A cladding gap, examined on its own
One question, answered against the requirement.
In short: A cladding gap assessed for compliance in an Austral defect investigation.
What an investigation looks like
One element, examined in whatever depth the question needs, and written for people who currently disagree. This one was a cladding gap, recorded under a compliance heading.
Why gaps in cladding matter
The junctions in a cladding system are part of how it sheds water. A gap outside what the system permits is a route behind the cladding, into a space nothing is designed to drain.
What we do not do
No opening up, no sampling, no certification. The report establishes the condition and the requirement, and names who has to resolve it.
What makes it usable
A located photograph, the measured condition, and the clause or manufacturer requirement it falls short of. Those three things together are what a builder, an insurer or a tribunal can act on.
Where it goes
Straight to the builder, in writing, first. Then NSW Fair Trading's dispute resolution service, and then NCAT if it has to.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Catherine Field. Licensed building practitioners, NSW Fair Trading licence 366177C.
