Fibre-cement
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Fibre-cement cladding – impact damage
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Stones, balls, human impact, vehicles
Fibre-cement cladding – chalking paint
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Weathering, UV light exposure – chalking will be more visible with darker colours
Fibre-cement cladding – fading paint
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Weathering UV light exposure – darker colours are more prone to fading
Fibre-cement cladding – sealant cracking or degradation
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UV exposure
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Sealant not suitable for being painted
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Too much movement for the grade of sealant
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Sealant not installed over a backing rod or bond breaker tape
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Sealant at end of its serviceable life
Fibre-cement cladding – damaged PVC jointers or soakers
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Impact damage
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UV light exposure
Fibre-cement cladding – delamination at sheet edge
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Sheets continuously damp
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Sheets absorbing moisture where not adequately primed and painted at the bottom edge
Fibre-cement cladding too close to or in ground contact
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Cladding was installed too close to the ground
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Gardens have been built up
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Path or paving laid against the cladding
Leaking through fibre-cement cladding
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Poor corner detailing
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Cracked sheets/planks
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Paint failure
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No cap or saddle flashings at junctions of parapet and balcony walls
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Junctions with other claddings and/or roof poorly detailed/constructed
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Minimal jamb flange cover of aluminium windows
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Damaged or missing jointers/soakers
Chalking paint on texture-coated fibre-cement cladding
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Weathering, UV light exposure – chalking will be more visible with darker colours
Fading paint on texture-coated flush-finished fibre-cement cladding
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Weathering UV light exposure – darker colours are more prone to fading
Paint failure – textured coatings
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Weathering, UV light exposure
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Poor initial substrate preparation
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Loss of adhesion due to excess moisture in substrate
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Coating applied over a damp or dirty surface
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Coating at end of its serviceable life
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Pinhole defects in original coating
Texture-coated fibre-cement – vertical cracking at sheet joints
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Flush-stopped joint not properly reinforced and stopped
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Movement control joints not included
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Framing timber movement
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Moisture entry into building structure
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Building subjected to vibration movement such as earthquake, high wind
