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Welcome to the first in a series of articles based on a series of workshops on weathertight remediation for builders which the Department of Building and Housing has been running at centres all over New Zealand.

As the presenter of this course I have been able to

share some of my experiences from a decade of remediating leaky buildings with fellow builders. Whilst it would be impractical to cover all of the content of this full day workshop in this series we aim to cover some key points that may assist any builder who is considering getting into this line of work to perform quality remediation and manage any project risks.

so What actUally is a leaky BUilding? At some point in its life a building is highly likely to allow some water past its cladding. It is how the building deals with that moisture that is the key. If moisture can’t quickly drain out and/or if air can’t circulate to promote drying behind the cladding, extensive damage can result. By far the majority of the hundreds of buildings I have been involved with showed few, if any, visible signs of water penetration and resultant damage. You don’t need to have cracked exterior plaster or have interior linings falling from a ceiling to have trapped moisture related damage. A gradual and occasional introduction of moisture is all that may be required to create an environment suitable for decay to be present and flourish. This can be relatively rapid where little or no treatment is present in the affected framing.

We don’t actually know exactly how many buildings have been, are or will be affected.

A 2009 Price Waterhouse report estimates between 22,000 and 88,000 homes, with the industry consensus around 40,000. A truly staggering number of families have been, are and will be impacted by this estimated $11bn phenomenon. Whilst a majority of current cases are appearing in Auckland, many experts believe that it is a New Zealand wide problem. Those residing in dryer geographical areas just may not have discovered it yet.

so hoW did We end UP here? There is much conjecture and controversy about what has caused this problem but it is my view in short, that it is a systematic failure of the industry as a whole. Complex, incomplete and questionable suitability of building design, poor use and suitability of some products, incomplete technical knowledge and skill as well as too little on-going training for many involved in the building process have all contributed.

Why get involved? Clearly there are a large number of leaky buildings needing repairs. This presents an opportunity for builders at a time when new builds are at historic low levels. There is a perception that getting involved in leaky

in this issUeWeathertight Remediation 2-3Remote Home Management 4GIB Technical Support 4ITM Cup Coaches Interview 5Scyon Linea Weatherboard 6Powertools 7Disturbing Trends in Construction Sector 8-9

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Waste Services 16Rheem Water Heating 16Building Fales in Samoa 17The ITM Fishing Show 18Cemix Concrete 19Clipper and Norton Blades 19ITM Cup Rugby Pack Promo 20

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home repair work is risky and best avoided. While arguably there are more risks and unknowns associated with these projects, if a builder goes in with eyes open and is aware of these risks and ways that they can be managed a successful outcome is more likely to result. This will be of benefit not only to the builder but also the client and all those involved in the project.

In this series of articles, I will be talking about a range of things that are important for the builder to be aware of including:• Assessingtheprojectsrisks• Workingwiththerightteam• Tendering• Healthandsafety• Whathappensonsite• The4“D”s

BSM has partnered with the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) to facilitate the delivery of training for skills maintenance required for Licensed Building Practitioners (LBP).

The Roadshow is looking at aspects of the LBP scheme and providing practitioners with the opportunity to submit feedback that may influence changes needed, now that Restricted Building Work (RBW) is here.

the roadshoW Will revieW the folloWing: • WhatshouldtheroleoftheSiteLicencebe?• ShouldtheSiteLicencebesplitintoa

‘Technical Supervision’ Licence and a ‘ProjectManager’Licence?

• Shouldanynewlicencesbedeveloped?• Doanyofthecurrentlicencecompetencies

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DBH website: http://www.dbh.govt.nz/ws-info-for-building-professionals

The DBH publications• GuidetoRemediation

Design• GuidetotheDiagnosis

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Leaky Buildings• CodeWatchIssue1:

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Article 2: Leaky Buildings GettingInvolved(byHarryDillon)

The author: Harry Dillon is a builder and has been involved with the repair of over 300 homes over the last 10 years. This article represents Harry’s views which may not necessarily be the same as the Department of Building and Housing or ITM.

