We Are Building Consultants Specialising In Waterproofing

Setting The Standard In Waterproofing And Client Care

We are building consultants committed to excellence, we deliver reliable services tailored to meet the unique needs of each project. Our team of experts leverages decades of industry experience to provide the highest standards of quality and performance.

Waterproofing Design
& Compliance

The introduction of the Design and Builders Practitioners Act 2020 and Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020, brought with it greater accountability for architects, builders, and developers when it comes to waterproofing design, testing and compliance. Wardell Consulting utilises building and waterproofing experts to deliver guidance to architects, developers and builders at varied stages of projects.

Testing & Inspections

We use a variety of on-site testing and inspection techniques in providing the best advice on building and waterproofing, guiding clients to achieve the best outcomes while reducing rectification costs:

to check compliance with the design documentation, and with the applicable NCC and relevant Australian standards.
measures any variances in temperature of building materials to source the location of water leak.
to determine the substrates exposure to moisture by taking relative moisture readings and actual moisture content in a particular building material.
Before applying the membrane, these inspections check the concrete substrate for moisture levels, imperfections, and adequate drainage.

testing of windows, facades and the like to check for water leaks within a building element or structure.
these inspections ensure that the waterproofing work complies with Australian Standards, including termination detail, heights, and water stop angle details.
This method involves flooding surfaces with water for a certain time period to test for leaks.
For sheet membrane systems: to verify correct welding, all laps are probed for breaches during this test.

This method uses an ultrasonic thickness gauge to measure the total thickness of a waterproof membrane without damaging it.
A non-destructive test that can be used as a substitute for a flood test, ELD detects coating film breaches and pinholes that are not readily visible by creating an electric circuit through non-conductive membranes.
A test to ensure the bond of a waterproofing system to a substrate, involving the destruction of a small area of the system.