In this radio interview, Andrew Golle of Building connection fame, pulls no punches about the state of waterproofing training in Australia - Listen to the interview here. It is just not good enough. Waterproofing accounts for 80% of construction failures yet training for this critical skill is sorely lacking and qualified trainers are few and [...]
This is the Government assisted training for young people looking at entering a trade. Productivity Bootcamp is a comprehensive, 8-week program designed to develop a range of practical skills to get young people job-ready. Using purpose-built training sites that provide 100% practical learning in a controlled environment, these sites are supervised by experienced trade professionals [...]
Down the Plughole (Open as PDF and rotate view for easy reading.) This article by The Sunday Telegraph relates to the following important waterproofing topics - remedial work certification building commissioner deflects standards waterproofing best practice litigation.
AIW's Annual General Meeting Save the date - Tuesday, 10 November, 2020 Notice is given of the AIW's Annual General Meeting which will be held on Tuesday, 10 November, 2020 at 5:30PM. Attend online (ZOOM) or in person (if restriction allow) RSVP to info@waterproof.org.au Get involved. Read the Committee's report Make a difference Vote [...]
One of the most popular design features in multi-dwelling residential construction is the use of planter boxes around liveable spaces. Unfortunately, the majority of installations in Melbourne are not constructed to comply with AS4654.2; section 2.13 Planter Boxes and, as a result, they fail. All AIW members will have received technical drawing which clarify [...]
How Are We Going to Stop It? A rant by Paul Evans - AIW President I feel it necessary to call out those in the construction industry who are building defective buildings right from the ‘get go’ and walking away, leaving a massive trail of distress, destruction, disheartened public. As a remedial builder and specialist [...]
With thanks to Ron Caruana from Danrae Group The men and women in charge of our organizations are now faced with uncharted challenges: leading their organization through a global pandemic. In this time of crisis, most leaders are doing their best to step up and inspire people to do their best. And they’re doing a [...]
In ‘AS3740 waterproofing of domestic wet areas’ has the floor of a shower recess needing to be waterproof while the general area of the walls as water-resistant. The reason for this difference is that water flows across the floor during operation but the walls only get water splash. When finishing showering water pools on the [...]
My job is to assist clients with waterproofing issues arising from leaks to their homes, apartments or places of business. I am not going to dissect all of the challenges we face as an industry, but I will discuss in this issue one of the most common faults I see on an almost a daily [...]
A very common fault we see in buildings are the door thresholds being too low or non-existent (flush). This door frame was sitting down on the tiled surface and water had been ingressing in for a very long-time causing destruction of structural timbers below and adjacent to the door frame. In this case the screed, [...]
