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Practical advice on how to maintain different parts of your home, and on related issues. 
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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...
http://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/maintenance-guides/weathertight-guide/weathertightness-issues/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Surface degradation due to age Careless walking on the roof Listed under: Roof, cladding, roof cladding, asphalt shingles where a few shingles only are affected, replace the shingles if a large number of shingles are affected, the roof should be replaced. If the old asphalt shingle roof has met minimum...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/asphalt-shingles-loss-of-chip-coating/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Shrinkage cracking if concrete slab is not kept sufficiently wet during the curing process No or an insufficient number of shrinkage control joints (saw cuts) in the floor slab Building movement or ground settlement Common Listed under: Interior, concrete and cement, earthquakes, floors for minor cracking that is...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/concrete-floor-slab-random-cracking-in-exposed-slab/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Water doesn't drain away Leaves or other debris retain moisture and prevent water from draining away Metal debris (swarf and roof offcuts) were left in the bottom of the gutter when the roof was installed Incompatible metals have been put together resulting in corrosion - for example, copper guttering with...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/steel-internal-gutters-corrosion-rusting/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Movement or shrinkage Cracking in the substrate Listed under: Exterior, cladding, walls, solid plaster, lightweight aerated concrete panels or blocks determine the cause of the movement and remedy where it is suspected that the building may be leaking and there is a risk of damage, engage a registered building surveyor...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/lightweight-aerated-concrete-panelsblocks-plaster-finish-cracking/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Screws wearing into door handle Threaded insert within the handle loose Handle threads stripped Listed under: Interior, fixtures and fittings place a washer behind the screw head reglue insert into the handle or wedge it in place with timber slivers replace handle There are no related Maintenance Guides. All maintenance...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/loose-handles-on-cupboard-doors/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Sheets were damaged during installation Impact from overhanging branches Walking on unsupported parts of the roof Listed under: metal, Roof, cladding, framing, roof cladding, profiled metal if roofing is accessible from the underside, it may be possible to push dents out; otherwise replace badly damaged sheets if roofing is accessible...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/profiled-metal-roofing-dented-or-damaged-/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Blocked drains Listed under: plumbing, drains, Section, swimming pools locate and clear blockage There are no related Maintenance Guides. All maintenance guides A regular maintenance checklist includes checking the condition of certain building elements every year. Sometimes the paint finish does not look as good as expected. The best approach...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/swimming-pool-drains-overflowing/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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A highly corrosive environment Not cleaned regularly by rain-washing Poor maintenance Listed under: Exterior, metal, aluminium, cladding, walls, wall cladding, aluminium interlocking planks wash surfaces that do not get rain-washed with water and a soft brush paint as required - obtain advice on suitable paints for aluminium before painting wash...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/aluminium-interlocking-plank-cladding-surface-pitting/
Issues and repairs | BRANZ Maintaining My Home
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Determine the cause of the cracking as this affects the type of repair Shrinkage cracking Thermal expansion/contraction and a lack of movement control joints Frost (on fresh concrete or where water is expanding within cracks during frosts) Building or land settlement Earthquake - the concrete was not reinforced Common...
https://www.maintainingmyhome.org.nz/issues-and-repairs/issue/concrete-patio-cracking/