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yoUr team’s ProsPects?craig: The key thing for us is preparing smart and recovering smart. We’ve got a very big first week starting with Auckland on the Thursday, Wellington the following Tuesday and Counties on the Friday. And we have a very big last week too with Manawatu on the Saturday, Canterbury on the Wednesday and Waikato on a Saturday.

Tabai:As always, Canterbury has very high expectations. We won last year, and the players are there to win it again this year. A couple

of key people who are really going to help us are Scott Robertson who has been appointed as forward coach and Aaron Mauger assisting with the attack.

any fitness or injUry issUes?craig: The big thing for us is how the super rugby competition pans out. We’ve got ten guys away playing across three different franchises who will be coming back to us quite late in the piece. In terms of injuries, the only one we’re aware of is Richard Buckman who will unfortunately miss the bulk of the competition.

Tabai:The only person we’ll be missing is Brendon O’Connor who sustained a serious knee injury during the Crusaders campaign. It’s a season ender, really tough for him. Right now, I’m touching wood because everyone else seems to be feeling very well.

key strengths?craig: A really good mix of youth and experience. We’ve got some young guys coming through with the likes of NZ under 20s first five Ihaia West. He’s up against an experienced Daniel Waenga so there’s a nice mix of youth and experience there competing in that position.

Tabai:Expectation. One of the things about wearing a red and black jersey is wherever you play, people tend to play their A game against you so there’s a huge expectation to always be at your best.

hoW can yoU imProve on last year?craig: We lost four games last year, three of them against teams we were probably expected to beat. I think a big thing for us is mental toughness around those potential banana skin games, the ones you think you’re going to win but you don’t.

Tabai:We started last year’s final with an average age of 21.6 so we had a very young roster. This year, they’re a year wiser, they’ve had a few more games under their belts, and some of them have been in the Crusaders environment, so one of the key areas we’ve improved on is experience.

any all Blacks in the team?craig: Possibly Zac, Israel, Hika and Ben Tameifuna. I wouldn’t be holding my breath about seeing much of Israel, but we might get some game time out of the other three.

Tabai:Hopefully Andy Ellis and Corey Flynn. Obviously we’re hopeful that they become All Blacks for the four nations, but if not, we’ll welcome them with open arms as we do.

yoUr toUghest match?craig: The next one we play. We’re up in the premiership this year, with the big boys, which is where Hawkes Bay belongs. We’ve got six really tough games against the other premiership teams and four crossover games which are tough games as well.

Tabai:In the first week, we play three games in eight days. We play north Harbour two days after we play Auckland; North Harbour, that’s the tough one for us. North Harbour don’t have a mid week game at that stage so they’ll have seven days turnaround so they’ll be waiting and ready for an ambush.

nEw ITM CUp COAChES All FIREd Upcraig PhilPott (haWkes Bay) and taBai matson (canterBUry) have Both scored themselves head coach gigs for the first time in itm cUP PremiershiP rUgBy and they’re all fired UP for the coming season…

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For many years now, I have been providing legal advice to builders. These days, hardly a week goes by when I do not receive a call from a builder who is at an emotional breaking-point over a dispute that has arisen with his client, and who tells me that in 20 (30, 40) years of building, he has never encountered as difficult a situation as the one he has contacted me about.

I don’t believe this is due to a decline in building standards in recent years. These builders all hold recognised qualifications in building, and they take pride in their work. They have all satisfied the strict criteria for becoming licensed building practitioners under the Building Act. Furthermore, they own and operate small businesses that are dependent on maintaining good relations with their customers to ensure the steady stream of income they rely upon to feed their families.

Rather, I think it is due to the fast-paced, competitive, and stressful age we live in, and the general decline in tolerance and understanding that is the inevitable result of it. Like it or not, the days

of deals on a handshake are gone, as are the days when unpaid debts were something to be ashamed of. And so in many building projects, the property owner seems to regard it as his choice whether he will pay the full contract price or not.

That approach has been made all the easier by the fact that building is a service that has traditionally been done on credit. In other words, the builder

does the work first, and then hopes to be paid for it later. That gives the dissatisfied property owner enormous power. And it is simply human nature that more and more owners these days are going to be motivated to use, and abuse, that power.

the cUnning PlanThe usual ploy is so commonplace that I call it the“cunningplan”.Thatis,atsomestageduringthe course of the project, the owner develops a

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commercial lawyerhardly a week goes by when i do not receive a call from a builder who is at an emotional breaking point over a dispute.

