Browse Forums Building A New House Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 50Jun 16, 2020 11:48 am https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 54Jun 20, 2020 4:20 pm Tiling in completed in kids bathroom 100%. Guest WC tiling on walls completed 80%. En-suite all tiling has not started yet. We went with Metaline Steele Matt 1200 x 600 for floors and most of the walls and Metaline Iron Matt 1200 x 600 for vanity facing walls in en-suite, kids bathroom, guest WC and also kids bathroom bathtub wall. Really worried about the bathtub which we have had in our current house for number of months now stored in garage and I have asked the builder multiple times how they plan to take it into the bathroom. It is 200KG so we are going to have a crack at lifting it up from our current house garage into a truck which has no tail lift and then unload it inside garage of new build with 3 people. I have my doubts but we will have a crack at it. Also I feel like there is quite a bit of Grout haze left on the tiles and they need a good wipe from damp cloth. I was reading online and you have max 7 to 8 days after putting the grout on to be able to use a damp cloth to clean tiles really well to bring back their actual look else you have to resort to using some hard chemicals after that so I will ask the tiler whether they will be further wiping the tiles in kids bathrooms, en-suite and guest WC in the coming week or not otherwise we will go down ourselves and give all tiles a good wipe with a wet damp cloth. Toilets and both cabinet mirrors have been delivered as well. We are going with a 1200mm wide cabinet mirror in our en-suite which has a 1500mm wide vanity with double basin and 900mm wide cabinet mirror in kids bathroom which has a 1200mm wide vanity with single basin. The flooring guys levelled our floor where required in rooms specially around where the sliding door joinery is as the laminate install is also starting on Monday. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 55Jun 26, 2020 5:35 pm Laminate installers have been hard working at the site for past 4 days working till late nights with their own night lights. Tonight they will be working until midnight and working tomorrow as well on Saturday to finish it off so from Monday kitchen joiner can come in and install the toe kicks, end panels etc and measure for stone top bench. We went with Quickstep Majestic laminate in the Desert Oak Brushed Grey colour with their Combilay quiet underlay. The colour in person looks lighter than what photos show and it looks really great in person. I walked on it bare feet and it did not feel cold as I was expecting it to be. Tilers only have a days work left. Met the driveway contractor today onsite to finalise the pour areas and dimensions as he is also starting from Monday. Next week a whole heap of work should complete. Driveway, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, Laminate. We bought a robotic vacuum as well today. We created a specific area for it early on with the kitchen joiner in the laundry room with a power point behind it so it can park itself out of anyone’s way charging and deploy itself to clean the house as per our schedule. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 56Jul 04, 2020 11:56 am Hi powersquad, We've just come back onto the forum and I found your posts and build journey by searching for 'accoya' and 'sioo:x'. Firstly, just want to say that we really love your material palette and design. The brick, vertical cladding, concrete all look fantastic together. We are about to undertake a pool and deck build and I am sold on the long term benefits of Accoya. We used it on a smaller deck to test and it was fantastic to work with and provides a very different look to the more standard Australian timbers (usually red or brown in tone). I used Spax-D decking screws too which were great. I noticed you were using Accoya with Wood X and also Sioo:x on your cladding and wondered if you had any experience or knowledge to pass on regarding the use/treatment of Accoya? Unfortunately we're unable to source Sioo:x at the moment but even if we could, the advice we've received has varied:
We prefer a natural finish, silvered, weathered, but it seems that the Accoya might benefit from a clear treatment that helps keep mould at bay, which is why I thought Sioo:x might be good. We're also trying to keep maintenance to a minimum. Any thoughts from your experience? Thanks, Dan. Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 57Jul 04, 2020 6:04 pm Hi dan_walls, Thank you. I am glad you like the house design and materials selection as well. First of all just like you we decided very early on going into a new build that we want the natural finish that gracefully silvers off under weather without applying any colour stains to our cladding or decking. We only used the Sioo:x coating for our wall cladding which is a product from a NZ manufacturer called Abodo. We went with their Vulcan cladding which is their best profile that they have to offer in the Sioo:x finish. They provided us with 2 different types of Sioo:x coats to apply to our builder before the panels were installed. The first is a wood protection coating and second is a surface protection coating. The Sioo:x as you are also aware is mostly for the UV and weather protection that is very harsh in NZ. Every 6 years I just need to re-apply the surface protection which I have plenty left of and the UV coating will be good again for another 6 years. https://www.abodo.co.nz/products/timber/vulcan-cladding Abodo and Accoya are the same underlying wood which is NZ Radiata Pine. The difference is that Abodo is cheaper since it's processed in NZ but still thermally modified to the core just like Accoya. Accoya is NZ Pine that gets shipped back to Netherlands, goes through the thermal modification process and then shipped around the world but Accoya's specific thermal modification process goes a step further in that they do acetylation on their wood