Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Stubborn Brick Stains - Render or ReBricking 7Sep 23, 2020 12:30 pm Bebbsy Looking at your two photos, whatever they treated your bricks with appears to have made it far worse. That nice section in the picture - is because that was a second and late batch that was supplied as there was a shortfall which we now conclude is what the bricks should have been like. The fist batch that went to almost all house was the faulty one. Re: Stubborn Brick Stains - Render or ReBricking 8Sep 23, 2020 4:36 pm The stains will come through the render eventually, 3-5yrs depending on moisture and rendering job. Probably a 100-150k job to re-brick if thats about a 30sq house (higher depending on size, State, landscaping, paths, damage etc). Re: Stubborn Brick Stains - Render or ReBricking 9Sep 23, 2020 4:42 pm Mirrmu83 The stains will come through the render eventually, 3-5yrs depending on moisture and rendering job. Probably a 100-150k job to re-brick if thats about a 30sq house (higher depending on size, State, landscaping, paths, damage etc). Thank you. That is really scary - have you got some history with such a problem that suggests the problem will come through render? I also do feel that it will come through meaning a cash settlement may look good now but not down the track. It is a very tough situation to be in. Re: Stubborn Brick Stains - Render or ReBricking 10Sep 23, 2020 9:27 pm Yes i have seen it on one project. It came through your typical basecoat & coloured topcoat render system. It was subsequently cleaned and painted. Have no information on final outcome, it was about 3yrs ago. Dismantling walls is no straight forward or cheap task. Many property owners are experiencing this currently in Victoria with flammable cladding debacle. Re: Stubborn Brick Stains - Render or ReBricking 11Nov 25, 2020 9:05 pm Mirrmu83 Yes i have seen it on one project. It came through your typical basecoat & coloured topcoat render system. It was subsequently cleaned and painted. Have no information on final outcome, it was about 3yrs ago. Dismantling walls is no straight forward or cheap task. Many property owners are experiencing this currently in Victoria with flammable cladding debacle. Hi Mirrmu83, I am about to engage a building expert to do up a VCAT complaint report and have been referencing your comments on how the stains may come through the render as well and to help push further my case of either rebricking or its cash equivalent. As this is opinion based forum, I am hoping you can assist with some more info on this experience of yours where stains came through the render. Where was this project, how can my lawyer/building expert obtain more info on this project, contact you? or people involved in the project, any idea who the brick manufacturer was, what they ended up doing in the end? I would really appreciate it, if you were able to allow my lawyer/building expert to make contact with you? It would be of great help in this extremely distressing situation. I have another member renfar - who seemed to be in the exact same situation but can't reach to see what happened with his bricks - NDA perhaps - I have tried DM etc no luck. Really just fed up with it all. Thanks Re: Stubborn Brick Stains - Render or ReBricking 12Nov 25, 2020 9:09 pm Bebbsy We moved into our house 8 months ago. We have had a similar issue with our PGH Oyster bricks, nowhere near as bad as yours though. Ours have discoloured without patches of brown manganese stains along a west facing wall which gets a lot of summer sun and rain during winter. The builder sent someone to clean the bricks last week. At this stage it’s looking good, but we shall see if that lasts. Hi any update on your matter, is the clean up holding or not. Would really love to know as I am nowhere to find a resolution - looking at lawyer/building expert now. May I ask which state you are in and was it new home build? Hi everyone, Have just put a shower in the laundry and after only using it 2-3 times have noticed staining on the grout. The tiles were glued onto a concrete wall after… 0 5449 Hi Alex, Thanks for the reply again. I had a chat with the builder, he said he will use primer, then hydrotec which comes with colour and sealer as well. A Renderer I… 12 18073 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 7964 |