[200William-EC SP67851] FW: 12765.00 151209 RE: SP 67851 - Tribunal Order for Water Penetration in Unit 601 - CRAIG LAFOREST VS BODY CORPORATE STRATA PLAN 67851

Matt Perkins matt at spectrum.com.au
Thu Dec 10 08:39:35 AEDT 2015


Thanks for the update George,
  Patrick I assume you will update Mr Laforest on the findings by the 
building engineer.

Matt

On 9/12/2015 4:43 PM, Info BFMS wrote:
>
> Good afternoon All
>
> Please see below the response from the engineer. We will monitor after 
> February 2016.
>
> For any further queries, please contact our office.
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> Kind regards,
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> cid:6A8252DA-84F2-422D-B1D7-A42A394B82EA at Home
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> *From:*Lee Carroll [mailto:lee.carroll at costinroe.com.au]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 9 December 2015 1:00 PM
> *To:* Info BFMS
> *Cc:* George Ziri; Catherine Plane
> *Subject:* 12765.00 151209 RE: SP 67851 - Tribunal Order for Water 
> Penetration in Unit 601 - CRAIG LAFOREST VS BODY CORPORATE STRATA PLAN 
> 67851
>
> Hi William,
>
> I inspected the works on the 2^nd December.
>
> The contractor stated that the removal of the existing joint sealant 
> caused an amount of water to pour out. This is consistent with my 
> theory that the dripping water is from a reservoir absorbed into the 
> parapet wall. The construction of the wall is unknown, however 
> scraping away at the render brought out a yellow powder indicating it 
> may be rendered brickwork. Brickwork is highly absorbent.
>
> The contractor has applied sealant to the joint between slab and wall 
> and the vertical joints in the wall. The joint sealant was found to 
> have a moisture content of approximately 25% in some areas. This may 
> indicate that there is still a transmission of water through the joints.
>
> The Emerclad must be applied on to a dry surface, otherwise the 
> coating may bubble up. I do not have a problem with the contractor 
> using a hair dryer to dry out small localised areas.
>
> If the dripping water is from rainwater absorbed into the parapet 
> wall, the works should prevent further moisture entering the wall. The 
> Emerclad will allow vapour transmission so the substrate will dry out 
> over time. However if the water is coming from the planter 
> box/terrace, this volume of water transmission through the wall will 
> push the coating off the surface. If there is still a significant 
> amount of water dripping down onto the balcony within two months it is 
> likely that the moisture is coming from the terrace area above, either 
> the planter box or from moisture in the tile bed transferring beneath 
> the planter box.
>
> I hope the above is clear, feel free to give me a call to discuss.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> *Lee Carroll
> **Senior Engineer (Remedial/Forensic)*
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> *From:*Info BFMS [mailto:info at bfms.com.au]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 December 2015 9:14 AM
> *To:* Lee Carroll
> *Cc:* George Ziri
> *Subject:* FW: SP 67851 - Tribunal Order for Water Penetration in Unit 
> 601 - CRAIG LAFOREST VS BODY CORPORATE STRATA PLAN 67851
> *Importance:* High
>
> Hi Lee
>
> Refer to below email and attached photos, please advise further advise.
>
> For any further queries, please contact our office.
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> Kind regards,
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> cid:6A8252DA-84F2-422D-B1D7-A42A394B82EA at Home
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> *From:*George Ziri
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 December 2015 8:59 AM
> *To:* Info BFMS
> *Subject:* SP 67851 - Tribunal Order for Water Penetration in Unit 601 
> - CRAIG LAFOREST VS BODY CORPORATE STRATA PLAN 67851
> *Importance:* High
>
> Will can you send this to Lee and ask him to comment please. CC me.
>
> Email Signature
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> *From:*Patrick Rush [mailto:prush at stratatitle.com.au]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 December 2015 8:29 AM
> *To:* ec at 200william.com <mailto:ec at 200william.com>; George Ziri
> *Subject:* SP 67851 - Tribunal Order for Water Penetration in Unit 601 
> - CRAIG LAFOREST VS BODY CORPORATE STRATA PLAN 67851
> *Importance:* High
>
> Dear Committee & George,
>
> Please see below details of the work that is being carried out in Unit 
> 601 after the Tribunal Orders from NCAT.
>
> As you can see, the Owners Craig is not to pleased with the work 
> carried out and has advised that it has not in fact being completed 
> satisfactorily and has caused further water ingress.
>
> Can you please advise who the contractor was that carried out the work 
> and what you would like to do to rectify the below complaint?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> *Patrick Rush*
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> Strata Manager
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CSCL [mailto:cscl at optusnet.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, 7 December 2015 10:52 AM
> To: Patrick Rush
> Cc: 'Robert Green'
> Subject: 601/200 WILLIAM STREET, WOOLLOOMOOLOO WATER PENETRATION - 
> TRIBUNAL ORDER - CRAIG LAFOREST VS BODY CORPORATE STRATA PLAN 67851
>
> Good morning Patrick,
>
> Further to my telephone message regarding the tribunal order to have 
> the water penetration problems repaired above my terrace,  I am 
> forwarding you some pictures and details on what has occurred over the 
> past week in terms of "repairs."
>
> Last Monday November 30, the contractors arrived to start their 
> "repair works."  From the outset, I watched the whole process and they 
> completed everything on Sunday.  I sent an email to Chelsea last week 
> as work commenced asking her to forward it to the Body Corporate - 
> please refer to the file.
>
> I am outraged by the results.  It has taken over 12 months for these 
> "repairs" to commence and the end result we have, at enormous cost to 
> the owners of our building, is a contractor who is trying to dry the 
> water droplets with a hair dryer at the same time as painting the 
> surface. These "repairs" have in fact opened up more outlets of drops 
> and staining onto my terrace.
>
> Please forward this email immediately to the Body Corporate of Strata Plan
>
> 67851 and request an answer forwarded to me immediately as to what 
> action is going to be taken.
>
> Thank you and regards,
>
> Craig Laforest
>
> 601/200 William Street
>
> Woolloomooloo 2011
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