SINGAPORE — The Housing & Development Board (HDB) is looking into the cause of mould growth at two HDB estates, and may review the specifications and maintenance practices for flats, depending on the outcome of the technical study it has commissioned.
Some flats at Anchorvale Parkview in Sengkang and Matilda Court in Punggol made the news in January after their external walls were stained with mould, even though the estates were just five or six years old.Responding to parliamentary questions from a few Members of Parliament, the Ministry of National Development said on Monday in a written reply that HDB will be commissioning an independent professional technical study to determine the cause of the mould growth.
Currently, the external walls of all HDB developments are painted with one coat of water-based sealer and two coats of algae-resistant emulsion paint, which contains biocide that prohibits the growth of algae. "These standards were also used in numerous other HDB projects, where no such incidents of mould growth have been identified, including developments located near waterbodies."
MND said that prolonged exposure to severe environmental conditions, such as high temperatures and intense rainfall, may generally accelerate the deterioration of building facade materials. In the meantime, to rectify mould growth on external walls, thorough cleaning and patching of cracks can be conducted, before repainting with sealer and algae-resistant paint.
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