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Subject: Forget about the cladding..
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shadow27 31.07.17 - 07:01am
A property expert has revealed that fake polystyrene foam ''bricks'' are being used in homes by dodgy builders.

Builders rendered the lightweight polystyrene walls so they resembled real brick work - and buyers only discovered they had a foam home when it started leaking. * +

shadow27 31.07.17 - 07:05am
''From the exterior it looks like a brand new solid brick home that's been rendered. You could just slice open the house. In 30 or 40 years all these homes will have to be demolished.'' Sahil Bhasin.

Polystyrene walls were legal because the National Construction Code was changed in 1996 to let builders use ''alternative solutions'' to brick and timber. * +

shadow27 31.07.17 - 07:10am
''Developers are using polystyrene as a shortcut in the building process to save costs and get around the 'green' building laws. Buildings should be made to last, but they're being built as disposable items.''

Isn't polystyrene like napalm when it catches fire? * +

shadow27 31.07.17 - 07:12am
So, they're thinking about toughening building regulations unsurprisingly lol

Could be fun to take a stanley knife to one of those things, I guess. Maybe run through a few walls. * +

1clivey1 31.07.17 - 07:18am
dont it insulate and waterproof better? they cant be flammable though * +

shadow27 31.07.17 - 07:22am

If they didn't tell anyone they were using fake polystyrene bricks in the first place, would they care if it caught fire? * +

1clivey1 31.07.17 - 07:24am
just looked it up online these bricks are used a lot but not many are fireproof well dodgy * +

propidol 31.07.17 - 07:25am
Do they catch fire though? * +

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