The membrane examined while it is still a membrane.
Nine pinhole records across the Schofields wet areas, in shower recesses and at the main drain. A pinhole is a break in the applied membrane roughly the width of a pen tip, usually a bubble that burst as the coat cured. It is invisible at walking pace and obvious with light behind it, which is the entire reason this stage is worth booking separately rather than folding into a general visit.
Annotated findings from Waterproofing inspections on Schofields 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.
Usually a bubble that burst as the coat cured, or debris trapped under the membrane. The result is a hole in a layer whose only job is to have none.
By going over the whole membrane closely with light rather than glancing in from the doorway. It is slow work and it is why the stage stands on its own.
At a junction where two surfaces move independently, it lets the membrane bridge the joint instead of being stuck to both sides and tearing when they move.
AS 3740 for domestic wet areas, alongside the National Construction Code and the ABCB Housing Provisions.
No. That test cuts into completed work and sits with the waterproofer as part of their own process.
We assess whatever is still exposed and log the areas already closed.
