The Leak Professionals

Sometimes stopping building leaks is all about doing the really obvious stuff. This guttering has been leaking for the last 30 years as it was installed with the downpipe at one end and the low point at the other. Finally, it rusted through and water has been pouring down the brickwork and soaking the bricks and internal plaster every time it rained.

Replacing the rusted roof and reflashing the chimney will make it all watertight. And then we can repair the water damaged plaster inside.

And doing this work on old buildings means we need to install new harness anchor points to keep everyone safe.😊

These are the days that let us know if our leak repairs are working. Melbourne has been so dry for months - and the weather radar shows heavy rain during the morning. There are about ten properties we are monitoring to see if leaks are completely stopped. And no doubt another stack of texts, emails and phone calls about new leaks today!

We spent some time In a beautiful inner Melbourne garden last week. We had a project stopping water leaking into a basement carpark in an apartment building. After digging out and installing a Sika product “Sikalastic 1K” to the exterior walls and capping slab we have stopped water leaking inside. Still needs to be fully tested out but the results look good so far.

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The Leak Professionals | Does poor building design cause leaks? This is a question I have been asked more than once by frustrated building owners, even owners of new buildings. Poor design can certainly be a contributory factor in leaking buildings, particularly modern buildings.

Melbourne Cup day this year was wet!! Several hours of very heavy rain flooded the race track and the city. It also caused a lot of buildings to leak badly. We have been busily working with builders and property owners since then trying to sort out the reasons for the leaks and stopping them from happening again.

We are keen to train more builders and trades on effective methods to sort out leaks in their buildings. In the meantime we will keep on working on the list of buildings around the city.

Dealing with water leaks is the number one problem that builders have to deal with. If you need help with this challenging problem then we can help. We are dedicated to providing a back up service for builders to make you more effective at solving difficult leak problems.

We can provide training to your construction staff to reduce the number of leaks, find cost effective ways to fix the problem, reduce customer complaints and cut the cost of leaks.

Or use our new training course - How To Fix Leaking Balconies - to help you slash the cost of leaks in your business.
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