A balcony roof left standing on a builder's prop
Why a temporary post under a balcony roof at lock-up is a structural item, not a tidy up job.
The membrane under the tiles, looked at before anyone tiles over it.
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Upstairs ensuites and tiled balconies are standard in new Cobbitty homes, and both sit over rooms you live in. When a membrane fails up there, the first sign is a stain on the ceiling below. On one Cobbitty job our inspector found a timber window reveal fitted inside the shower zone, which had to come out. Pinholes, a raised puddle flange and a balcony membrane that stops short of the overflow are the other items we see in the area.
Annotated findings from Waterproofing inspections.
1Bored piersHoles drilled and cages in, concrete not yet ordered
2Slab pre-pourSteel tied and plumbing through, the day before concrete
3FrameFrame standing and trusses fixed, before wrap and roof sheeting
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof on, windows and external doors in, before any plasterboard
5FixingLinings up, doors and joinery fitted, painter not yet in
7Pre-handover (PCI)Build complete, a fortnight or so before the handover dateWhy a temporary post under a balcony roof at lock-up is a structural item, not a tidy up job.
The 125mm rule for first floor bedroom windows, and why we check it at fixing stage.
Services, studs and noggings: what a Cobbitty lock-up turned up inside the walls.
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Once tiles are down the membrane cannot be seen. A fault found now is a touch up; found later it means removing tiles.
Yes. Balconies over living areas get the same attention, including the overflow and falls.
AS 3740 for domestic wet areas, with the National Construction Code and the manufacturer's instructions for the membrane used.
Around an hour for a typical house with two or three wet areas.
The fitting at the floor waste that the membrane laps into. If it sits too high, water ponds around it instead of draining.
We inspect visually. Flood testing, where required, is arranged by the builder or waterproofer.