Wet area waterproofing · Brisbane and surrounds
Waterproofing in Brisbane
Membranes to wet areas before a single tile goes on. Up the walls, into every corner, around every penetration and over the hobs — because a bathroom almost never fails at the tile. It fails behind it.
Why it goes wrong
Almost every failed wet area in a Brisbane house comes back to the same handful of things: a membrane that was not taken high enough, a corner or a pipe penetration that was not detailed, a hob that was left bare, or a membrane that was tiled over before it had cured.
None of that is visible once the tile is on. By the time the owner finds out, the damage is in the frame and the fix is the whole room again.
Done by the crew that tiles it
We waterproof in-house rather than handing it off, and that is deliberate. When one crew forms the falls, lays the membrane and then tiles over the top, there is no seam between two trades for a wet area to fail through, and nobody is working over somebody else's work they have not seen go down.
It also means the falls and the membrane are designed around the tile that is actually going on — the drain type, the screen position, the hob height and the door threshold.
More than bathrooms
Balconies, external landings, laundries and planter boxes all need the same treatment and are the areas most often skipped in older Brisbane homes. Balconies in particular, where a tiled deck sits over living space, are worth doing properly the first time.
Scope
What is included.
Recent work
Wet area waterproofing we have laid.
Straight off our own jobs — nothing bought in, nothing rendered.
Questions
Wet area waterproofing — questions.
Does the whole bathroom need waterproofing or just the shower?
It depends on the room and how it is built, and the wet-area standard sets the minimum. In practice the shower is always fully treated, the floor of the room is usually treated, and walls are treated to set heights around wet zones. We work it out on the measure rather than applying one recipe to every room.
Can you waterproof without ripping out the bathroom?
No — a membrane goes under the tile, so getting to it means taking the tile off. If you are chasing a leak rather than renovating, the honest first step is finding where the water is actually coming from. Sometimes it is a failed silicone joint or a shower screen, and that is a far smaller job.
How long does the membrane take to cure?
Typically a day or so between coats and before tiling, depending on the product and the weather. It is not a step worth rushing — tiling over a green membrane is one of the most common reasons a new bathroom fails.
Do you do balcony waterproofing?
Yes. Balconies, external landings and stairs are regular work, and they matter more than most people think because a leaking balcony usually drains into a room below it.
More of what we do
Other services.
Coverage
Wet area waterproofing across Brisbane.
A mobile business rather than a shopfront — the van comes to the job, right across Brisbane and surrounds.
Next step
Book a free quote.
Tell us what the job is and when suits. Measures and quotes cost nothing. You will talk to Ross, not a call centre.