Remediation – Caulfield Water Ingress

Project Overview

This project involved resolving ongoing water ingress from multiple roof areas on a three-storey, 24-apartment residential building. FACE was engaged to redesign and reconstruct the affected roof zones to achieve compliance and restore long-term watertight performance while keeping the building fully operational throughout the works.

Scope of Works

FACE was engaged to:

• Redesign non-compliant roof areas in collaboration with the project architect
• Demolish existing roof finishes to expose and rectify the waterproofing
• Install new waterproofing systems and retile the rooftop plant area
• Relocate all rooftop plant to new plinths while maintaining live services

Key Considerations

• Live operational environment: All building services had to remain active, requiring carefully staged works and temporary solutions.
• Complex redesign: Roof areas required architectural redesign to bring them up to compliance.
• Tight sequencing: Coordinating demolition, waterproofing, plant relocation, and reinstatement to minimise disruption to residents..

Value Range
$250,000-$500,000

Architect
Lea Design

Project Duration
3months

Client
Owners Corporation/ OCVM/ PASG