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Rotted baseboards or subfloor cladding

Cracked or damaged subfloor sheet cladding

Blocked drainage slots along bottom of drained cavity cladding

  • Gardens built up against the cladding

    How to repair

  • Build-up of dust/sand/dirt/debris from insects in the bottom of the cavity

    How to repair

Dust, dirt, air-borne salt build up on wall surfaces

Moss, mould or lichen on exterior walls

Staining of walls and/or eaves

Framing outline is visible on the cladding on cold mornings

  • Condensation is forming on cladding where there is insufficient or no insulation

    How to repair

  • Condensation forming at the framing locations when the wall is well insulated due to thermal bridging of the framing

    How to repair

Nails protruding on exterior walls

Plant growth inside exterior wall

  • Climbing plant(s) growing at the base of walls are sending shoots inside the wall through gaps in the cladding 

    How to repair

No gap between bottom of cladding and waterproof deck

  • It was not installed with a sufficient gap when constructed

    How to repair

Gap between bottom of cladding and head flashing sealed

  • It was not installed correctly when constructed – the gap has been required under E2/AS1 for building work since 1992 to allow draining and drying from behind the cladding

    How to repair

Gap between bottom aluminium window flange and cladding sealed

  • It was not installed correctly when constructed – the gap has been required under E2/AS1 for building work since 1992 to allow draining and drying around the window

    How to repair