Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 2Mar 19, 2023 10:00 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 4Mar 20, 2023 6:04 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 5Mar 20, 2023 6:06 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 7Mar 20, 2023 8:08 am Architectural Homes & Duplexes - specialising in custom designing homes to your budget Get a Free Onsite Consultation Today or send a PM for information, questions or advice. Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 8Mar 20, 2023 8:59 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 10Mar 21, 2023 10:12 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 11Mar 21, 2023 6:04 pm Your articulation joints have been rendered over so they will not work. Any movement will not be absorbed by your articulation joints and will be reflected in your brickwork. Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 12Mar 21, 2023 6:45 pm groundzero Your articulation joints have been rendered over so they will not work. Any movement will not be absorbed by your articulation joints and will be reflected in your brickwork. Looks more like a silicon to me rather than render? Also, I think we are talking about Hebel here, not brickwork? Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 13Mar 21, 2023 10:08 pm The cracking is from insufficient glue in joint and incorrect render system You are not alone with these Hebel Powerpanel builds. Would estimate about 95% of builds have cracking like this. This is detailed in the CsR manuals and the requirements of the render coating. To fix, need to grind render off at crack locations, patch/treat crack. Then re-texture full length of wall. Most likely don’t have correct colour on granny flat, can see where been repaired at articulation joints (colour discrepancy). Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 14Mar 22, 2023 9:21 am How does render coatings stop cracking? If this is correct you might be re-writing the entire masonry structural codes (humour) Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 16Mar 22, 2023 7:56 pm Here I am recommending, certifying and reinforcing mortar beds with 2 x 6mm galv rods to reduce wall cracking ? While you've proposed another solution Enjoy the humour Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 18Mar 22, 2023 10:26 pm The take home message is prevention, there is no bandage cure...get it Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Hebel wall hairline cracks on new house built 2020..why? 20Mar 23, 2023 12:09 pm Pedro4137 Yes These are hairline cracks, less than a mm, the render systems where changed a decade or so ago Is this structural crack? can't be as Hebel itself is not structural It sounds like you have a crack in your garage where the wall meets the ceiling, along the shadow line on the… 0 17803 Do I need to concern about this pattern of crack? Is this crack showing some signs of bigger problems? Thanks for any suggestions! 1 2128 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6729 |