Rectification & Repair of a Fine Young Building - June 2006
Punch Street, Mosman
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This is a very well constructed building, a fine example of its type, built during the late sixties or early seventies, when developers were not ruled so absolutely by the almighty dollar.
Unfortunately, over the years, the lack of maintenance in keeping with the requirements of the salt laden air of Balmoral Beach, just over the hill, resulted in some serious degeneration, especially to the roof sheeting.
To their credit, the Owners Corporation and the Strata Manager, Jamesons at Mosman, took the decision to address all the problems at once rather than to create a list of priorities which would have possibly lead to further problems later with those at the bottom of the list.
The highest priority was the roof.
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Following extensive treatment with Dulux Durebuild together with the installation of specially prepared and shaped profiles to the leading edges of the roof, another ten years is expected from the sheeting. This was considered a far more cost effective approach than total replacement at this stage.The other two significant challenges faced by the team were the state of repair of the fenestrations and the corroding of the reinforcement to the slabs and handrails to some of the balconies.
Following recommendations by Strata Engineering Solutions, it was agreed by both Laby Building and the Owners Corporation, that rather than remove some of the worst cases and install a new unit, with all the ongoing complications of then tying in the internal finishes, it was decided that the windows could be saved by cutting back bad areas to find good timber and rebuilding with new sections.
The corroded steel handrail posts were cut off at slab level, the embedded section removed, a new section welded on, galvanised and the handrail refixed.
The corroding reinforcement was exposed, treated with Sika Mono Top 610 & 620 and painted to the selected colour.
Part of the extensive Scope of Works was to repaint all the previously painted surfaces, which besides all the fenestrations, included soffits, fascia boards and the underside of balconies.
Again, this was an excellent team effort by all, lead by Strata Engineering Solutions, Laby Building & Jamesons.