Hi guys,
We are about to reach handover. During PCI, we spotted there's this one articulation joint where it has caulking from the top all the way but not near the bottom(about 2 feet from the ground) because it was blocked by a downpipe and theres no way to reach it without removing the pipe. I can peek it though and indeed there was no caulking in it. Obviously i think the downpipe was installed first before the caulking was done in the joint. My builder said its alright but I'm not that convinced. Can I have your expert advice please? Thank you.
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Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Articulation joint missing caulking behind down pipes 2May 24, 2020 4:50 pm Caulking is to prevent water ingress and the builder should know this. The National Construction Code Parts 1, 2 & 3 can be downloaded free of charge. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ BTW, the photo you posted also shows that the ground level is not compliant (must be a minimum 150mm below the DPC). The raised ground level also gives concern as to the compliant depth of pipes and the height of the ORG. Who was the numpty that installed the water tank? 3in1 Supadiverta. Best Practice Rainwater Harvesting using syphonic drainage. Cleaner Neater Cheaper Smarter Supa Gutter Pumper. A low cost syphonic eaves gutter overflow solution.  09 Oct 2019 26 Junior Member Re: Articulation joint missing caulking behind down pipes 3May 26, 2020 6:17 pm  SaveH2OCaulking is to prevent water ingress and the builder should know this. The National Construction Code Parts 1, 2 & 3 can be downloaded free of charge. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ BTW, the photo you posted also shows that the ground level is not compliant (must be a minimum 150mm below the DPC). The raised ground level also gives concern as to the compliant depth of pipes and the height of the ORG. Who was the numpty that installed the water tank? Thanks for your reply and I will then definitely chase my builder regarding that. Thank you. Building Standards; Getting It Right! Thanks for everyone's input. I will then come back and push the builder to fix it before handover. Thanks so much! 3 1906 My guess is that they caulked the top edges to prevent water dripped down those sides as they're probably harder to clean, given the positioning. If your bathtub is… 4 1287 Mine does and I would say it is good to stop water getting in and mould growing 1 974  |
