Building and Home Maintenance

Reclad or not to reclad

Our CHANNEL Building and Home Maintenance column is contributed on a monthly basis by Alex Coburn and Luke Henley of QPC Builders. Alex and Luke are two young refreshingly energetic and passionate North Shore builders dedicated to delivering the highest quality work that sets them apart . In this column Alex Coburn provides advice on recladding plaster homes.

If you have found yourself stuck with a plaster house, chances are that you will have a hard time trying to sell it!
Even though not all plaster clad houses leak, all of the recent exposure in the media means that all plaster houses have the perception of leaking and to the potential buyer this can be very scary.
The North Shore has a very high number of plaster clad houses, which unfortunately results in an expectation of leaky homes everywhere. Thankfully the government has recently put together a helping hand package for owners stuck with a leaky home meaning they will fund 25% of the rebuild cost and the Auckland Council will fund another 25%, leaving the owner with only 50% of the rebuild cost.
QPC has been involved in a number of reclads on the North Shore and its not all doom and gloom. Often owners take this time to renovate and update their existing home as well. Leaving them with a much cleaner, dryer and more marketable home, providing the owners with options instead of feeling trapped in there own home.
Here are a few pictures of a property we recently completed in Mission Bay the owners Rosemary and James said, “We can’t wait to get home from work now, we are so glad we just did it and stopped avoiding the issue.”
That is just a quick guide on where to start when thinking about recladding.

For more information feel free to give me a call, Alex Coburn, on 0275362494 or check-out our website www.qpcbuilders.co.nz