Waffle pod beams on a Beveridge slab
The beams between the pods carry the house. Pods that move narrow them.
The membrane in a Beveridge bathroom is visible for a day or two before tiles cover it for the life of the house.
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Beveridge waterproofing checks have recorded membrane damaged before tiling, tap and shower penetrations with no sealing flange, a membrane left unprotected while trades walked through, and wet areas not finished when the fixing trades had already arrived.
Annotated findings from Waterproofing inspections.
1Bored piersOnce the holes are bored and cages set, before any concrete
2Slab pre-pourWith steel tied and pods placed, the day before concrete
3FrameFrame standing and trusses on, before wrap and sarking
4Lock-up (pre-plaster)Roof, windows and external doors in, before insulation and plaster
5FixingCabinetry, doors and trims fitted, painters not yet started
7Pre-handover (PCI)Roughly a week before the builder hands overThe beams between the pods carry the house. Pods that move narrow them.
Waste points cast in the wrong spot surface when the walls go up.
Where roof load lands decides whether walls and ceilings crack.
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Because tiles hide it permanently, and a shower leak usually shows up years later in a wall or floor next door.
A proprietary collar sealed into the membrane around each tap or outlet. Without one, water follows the pipe into the wall.
AS 3740 for waterproofing domestic wet areas, with the NCC Housing Provisions.
No. Our check is by eye and by hand. Flood testing is a separate process the builder or waterproofer arranges.
About an hour for a typical two bathroom Beveridge house.
Usually by patching and recoating the membrane, which is exactly why the timing matters.