02 pm We currently live in a full brick rental place. The internal walls are cement rendered.
I personally think the finish is absolutely shocking. The walls are rough & feel incredibly cold. There are hairline cracks all over & the property is only a few years old. If you were going to plaster render the interior, it would be better, but certainly not cement render, it makes the walls look very un-home like. We are loving living in our new home ! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... &start=315 Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 4Jul 01, 2008 11:32 pm We also live in a double brick place atm. The walls are plaster rendered except for one spot where we removed an old wood heater and my FIL cement rendered the new brick work....this area is full of cracks ....looks shocking. I don't know if it was the quality of the render job or just that it is cement render....we don't know what we are going to do with that spot when it comes to selling this house 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 6Jul 01, 2008 11:39 pm Paula 'chelle we don't know what we are going to do with that spot when it comes to selling this house Hang a big picture Unfortunately it starts at the floor and goes to about half way up the wall...Picture might look a bit funny. ATM we have a pot plant there, but the poor thing doesn't get enough light and is growing towards the window and dropping all it's leaves near the wall. I am thinking of one of those photo frame room divider thingys maybe??? Or maybe we will just buy a nice new pot plant just before we sell so it doesn't have time to die 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 7Jul 01, 2008 11:53 pm I'll remember not to buy a house from you chelle,,,
the gyprok/plasterborad should be cheaper, I enquired about ti recently and was told plasterboard is cheaper & quicker. coming from W.A most houses are double brick and cement render (or at least they used to be) but here in qld most are single brick veneer then a frame &plasterboard. Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 8Jul 02, 2008 12:02 am piranha I'll remember not to buy a house from you chelle,,, Well I suppose we could always tell the truth....that's a novel idea...might work....though I don't think it will take off in real estate 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 10Jul 02, 2008 8:27 am check if they can use an acrylic based render like Moroka with the "smooth" finish - looks just like render but is acrylic so resists some cracking. After 4 years - we're in! Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 11Jul 02, 2008 10:09 am piranha you could always have it repaired instead of hiding the flaws. Don't worry too much piranha, I'm only joking . I am actually planning to pay for a building inspection on this house before we sell it because I do believe in honesty (very important to me actually) and want any potential buyers to know exactly what they are buying.....my comments were just a bit of fun. Repair is not really a realistic option as we have 4 kids in a house that is already way too small and that would put our dining room out of action...we'll sell as is and the new owners can then choose what they want to do and put their own touches on the house and all that sort of thing. PS sorry to go so off topic, phantom burner cheers 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 12Jul 02, 2008 9:37 pm Thanks guys, the builder has offered to show me another place he is currently building. So I am meeting him there at 7am tomorrow morning to check out what Gyprock on **** home looks like.
Apparently the cost to gyprock on the inside versus render is around the same price no matter what I pick. He is happy to do either, but strogly recommends Gyprock from what he has seen as its resistant to showing cracks and will look brand new for ever. Also cheaper to fix damage. Cement Render can never be repaired properly and it always shows the patches where it is repaired...is that true? Its a tough decision.... Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 13Jul 02, 2008 9:57 pm repairs require more render then sanding then painting - they did this at our old apartment - you could always see the fixed spots because of the paint difference. you can only hide repairs by repainting the whole wall. After 4 years - we're in! Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 14Jul 02, 2008 10:06 pm One solution to the repair problem is to go for render then a skim hard set plaster coat. This gives it a smooth finish so that future repairs can be done.
Robust surface and repairable. the only problem is that the skim hard set plaster coat will cost bit more. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 15Jul 02, 2008 10:11 pm The best look, I believe, is the plaster coat. But as Casa2 said it will cost more.
It's also difficult to find someone with the skill to repair it - most plasterers just deal with Gyproc. We are loving living in our new home ! https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.p ... &start=315 Re: Would you Gyprock instead of Cement Render for Interior? 16Jul 02, 2008 10:41 pm Rikster The best look, I believe, is the plaster coat. But as Casa2 said it will cost more. It's also difficult to find someone with the skill to repair it - most plasterers just deal with Gyproc. As long as the surface is smooth, I think I can repair it without any problems (and I'm an amateur!) Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 I am looking for someone who might have tackled a similar issue as me. I have a few rendered interior walls, the surface condition is hardly flat. I can see all the bumps… 0 5747 AFAIK, flashing is a minimum standard. Out of curiosity is your window glass stamped with AS requirements in any of the corners of each pane? Im almost certan if theyre… 2 3612 6 9171 |