Knowledge Centre


	Importance of Weep Holes

	Rendered Surfaces

	Leaky Building Syndrome

	Bushfire Research

	Canberra Firestorm

	Cavity Airflow Research

	Faulty Guttering Timebomb

	CSIRO Appraisal

	HACCP Endorsement

Knowledge Centre

Importance of Weep Holes
Weepholes are the gaps left between some bricks in external walls for ventilation and drainage of the cavity.
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Rendered Weepholes
All rendered cavity walls need weepholes even if the exterior surface or a lamina membrane are totally weathertight.
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Leaky Building Syndrome
Water penetrates the building envelope and is held between the interior and exterior skins. Fungal growth then literally eats away the wall materials.
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Bushfire Research
The design of the High Performance Bushfire Weepa was the result of extensive testing undertaken at CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology.
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Canberra Firestorm
The ACT Coroner's Bushfire Enquiry into the Canberra Firestorm in January 2003 that claimed 500 mainly urban homes and 4 lives makes sobering reading.
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Cavity Airflow Research
Dr Daniel James and his team have completed the first round of airflow test at the Nathan campus of Griffith Uni.
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Faulty Guttering Timebomb
Three excellent investigative reports on one cause of Leaky Building Syndrome specific to Australian building practice.
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CSIRO Appraisal
Read an extract from CSIRO Appraisal No 350 on the High Performance Bushfire Weepa or see the full report online.
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HACCP Accreditation
HACCP Australia Pty Ltd endorses the installation of Weepa Products' weephole protectors as effective and food safe devices for the prevention of rodent and insect infestation...
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