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Specifying Tiles to External Areas with Confidence
If you are about too, or if you often specify tiles in external areas — especially if there is a requirement to incorporate a waterproof membrane — read on. Schluter® Ditra… Read more
Taking a Bigger Look at Wet Areas
After a longer than expected leave of absence from Detailed, I am back to pick up from where I left off regarding internal wet areas, E3 and its planned review and all matters… Read more
Building Act Review And The Implications For E3
Do It Once And Do It Well…. I listened with great trepidation to the latest release of information from Maurice Williamson regarding the Building Act Review and if there are… Read more
Rot In Peace – E3 Internal Moisture
The truth behind the wall. I have been talking to a broad range of people in the last couple of weeks from architects, consultants, builders, plumbers and distributors regarding this… Read more
E3 Internal Moisture – The Forgotton Clause of the NZBC
Is this true? Or is it simply a case of ‘out of mind, out of sight’? I find it frustrating the amount of times I look for information from councils, product… Read more
Ensuring Wet Areas Do Not Become Exactly That (Part 4)
With the move (rightly so) to a system based product approach we feel there is a need for a system product AND install approach – a “nowhere to hide” approach if you will.
Ensuring Wet Areas Do Not Become Exactly That (Part 3)
Prevention is the Key to Sustainability and is always better than having to find a cure. So let’s have a look at a Good Code of Practice for waterproofing areas… Read more
Ensuring Wet Areas Do Not Become Exactly That (Part 2)
Waterproof membranes are only as good as the person who installs them! Following on from my first post, I want to continue focusing on a Good Code of Practice regarding… Read more
Ensuring Wet Areas Do Not Become Exactly That
This being my first post for Detailed, I thought I might take this opportunity to preview some of the topics I would like to discuss in the future regarding Wet… Read more
