b'in the canResene This two-year-long post-quake build insupport for those issues, Ive enjoyed the quality of materials Christchurch by JTM Construction has nearlyproduced by RCS and, more importantly, Ive appreciated the Truffle Resene 1000m 2of masonry render claddings installed. Thetechnical and warranty support both my customers and I receive Half Black White Rockcote INTEGRA Lightweight Concrete Facadefrom the RCS Group. I like the fact that RCS always involve was supplied, installed and finished by Glenn and his team at Properly Plastered. The Classico acrylictheir applicators in technical chats and product development. In texture is finished with Resene X-200 tinted tomy mind, it is the premier render system on the market in New Resene Half Black White. Designed by ONeillZealand, with the best applicator network and warranty support, Architecture,www.oneil.co.nz, image by Stephenand thats why Ive aligned myself with it for the last 22 years.Goodenough, www.stephengoodenough.co.nz. Glenn and his team at Properly Plastered very much set the bar in technical knowledge, skill and professionalism and this is preciselywhatourclientscanexpectfrommembersofour National Contractor network, says Mike Olds, General Manager of Resene Construction Systems.Innovation and technology with products is only part of the constructionpuzzle,hesays.Wearecontinuallydesigning better solutions that outperform previous incarnations, however thekeytovirtuallyallnon-factoryproducedgoodsistheGlenn and the Properly Plastered team installed the Rockcote INTEGRA lightweight faade in Resene Truffle on craft and skill required to apply the products and systems. As athis stunning contemporary home. Design by Allfrey Architects, www.caarc.co.nz. Image by Stephen Goodenoughprovider of premium exterior plaster claddings, we understand the importance of protecting the built environment and thosefollowed them into places like Muller Station, which is next toor even just by drilling a garden hose attachment or a gate latch living within, as such we only supply our products and systems toMolesworth Station. This was for two jobs: a full cladding repairstraight through itand trust me Ive seen it happen!registered and qualified tradespeople. onthehomesteadwiththeReseneConstructionSystemsI think Resene Construction Systems does a good job of For the last ten years, a large portion of Glenns work hasAdoberendersystemandnew50mmRockcoteINTEGRAkeeping specifiers and consumers up to date with new products. Trading up related to Canterbury earthquake repairs and more recently on apanel cladding on a new farmhousewhich is New ZealandsIf I have the chance, Ill always talk to designers on site if I think we dozen or so Northwood explosion repairs. Glenn says he and hismost remote Rockcote INTEGRA job. More recently would becan work together to improve the build quality.team have a good understanding of the different constructioninstalling the new RCS Dura-therm insulated foundation systemAnd for those interested in pursuing a career in the external what became Properly Plastered Limited, a company which iswork. There is plenty of variety in the job like rendering, texture,methods and apply appropriate technical processes to repairon multiple projects at Mt White Stationthe third biggest inplastering/PPCS trade, Glenn recommends that they too enjoy known today as one of the best in the business. painting and even some decorative detailingand being able toaccuratelyinaccordancewithcurrentbuildingstandardstoNew Zealand, at 130,000 acresup towards Arthurs Pass. working outside and are able to handle the job physically. It is The industry was pretty backwards back then, with no formalwork on some of the most amazing houses. A couple of yearsensure the works perform for the clients long term. One ofAs far as just straight out big flash houses go, we recentlyphysical work most days. As the trade is very visual, I would class trade available, explains Glenn, so within two years, I was lookingago, we worked on two separate residential builds in excess of sixthe biggest differences between what we offer with the RCScladanamazingprojectwithReseneConstructionSystemsit as an artistic tradeor as we say these days, we are artisans! So at others work around town in Christchurch thinking I could do waymillion dollars for each build. systems and others is that we offer an open cavity on a verticalINTEGRA lightweight concrete cladding in Christchurch for JTMsomeone thats arty or likes showing off their work will get a lot of better than most. This was prior to the Building and ConstructionMost satisfying, though, is the people you work with, whethercavity batten system, alongside the full RCS proprietary flashingConstruction, which has close to 1000m 2of render inside and out.satisfaction out of this trade. Peacocking is a word that describes Trailblazer Glenn Munro, one of the firstIndustry Training Organisation (BCITO) setting up our Proprietaryits the members of our team that come into the trade and gainsuite.Duringrepairworksonprojects,IveseenincorrectlyAnd I guess the other favourite would have to be working on my ownhowmostofuswork!Lastly,Ithinkagoodtradespersonis Plastering Cladding Systems (PPCS) trade, and smack bang in thetheir certification and then grow as tradespeople, or the otherinstalled cavity systems that are showing signs of deteriorationhome which got replaced after the earthquakes, as we did a huge local exterior plasterers to receive trademiddle of the dark days of the weathertight homes crisis. We weretrades on site that you become fast friends with once you workdue to the cavity being closed off, and not allowing incidentalamount of interior render with the RCS Concrete Effect MultiStopdefined by someone that does the right thing, even when no one is looking or no one will see the end result, so someone that takes accreditation, on why he loves his job andthe biggest purchaser of Resene Construction System productsalongside each other a few times. And I cant forget about themoisture to escape.render and Rockcote Clay Dcor renders. a lot of pride in detail and appearance would fit into this skilful Resene Construction products. for a fair few of those years, he says. awesome owners that you get to meet. More recently, I haveMuch of what we do is unseen, such as the creation of aForthoseunfamiliarwithReseneConstructionSystemstrade nicely.Glenn says that working through that period has given himenjoyed being on the national advisory group for the BCITOcavity, and installation of flashings behind the finished plaster,products but interested in specifying them for projects, GlennIthink,thesedays,themostsoughtafterqualityofany an unrivalled knowledge of how toand, more importantly, hownevertheless these sections, although unseen, are critical to the A fter growing up on a high-country station above thenot tobuild a leaky building. I was at the forefront of our tradeand helping them shape the future of our industry for the nextoverall long term performance and durability of what we do. tosuggests getting acquainted with their Project Guide and theiremployee is one that wants to just turn up each day ready to grab generation of PPCS tradespeople coming through. exclusive OnSite quality assurance programme. the opportunities that having that job represents. If someone can RakaiaGorge,GlennMunrowaskeenforacareerbecoming one of the first group of exterior plasterers to actuallyWhile Glenn initially used a different system when he firstWhen it comes to his favourite project that Glenn has tackledAn RCS representative will review our work during the builddo that, then the rest is easily taught to them. outsideone that kept his body fit and mind active. Again a PPCS qualification in New Zealand.started out, he changed over to Resene Construction Systemover the course of his career, he says many are favourites basedprocess alongside the council and then they will do a further family friend got him started with plastering at 18, and by 20,Ive loved the job since day one, he says. Working outside,(RCS) products in 1998 and has never looked back. After comingonthelocationthehomesarein.Weareluckyenoughinspection two years after the build is finished to make sure thewww.properlyplastered.co.nzhe had already set up his own business. This was the start ofworking with my hands and mind and seeing the end result of myfrom a system that had a few material issues and low backgroundwork alongside the Gregg Builders-Farmbuild team, so we havecladding hasnt been compromised during the landscape process, 58 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 59'