Flashings on the face of the cladding
A flashing in the wrong place directs water inward.
In short: Position is the whole function. Sitting proud of the cladding, it works backwards.
What a flashing does
Directs water running down a surface away from a junction.
The fault we found
A flashing sitting on the face of the wall cladding rather than behind it.
Why that reverses it
Water running down the cladding meets the flashing and is directed into the wall instead of out.
The related finding
Sealing and resealing outstanding to other sections of flashing.
When to catch it
At handover, while it is still the builder's cost.
Written by the Owner Inspections team from inspections carried out in Rockbank. Licensed building practitioners, Building & Plumbing Commission registration CDB-U 53425.
