Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Hebel construction feedback 3Jan 14, 2013 2:13 pm I know very little about it too, but stellabella has hebel on her house, here is her thread: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59376&start=220 Settlement: 10.02.13 Slab: 06.03.13 Frame: 08.03.13 Lock-up: 05.04.13 Handover: 03.06.13 Build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59555 Brisbane Photography Re: Hebel construction feedback 5Jan 14, 2013 2:24 pm hi, we built with hebel a few years back with M etricon: Some of the questions we haven't been able to find answers for include: [i]- Can a clothesline be mounted on it? (presumably the mount would need to go through to internal structure, but is this even possible given the thickness of the material?)[/i] Yes but it will most likely 'give' after a period of time as hebel is not strong as brick/concrete. Depending on the fixing you use it will start too loosen up... I gave up and put some steel posts in concrete in the ground for the clothes line. - What are the longer-term maintenance requirements (cleaning, touchup, etc) Ours was finished with Dulux Acratex ?sp? it stained easily , I had to use high pressure spray to clean it.... When working in the garden I accident hit the wall with a spade, a chunk of it came off.... its very 'soft'. Its kinda like a 'aero chocolate bar'. - Does it perform as promised in terms of insulation (particularly sound) Contrary to what I was told 'cooler in summer, warmer in winter'... our home was very hot in summer , we had re-fridge cooling. - What does the inside of the garage end up looking like (two walls are typically raw brick in the design, perhaps these end up plastered?) Ours was plastered, so no different to other walls in the house. For our next house, i went with Brick. Re: Hebel construction feedback 6Jan 14, 2013 3:18 pm ch0p hi, we built with hebel a few years back with M etricon: Some of the questions we haven't been able to find answers for include: [i]- Can a clothesline be mounted on it? (presumably the mount would need to go through to internal structure, but is this even possible given the thickness of the material?)[/i] Yes but it will most likely 'give' after a period of time as hebel is not strong as brick/concrete. Depending on the fixing you use it will start too loosen up... I gave up and put some steel posts in concrete in the ground for the clothes line. - What are the longer-term maintenance requirements (cleaning, touchup, etc) Ours was finished with Dulux Acratex ?sp? it stained easily , I had to use high pressure spray to clean it.... When working in the garden I accident hit the wall with a spade, a chunk of it came off.... its very 'soft'. Its kinda like a 'aero chocolate bar'. - Does it perform as promised in terms of insulation (particularly sound) Contrary to what I was told 'cooler in summer, warmer in winter'... our home was very hot in summer , we had re-fridge cooling. - What does the inside of the garage end up looking like (two walls are typically raw brick in the design, perhaps these end up plastered?) Ours was plastered, so no different to other walls in the house. For our next house, i went with Brick. ohh based on that from what you say I'd avoid it, if it was me brick all the way, no render and hence no need to worry to repaint later on. Re: Hebel construction feedback 7Jan 14, 2013 8:17 pm Hi! It's my thread that MV posted above we are currently building a Hebel house, and living in my parents' house, which is also Hebel. The insulation is amazing, cool in summer and warm in winter - sorry to disagree ch0p! We moved here from a brick rendered house and I've definitely noticed a difference (even though the temperatures here are higher than our old town). Mum and Dad live out of town so there's not much noise here to insulate from With regard to the clothesline, there is something special you have to do, some kind of reinforcement - I'm not sure what, as we are having a rotary clothesline so I didn't find out any more info yet. Your builder should be able to tell you. I'm not sure on the maintenance either, as this house is only 13 months old and hasn't required any maintenance yet. Mum and Dad only have a carport and our garage walls will be plastered. We wanted render anyway so it was just a bonus for us, especially since the Hebel went up in a day, so you cut a few days off your build time! Our house hasn't been rendered yet, hopefully this week or next week. I don't think I've been overly helpful but if you can think of any other questions, let me know 1st build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59376 *New*-2nd build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70324&p=1154282#p1154282 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 6967 Since you are in the design stage then I would direct your questions, in writing of course, to your designer. Depending on the trust you have in the competence of your… 4 6131 Would also like an opinion from anyone that has used xcem over hebel for floors. Thanks 1 15549 |