The membrane examined while it is still a membrane.
Wet area rectification is the most expensive defect category in a new home, because correcting it after tiling means taking the room apart to reach a layer that costs a few hundred dollars to lay properly. The photographs on this page were taken in Oran Park, about four kilometres north west and under the same council. Gledswood Hills has booked us for frame work rather than this stage, and captioning another suburb's photographs honestly seemed better than implying a local library we do not have.
Annotated findings from Waterproofing inspections on Gledswood Hills builds. Client addresses withheld.
1Bored piersAfter boring and cage placement, before concrete
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, steel and formwork complete
3FrameOnce frame and trusses are up and the roof is on, before lining
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)After roof, cladding and external doors, before plaster
5FixingAfter mouldings, doors and joinery, before the painter
7Pre-handover (PCI)Two to three weeks before your handover dateInstant online pricing, or talk to the booking team on 1300 471 805.
AS 3740 for domestic wet areas, alongside the National Construction Code and the ABCB Housing Provisions.
No. A flood test cuts into the waterproofer's own process and their warranty, and it belongs to them.
Often two or three days between the membrane curing and the tiler starting, which is why the booking needs to be made early.
A damp skirting or a stain on the wall of the room next door, usually a year or two after you move in and always behind finished tiling.
We assess what is still exposed and record the areas already covered.
The builder does, coordinating the waterproofer with the tiler. The report gives them the location and the clause rather than an opinion.
