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Why Choose Riva?

Through years, we encounter many different situations. Many people could have thought that designing and building a house is an easy task; however, it is not. There could be many problems in this journey. If you are not working with an experienced company, you could realise issues once it’s too late. Riva Homes is one of the experienced custom builders in town. This is why we have strict inclusion standards. We include premium grade inclusions as standard. Here are some specifications that other builders will note as an extra item.

Ventilation flute kit for Rangehood

Without external ventilation, there is a build-up of fats, oils and odours in the roof cavity above the range-hood,
which can become a feeding ground for rats, mice, possums and cockroaches and add fuel to any fire situation that may arise.
Other builders will charge extra and leave rangehood duct lying around in the ceiling. We install a full duct flute kit to all rangehoods.

High Peformace Weepas

The High Performance Bushfire Weepa is a preformed weep hole vent which is easily installed by the bricklayer during construction. It improves the appearance and function of weep holes and protects the wall cavity from both pests and burning embers from bushfires.

The weep hole stays clean during construction avoiding the
need to rake out and risk damage to the flashing.

Beautiful weep holes in rendered surfaces are made easy
by using the Weepa as formwork and depth gauge. Creates a perfect weep hole during construction Excludes a wide range of pests from the wall cavity

We install High Performance Bushfire Weepa as a standard to all our brick veneer constructions.

Garage Door Brush Seals

When installed correctly, the seals reduce airflow into the garage by 96% and will provide excellent service and an extremely effective solution to eliminating all those annoying undesirable intrusions, dust, draughts, flying,
crawling, slithering pests, and of course seal out hot and cold winds. Garage Door Brush seals are installed with all our Garage Doors.

Wind driven whirly birds

Without a proper means of insulation or ventilation, a standard roof space quite simply traps & accumulates heat as the sun beats down onto your roof. This heat radiates down through your ceiling, will warm your home, and accounts for around 25% to 35% of the heat gain in summer, right next to windows.

Obviously, you can install blinds to block heat out of windows, but you can’t put blinds over your roof. This is when a whirly bird comes in handy.

Wind Driven Whirly Birds get installed on all our homes. Either one or two will be needed according to the space and size of the roof.

Chipboard Screwing

Did you know that we screw all our chipboard flooring on double storey buildings? Unlike other builders, we don’t ignore this method to save cost. In fact, most builders don’t even know how to install chipboard flooring properly. Screwing down will minimize creaking and squeaking in the boards. Screws will pull the boards down better than any nails and hold without popping out.

Key advantages

  • Pulls boards down better than nails
  • Minimizes creaking and squeaking
  • Zinc plated screws rust resistant

Timber External Door Frame with Aluminium Sill

An Aluminium Sill, self-draining tread protects your door from rain and reduces dirt penetration. Timber door frame with Aluminium Sill assists in energy saving for the home whilst providing wind and noise insulation and preventing water penetration and air leaks. It beneficially seals your entrance door around factory-fitted jambs and across a self-draining tread.

All our Timber external door frames come with an Alumnium Sill. This is for painted doors only. Not stained or clear varnished external doors.