Wedges and offcuts under trusses: the Officer lock-up finding to know
Why packing under trusses and beams matters, and why lock-up is when to catch it.
The membrane is checked once it has cured and before the tiler covers it.
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In Officer we have found membranes torn over a wide frame-to-slab gap, niches left with pinholes and thin corners, and water stops that end short of the wall flashing. Once tiled, every one of those becomes a hidden leak.
Annotated findings from Waterproofing inspections.
1Bored piersHoles bored and cleaned, before the pier concrete
2Slab pre-pourFormwork, steel and pods in, the day before concrete
3FrameWalls and trusses up and braced, before wrap and insulation4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and cladding on, before plasterboard
5FixingDoors, mouldings and cabinets in, before painting
7Pre-handover (PCI)Roughly seven days out from your PC dateWhy packing under trusses and beams matters, and why lock-up is when to catch it.
The pre-pour items that recur on Officer slabs and why each one matters.
The tie-down and bracing details our inspectors look at before wrap goes on.
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AS 3740, together with the National Construction Code requirements for wet areas.
A metal or plastic angle at the doorway of a wet area that stops water spreading under the floor finish. The membrane has to turn up and lap onto it.
Not the membrane itself. After tiling we can only look for symptoms such as moisture readings.
No. It is a visual inspection of the membrane's coverage, laps, upturns and junctions.
Balconies over living space need a membrane too, and we check it the same way where it is accessible.
Usually under an hour.