Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 3May 20, 2010 12:21 pm "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 5May 20, 2010 2:30 pm "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 6May 25, 2010 4:05 pm i got a reply back from the builder... i had said in my email to them that I was concerned about mould growing in the roof cavity as I have seen that happen in a wine cellar... their response: Quote: S (builder) will assess the roof when he comes to repair the ceiling. Yes this could happen in a wine seller {sic} as there is no air flow or light and mould will thrive in that situation, in the roof cavity there is plenty of air flow and heat to dry out the water damaged area. what rubbish. there is NO air flow in our ceiling. there is no whirlybird or holes (I would hope not anyway!!!) and in the winter months , which are like, now, there is no heat!!! it will be freezing up there! I haven't responded, will talk to him when he gets here I suppose. "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 7May 25, 2010 4:30 pm donuts what rubbish. there is NO air flow in our ceiling. there is no whirlybird or holes (I would hope not anyway!!!) and in the winter months , which are like, now, there is no heat!!! it will be freezing up there! when is the last time you stuck your head up in the roof cavity and had a look at it yourself? there will definitely be airflow up there... also, heat comes from many sources, one being lighting for example.. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 8May 25, 2010 7:29 pm you're not my builder are you... just kidding. i haven't actually been up there myself, but whenever my dad goes up there for me he comes back nearly dizzy, poor thing so, are you saying there probably WOULDN'T be any mould up there, or even if it was there there wouldn't be conditions to let it keep growing? this is contradictory to what Eve Dweller reckons... who do I believe then? and why do ppl get whirly birds then, if not to improve airflow in the roof cavity? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 9May 25, 2010 7:46 pm sorry to lead you down the path, was just trying to point out that builder does have some valid points (and so does Eve Dweller). If it were me, I'd be climbing in the roof to assess the situation.. if it needs a cut and shut, fair enough but I wouldn't be cutting up the plaster with only suspicion of mold... confirm it, then cut... having said that, just noticed the part where you mentioned a stench in the house, not a good sign. maybe get someone other than your dad as it may get to him... gets pretty stuffy in a roof cavity, combine that with insulation, filthy hehe... Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 10May 25, 2010 8:31 pm thanks XT4V.... luckily for my dad, he is away for 4 months so he's off the hook i would really like to go up there and have a look myself. i am sure my DH will have a fit. (he is not good with heights and i think he'd be almost as anxious with me up there as if he was going up himself ) weirdly, the stench has gone maybe it's already dried out? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 11May 25, 2010 8:35 pm really only one way to find out.... btw, be careful when climbing around there, make sure you dont put a foot through your ceiling hehe... Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 12Jun 15, 2010 1:44 pm Depending on how extensive damage is you can dispute the ceiling can be repaired. But you did not build/bought a new house to have a damaged plasterboard! Just insist on getting ceiling (or its section) replaced. This definitely is covered by the Hone Warrantee Insurance. For obvious reasons builders do not like to come back and do repairs. They may give some strange explanations and suggest cheep quick-fix to the problem. Just keep insisting on having ceiling replaced. As a last resource lodge an Insurance climb. This is a big threat to the builder’s business. This usually works like a charm! It’s always a wise idea to climb to the roof cavity and check the area yourself. A construction is a very common sense thing. You will feel if it’s moist here, can see mould and water damage. At least you will know if builder makes up a story. Re: plaster water damage - painting ok or need to be replace 13Jun 15, 2010 2:07 pm thank you very much lesia I still haven't heard when the builder will be coming out to fix it and I do intend to climb up there myself. soon! "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Hi, Have used the Dulux 1 step, oil base on my walls(white set), out of can it’s already a more thinner product than a final coat paint Also in water base Water or… 3 5242 there was an event. The question is whether the builder had the insurance and whether the event was covered. 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