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There is a building disaster unfolding in West Australia at the moment that will affect many thousands of home owners as well as banks. 12,000 recently built homes have serious defects in their plumbing which will have to be replaced. It seems this will also affect another 15,000 buildings on the East Coast
Earlier this year, Fletcher revealed that there were complaints about a pipe it previously manufactured under its Iplex Australia brand. About 30,000 of these pipes were sold and installed in new homes, around half on the east coast and half in WA.
/ By Emma Wynne
Posted 4h ago4 hours ago, updated 3h ago3 hours ago
Homes need extensive work to replace the pipes after they burst.(Supplied: Ashley Rozze)
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Major Perth builder BGC is pleading with homeowners affected by bursting pipes not to start legal action as the company grapples with almost seven burst pipe reports a day.
The issue, which first came to light last year, involves a particular polybutylene water pipe manufactured by Iplex, and installed by BGC in almost 12,000 new homes constructed between 2017 and 2022.
Homeowners first began reporting burst pipes and extensive water damage in their kitchens and bathrooms in 2020.
Sam Gray, general manager of strategy and commercial at BGC, told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth the company had used Iplex pipes for 20 years, but in 2017 the pipes were changed.
Earlier this year, Fletcher revealed that there were complaints about a pipe it previously manufactured under its Iplex Australia brand. About 30,000 of these pipes were sold and installed in new homes, around half on the east coast and half in WA.
Builder and manufacturer trade blows as pipes burst in newly built homes across Perth
ABC Radio Perth/ By Emma Wynne
Posted 4h ago4 hours ago, updated 3h ago3 hours ago
Homes need extensive work to replace the pipes after they burst.(Supplied: Ashley Rozze)
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Major Perth builder BGC is pleading with homeowners affected by bursting pipes not to start legal action as the company grapples with almost seven burst pipe reports a day.
The issue, which first came to light last year, involves a particular polybutylene water pipe manufactured by Iplex, and installed by BGC in almost 12,000 new homes constructed between 2017 and 2022.
Homeowners first began reporting burst pipes and extensive water damage in their kitchens and bathrooms in 2020.
Sam Gray, general manager of strategy and commercial at BGC, told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth the company had used Iplex pipes for 20 years, but in 2017 the pipes were changed.
Key points:
- Pipes in newly-built Perth homes are bursting at a rate of almost seven per day
- Major WA builder BGC says pipes may have to be replaced in almost 12,000 homes in WA
- BGC says the manufacturer of the pipes is at fault, maker blames faulty installation
Builder and manufacturer trade blows as pipes burst in newly built homes across Perth
Major Perth builder BGC is pleading with homeowners affected by bursting pipes not to start legal action as the company grapples with almost seven burst pipe reports a day.