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geoff hardy has 35 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer and is the senior lawyer in the auckland firm “madison hardy”. he guarantees personal attention to new clients at competitive rates. his phone number is (09) 379 0700, fax (09) 379 0504, and e-mail geoff@madisonhardy.com. this article is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice.

suspicion that he is being fleeced by the builder. However rather than making genuine efforts to make sure he is right, he generally goes quiet until he has obtained possession of the building, and there is one more installment of the contract price owing to the builder.

His intention is not to pay that installment, nor to take any steps to resolve the underlying dispute. That is because he already has everything he wants – he has the finished building, and he has the builder’s money. The plan is to use that money, either as leveragetoensuretheowner“wins”thedispute,oralternatively to pay it to another builder to complete any remaining work and rectify any defects.

I am not suggesting that the builder is always right and the owner always wrong. Many builders do sub-standard work, and even if they don’t, they make a hash out of communicating with their client and working through issues of discontent. On the

flip side, however, there are many other property owners these days who do not hesitate to seize an opportunity to get goods or services at a discount, simply by not paying for them. And in between those two extremes, there are the vast majority of cases where the issues in dispute are simply a result of a series of genuine misunderstandings on both sides.

I am also not suggesting that the owner is not entitled to pursue his rights and enforce his remedies. If only he would do that. But resolving the underlying dispute is generally the last thing on

his mind. The only party with any real incentive to do so is the builder, who probably owes 90% of the unpaid invoices to subcontractors and suppliers, and desperately needs the balance simply to make ends meet.

To counteract the unfair advantage that a disenchanted owner-in-possession has, the builder has to resort to the law. Fortunately there are now some cheaper and quicker options than litigation, available to him under the Construction Contracts Act 2002. But whether he wins or loses, that will often mean that he has spent all of his profit margin on recovering his money, and he has effectively built that house for free.

tilting the Playing fieldThis would be hardship enough, were it not for thefactthattheGovernmentappearsblindtothis reality. Ever since the 2002 Hunn Report mistakenly concluded that builders were effectively immune from any accountability under the law, the Department of Building and Housing has been hell-bent on tilting the playing field more in favour of the homeowner. And so in addition to a number

of worthwhile reforms such as builder licensing and building consent simplification, we are now seeing a rash of extra consumer rights and remedies about to be added to the already over-abundant and confusing pile.

I really fear for the future of the small builders who do the high-end, architecturally-designed, residential buildingwork.Idon’tthinktheGovernmentrealiseit, but coupled with the shift of responsibilities from Councils to the building trades and professionals, and the disciplinary powers of the Building Practitioners Board, these changes are going to drive more and more of these skilled craftsmen out of the market.

Interestingly we are on the verge of a building boom that will see supply and demand in the building sector radically reversed, so builders will have some bargaining power once again. But if they don’t use it, I believe they will find residential building an increasingly demoralising experience, and they will leave it to the group housing companies and residential divisions of the major construction companies. As a nation, we will be much the poorer for it.

the days of deals on a handshake are gone, as are the days when unpaid debts were something to be ashamed of.

We are on the verge of a building boom that will see supply and demand in the building secotr radically reversed.

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Bottom plate fixingUse GIB Handibrac® hold-down connections at each end of the bracing element. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions supplied with the connectors for correct installation instructions and bolt types to be used for either concrete or timber floors. Within the length of the bracing element, bottom plates are fixed in accordance with the requirements of NZS 3604.

LiningOne layer of 7 mm Ecoply plywood or Ecoply® Barrier fixed directly to framing or over cavity battens. If part sheets are used, ensure nailing at required centres is carried out around the perimeter of each sheet or part sheet. A 2-3 mm expansion gap should be left between sheets.

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Fastening centresFasteners are placed at 150 mm centres around the perimeter of each sheet and 300 mm centres to intermediate studs. Where more than one sheet forms the brace element each sheet must be nailed off independently.

