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Originally posted by Perry View PostThey'd need very, very deep pockets and it doesn't sound like that's so.
I cant wait for the big one to be exposed though which has got to be the worlds greatest ever con ""Human induced global warming""
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Christchurch is the leaky building scenario. Cost cutting caused a change in using tanalised framing to using untanalised. You could still get tanalised, just had to pay more for it. Also design played a big part in that internal gutters, no eaves and lack of flashing was more the culprit. If the water didn't get in the wood wouldn't have got wet.
Now we build houses that have a gap between the brick veneer and the framing, with only building paper as a barrier.
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Originally posted by Meehole View PostNow we build houses that have a gap between the brick veneer and the framing, with only building paper as a barrier.
I have a house with a gap between the brick veneer and the frame and no building paper - no issues seen in the bits where I had the linings off.
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Originally posted by Wayne View PostI thought we had them for a long time.
I have a house with a gap between the brick veneer and the frame and no building paper - no issues seen in the bits where I had the linings off.
Haven't seen any villas in the inner city with water ingress problems, unless they have been bastardised by a cowboy builder at some stage.
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NZCPR Weekly:
REPLACING DAMAGING REGULATIONS
By Dr Muriel Newman
Originally posted by MurielHousing New Zealand has now apologised to tenants for the meth testing debacle and hasn’t ruled out paying compensation.
But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stated that there will be no compensation for private landlords, who also wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on unnecessary testing and remediation work. She says no compensation will be considered because there was no obligation for private landlords to get the testing done: “There was never any mandatory requirement for anyone to undertake any of that activity.”
But her statement is incorrect.
Under the Residential Tenancies Act, private landlords must provide a ‘safe’ home for tenants, and as a result, they were required to carry out meth testing and remedial work not only by the Tenancy Tribunal, but also by Councils. In addition there was growing pressure for testing from property managers, real estate agents, banks and the Insurance Council.
NZCPR Guest Commentary:
METH, EVIDENCE, GOVT FAILURE
By Mike Butler
(A Hastings PI)
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P-lab risk vastly exaggerated
Scientist says P-risk over-hypedLast edited by Perry; 13-06-2018, 02:20 PM.
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Some interesting discussion over at Whaleoil. Is the science actually settled? Possibly not ...
Including the below link which includes - 'Based on our estimates of dermal transfer efficiency, a surface contamination clearance level of 1.5 μg/100 cm(2) may not ensure absorbed doses remain below the level associated with adverse health effects in all cases.'
Methamphetamine contamination from illegal production operations poses a potential health concern for emergency responders, child protective services, law enforcement, and children living in contaminated structures. The objective of this study was to evaluate dermal transfer efficiencies of methamph …
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Originally posted by Wayne View PostI hadn't heard that one - got any details?
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Originally posted by mrsaneperson View PostIts a recollection i share with Winston Peters :
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/pol...stupid-peters/
The Greens don't agree - they say urban myth.
As more and more people find their homes rotting around them and their health at risk from toxic fungi it is inevitable that the search is on for someone to blame.
The Greens opposed tanalising rather than Boron treating. Timber had been boron treated for a while (for internal use, tanalising was for external) but the treatment meant that the timber arrived wet on-site and moved when drying.
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It's not a recollection that I share. As I but dimly recall, the debacle was caused by a consortium of timber producers convincing BRANZ that wood dried to a certain moisture percentage did not need treatment. Problem was: diffusion meant that - after construction - the dry wood absorbed atmospheric moisture and unwise changes to building practices and . . .
Some comment on PT, here.
More fulsome details here.Last edited by Perry; 14-06-2018, 04:30 PM.
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Originally posted by Perry View PostIt's not a recollection that I share. As I but dimly recall, the debacle was caused by a consortium of timber producers convincing BRANZ that wood dried to a certain moisture percentage did not need treatment. Problem was: diffusion meant that - after construction - the dry wood absorbed atmospheric moisture and unwise changes to building practices and . . .
Some comment on PT, here.
More fulsome details here.
Subsequent testing (subsequent to the leaky buildings saga) showed that boron helped reduce rot as well as stop insects.
As I said (the Greens said) - they were against tanalising rather than boron and internal timber for houses had been boron treated for years.
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