Weepholes- What are they?

Weepholes are small openings which allow moisture to escape from building compoents. Windows have weepholes to allow moiture caught in the channels to escape and brick walls need weepholes to allow moisture to escape to. Moisture from condensation, changes in heat (dew point) water entering around frames, water entering from the roof covering above (such as overflowing gutters) and much more.

Weepholes are needed when it is neccessary to drain moiture through or away from brick cavity construction.

In brick walls the weepholes aqre located near a the base of the outer wall of brick veneer or masonry construction and at the top of wall openings (and sometimes bottom of wall openings) for ventilation and drainage purposes. Depending on the style of construction and BAL rating of the site weepholes can be a simple driled hole, a plastic or nylon sleeve, or a gap between brick purpends (between adjoining bricks).

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Time limits on complaints for Building Work.

There are essentailly two reasons why you would have a building complaint. They are:

You have been adversely affected by building work (this can be a builder you hired or even one that your neighbours have engaged).
You have a contract dispute.

As set out in the Building Services (complaint Resolution and Administration Act 2011

Building Services Complaint:

A building service complaint must be made within 6 years after the completion of the regulated building service to which the complaint relates. This means 6 years from Pratccial Completion. It is interesting to note that a Building Services complaint may be made by sebsequent owners for a period of 6 years after PCI.

An example of a Building Services complaint is if the neighbours engaged a builder to construct a new home and the stormwater drainage is affecting your property.

Another example is if you hired a builder to install some new windows and they have begun to crack within 6 years.

If the builder attends to fix something, you get another 6 years waranty

A Breach of Contract:

You have 3 years to lodge a claim for a contract dispute.

An example may be that you requested a specific brand of tile and it was not installed or the builder did not finish the home building work on time.