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EPGs0.4m 7mm Ecoply® or Ecoply Barrier

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kahlo Bath • Twosizeacrylicbathoptions1675mmor1800mm• 1675=135Litre/1800=170Litre• Bath,spaorshoweroverbathpackageoptions• Contouredarmrests• Woodensupportframeavailable• Spaincludessix(1675)oreight(1800)

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9.0 cubic metre open top gantry bin (3.3L x 1.5W x 1.8H)

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10.0 cubic metre open top smartskip bin (4.4L x 2.2W x 1.4H)

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FROM MAnSIOnS TO FAlES

Three years ago, Registered Master Builder Allister Saville from Arrowtown responded to an out of the blue email from ITM asking for help following the Samoa Tsunami. Here are his recollections.

first imPressions“Iwasoneofsevenwhowentoverroughlythreeweeks after the tsunami. We went to the village of Lepa and the devastation was laid out all around us. There was literally nothing left in the lower part of the village.

“Becausetherewasgoingtobeupto40volunteersthere every week for the next couple of years, we set up a shower and toilet block straight away and built a rudimentary frame and truss plant. It was all pretty ad-lib…pretty bush…

“Wesleptonmattressesonthefloorofthechurchhall and the village people fed us the whole time and they gave us a hand with the rebuilding, but a lot of them were totally shell shocked. Many had lost their families and they had all lost their homes.

“Wemanagedtoputtogetheragoodgroupofguys– chippies, plumbers, electricians and labourers. But building upwards of 400 fales, it was huge task and I knewwewouldhavetocomeback.”

getting stUck in“Itooktwoofmyapprenticesbackthefollowingyear and some of my subbies came too. When we got there, they hadn’t made as much progress as I’d

hoped, which all came down unfortunately to a lack of organisation.

“Butwegotstuckinandaftertwoweeks,wehadbuilt eight houses.

“Wehelpedwithonehouseinparticular;thisguyhadlost all his children. When we went back this year, we saw him and it was such a tremendous experience.

“WealsobroughtageneratordonatedbyITMandpresented it at the church and it was very emotional. “Whatmyguysgotoutofitwasamazing.Theyall left there enriched. We were blown away by the people…they’re just lovely people. They have a tight family network and the way they support each other, a lot of people could learn from that in our society

Why did yoU do it?“It’sfunny,Idon’tknow,I’mnotreligious,maybeIwasjust going through a soft spot but I thought, yes this something I can do, I can use my skills.

“Icoulddonateclothesormoney,butthiswayIcouldbe sure that my contribution would get to the people who needed it, and after being there, I’m glad I made that decision.

“WhenIaskedtheapprenticestocomeforthesecond visit, they were all pretty keen. But a week into it, they thought *!!#!*,whathaveyoudonetous!Itwasreally hot and it was tough work.

“ButIsawthoseboys grow from apprentices to men in that time, and that was tremendously rewardingforme.”

“it Was very BUsh, very ad-liB and my aPPrentices thoUght *!!#!*. BUt helPing oUt after the samoa tsUnami Was one of the Biggest challenges and most reWarding eXPeriences i’ve ever had.”

Presenting the generator

The first view of the devastation

Fale build in progress

Taking a well-earned break

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4th aUgUstAnglers Paradise Part 2 Packs of sharks are devouring all of the fish Matt and the team hook into, so a local

Tahitian guides them to a remote atoll a further 80 miles away where the sharks are scarce and the fish arehuge!

11th aUgUstTrailerBoat-GameFishingWaihauBayThe blue marlin are biting off East Cape, so Matt hitches on the boat and takes his apprentice Jake to Waihau Bay to have a go at catching his first marlin. Jake gets some lessons he’ll never forget.

18th aUgUst The Kayak Comp Day 1Matt is new to kayak fishing, and he’s never fished the South Taranaki coast. So it’s the perfect place for him to go and compete with 200 kayak fishing enthusiasts. Don’t be fooled into thinking that Kayak fishers are disadvantaged, the size and numberofthefishcaughtistrulyimpressive!

25th aUgUstThe Kayak Comp Day 2 There are 200 anglers competing for honors in a kayak fishing comp, and it seems none of them want to share any information or local knowledge with Matt. In danger of a severe ass-whooping, Matt goes back to basics and uses big baits in the shallows to target big snapper.

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