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Design features of leaky homes | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Design features Enclosed decks and balconies Certain design features and installation techniques have come to be associated with leaky homes. Not all houses that have one or more of these features will be a leaky home, but the risk is increased. These features and techniques include: monolithic cladding such as...
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Identifying leaks | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Leaks are difficult to identify and can go unnoticed until damage is severe - obtaining expert advice is recommended where a leak is suspected. Symptoms of a leak can include: staining to external finishes staining or water damage to internal wall finishes or carpets high internal moisture levels mould and...
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Maintenance to reduce risk | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Some weathertightness failures could have been avoided if effective maintenance had been carried out. Most wall claddings, for example, require regular maintenance to ensure that the building remains weathertight. Cleaning and repainting/recoating as required are essential. Some roof claddings also require recoating from time to time. Exterior maintenance includes: ...
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Weathertightness remediation | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Weathertightness remediation design MBIE Fixing leaky buildings is a specialist area. Only building surveyors, architects/designers and builders with experience in this area should be involved. An unsatisfactory repair job can lead to the need for further repairs down the track. There are many possible approaches, and homeowners should seek expert...
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Weathertightness resolution | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Homeowners will usually seek to recover the cost of repairing leaky homes from builders, architects/designers, local councils and others with a role in the original design, construction and consenting of the house or apartment. Processes to do this include those set out in the Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006....
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