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Some repair Dos and Don’ts
Winstone Wallboards, who make Gib Board, have produced a two page leaflet The Dos and Don’ts for Cosmetic Repairs. It is a very useful little checklist to compare against what repairs have been...
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Fletcher/EQR – complaint and compliment feedback page
Fletcher/EQR have a page for those wishing to provide feedback. The page is here. Information about their complaints procedure is here, and a copy of the customer complaints policy can be downloaded...
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Assessing Gib board and lath and plaster wall and ceiling damage
Winstone Wallboards have produced a very easy to use piece of software called the GIB® Wall and Ceiling Repair Tool. The software is free (28MB download) and doesn’t need to be installed. Just click to...
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EQC–update to changes to the Apportionment FAQ
Monday’s blog (here) mentioned changes to how EQC would make it’s apportionment assessment, and that reference to the customer’s apportionment estimate had been removed. Yesterday EQC changed the page...
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Revised guidelines for repairing and rebuilding houses affected by the...
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE, and, in part, formerly the Department of Building and Housing) has updated guidance on repairing and rebuilding houses affected by the...
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Updated guidance for repairing and rebuilding homes affected by the...
The March edition of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Codewords newsletter contains updated information on the repairing and rebuilding homes affected by the Canterbury earthquakes...
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More rebuild information sheets from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and...
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a set of Canterbury rebuild information sheets on it’s website (here). The topics covered are: TC1, TC2, & TC3 foundations [PDF 672...
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Southern Response – FAQ on builder selection.
Southern Response have published a brief FAQ on how they nominate a builder for your rebuild or repair, and what your options are. In fact your options are quite limited, almost but not quite “take it...
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Updates and clarifications to the MBIE’s guidance for repairs and rebuilding...
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has published a page of updates, clarification and further information on technical issues relating to MBIE’s guidance ‘Repairing and...
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Dear Minister Brownlee
Yesterday CanCERN wrote to Minister Brownlee in response to his appearance on Campbell Live earlier this week. Hon. Gerry BrownleeMinister of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery22 May 2013 Dear Minister...
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Radio New Zealand news – EQC assessments of damaged houses wrong
Radio New Zealand has reported this morning that: A registered surveyor in Christchurch says the Earthquake Commission is providing misleading assessments of quake-damaged houses. More information on...
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