which is next level. Accoya is basically a magical super wood with crazy good properties. So we decided to use Abodo for our wall cladding as there is a lot of it and it's considerably cheaper than Accoya since it's processed locally in NZ where Accoya makes a round trip back to NZ to be sold again and it's 80% of Accoya's quality. We decided to use Accoya for our decking because we will walk and run on it compared to Abodo which will just sit attached to the wall so the 50 year guarantee that it will barely contract/expand (less than 1%), not rot and no mould was a winner for us. Your UK rep is correct that Sioo:x does not matches Accoya because Sioo:x is water based protection. You want oil based protection like Wood X for Accoya. You don't actually need to coat Accoya as rightly stated by your Aussie rep to still have the same 50 year guarantee but the benefit of oil coat on Accoya is purely for aesthetic reasons as it brings out a nice more refined look (just a single coat is enough although it depends on the oil brand that you are coating as some may want 2 coats) Wood-X is really great (https://www.wood-x.co.nz/colour-range we went with single coat of Clear Base on all 4 sides of Accoya at the factory itself) as it has a lower viscosity than most oil products and is clearer and more refined and will still penetrate the surface fibres of the timber. Heavier or more viscous products will likely just sit on the surface and are not as readily absorbed and they will congeal and leave a residue. If you really want to oil your Accoya, I would strongly recommend sourcing the Wood-X in clear base from NZ or see if anyone in Australia sells it else ask your Aussie rep for a recommdation based on what kind of oil you want to apply to it that is available in Australia but rest assured you don't need to oil it. The Spax decking screws are excellent quality. If you have not already, I would recommend getting the 316 SS over 304 SS versions for both your decking and pool areas. The Accoya will keep your maintenance to very minimum of any other decking timber. Once your 12 months are up, just pressure wash it carefully from a distance so that you don't start to damage the timber fibers and apply oil if you want to but you don't have to unlike with other decking timbers. Our natural timber colour of Abodo Vulcan was very dark brownish when it was first installed that you can see in one of the photos and I will post a photo later but it's now very light blondish colour aging off naturally and this is after 5 months. In 3 years, it should silver off beautifully but the Sioo:x is protecting it from very nasty UV in NZ that we have. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. ps - If you don't mind me asking, what is the per sqm or per lineal meter rate for Accoya in Australia? We paid NZD $23 per lineal meter and we needed 434 lineal meter which is roughly 60 sqm and it costs us just a tiny bit over $12k for our decking timber. This was the most expensive decking timber and this is for their 140mm x 19mm profile as we wanted wide and long decking boards for the look between 2.8M to 4M supplied lengths. Abodo also does really great decking called Sand which was $3k cheaper but the profile dimensions were too small and they are supplied in shortly lengths. If you want another decking timber that will last you around 15 to 20 years then Garapa is also really good. Much less bleeding compared to other decking timber and half the price compared to Accoya but also required 12 monthly maintenance like oiling and also half the warranty (note - not 50 year guarantee like Accoya but just a 20 year warranty) Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 58Jul 04, 2020 6:29 pm Your flooring is beautiful. You've sold us on the Sonos. Two units ordered, 1 for upstairs Activity room, 1 for downstaris lounge/kitchen. Thanks for the info! https://thomasarcherbuild.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html - Thomas Archer Homes - Custom Nouveau 41 Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 59Jul 04, 2020 7:02 pm Thanks powersquad - you're a wealth of knowledge. It looks like Wood X is exactly what we are looking for. I like that it has some anti-fungal properties as well. The small section of Accoya we've laid already does tend to pick up a bit of surface mould (not in a sunny spot). An email to the Wood X head office today was a bit disheartening as they replied and said they don't supply to Australia (or do sample pots). I'll get a hold of Resene locally and see if I have any luck through that channel. Will also keep an eye out for any progress photos you send. I haven't bought the Accoya yet but I was quoted AUD $23.10 (NZD $24.55 using mid-market FX rate) l/m for 110m2 of decking @ 140mm x 19mm. I didn't specify lengths so that's a handy takeaway for me as well. Note that this does not include any factory coating system. That's interesting info on the round-trip to Netherlands - you'd think some enterprising soul would start performing the acetylation process locally. I'm sure it would be way more popular if the price came down a touch. All the best - will let you know how I go. Thanks, Dan. Re: 100% Pure New Zealand. A Kiwi build journey 60Jul 05, 2020 8:39 am Blacktea2sugars Your flooring is beautiful. You've sold us on the Sonos. Two units ordered, 1 for upstairs Activity room, 1 for downstaris lounge/kitchen. Thanks for the info! Hehe. It starts off with purchasing 1 Sonos speaker. Then you buy another and then another and before you know it your house will have Sonos gear all over the house. You will get addicted! Any advice on how to ensure the kit home granny flat that im thinking of buying will get council approval. The kit home companys wont release plans without a deposit and… 0 7209 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17856 As is per usual for many of the past failed RWH regulations, it is probably traceable to a bureaucrat who's ego overrode the need to seek the appropriate expert… 1 995 |