Steps in a slab and the steel that has to follow them
Where a slab changes level, the reinforcement has to carry past the step.
The membrane in your wet areas, checked in the short gap before the tiler.
One of our inspectors will call you back. If it is urgent, call 1300 471 805.
Our Gables waterproofing records include membranes damaged before tiling, pinholes in shower recess floors, a laundry floor drain with no puddle flange at all and flanges set at the wrong height. Each of these is a small repair on a bare membrane and a strip-out once tiles are down.
Annotated findings from Waterproofing inspections.
1Bored piersOnce the piers are bored, before any concrete arrives
2Slab pre-pourThe day before the pour, once steel and pods are set
3FrameFrame and trusses standing, roof cover on, before sarking and linings
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, cladding, windows and rough-in done, before plaster
5FixingJoinery, doors and trims in, before the painter starts
7Pre-handover (PCI)About two weeks before your handover dateWhere a slab changes level, the reinforcement has to carry past the step.
Steel beams and columns in Gables frames are only as good as how they are joined.
Services crowded together inside a wall are the most common lock-up item we record in Gables.
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AS 3740 for domestic wet areas, together with the National Construction Code.
Often one or two days between the membrane curing and the tiler starting. Book as soon as you know the waterproofer's date.
Yes where the membrane is accessible, including the drain and the overflow.
A flange around the floor waste that lets the membrane drain into the outlet. Without it water can track under the tiles.
Yes, with another coat, which is why finding them before tiling matters.
Allow roughly an hour on a typical Gables house.