Sealants
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Tiles coming off swimming pool sides and bottom
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Wrong tiles/adhesive
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Concrete shrinkage
Fibre-cement cladding – sealant cracking or degradation
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UV exposure
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Sealant not suitable for being painted
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Too much movement for the grade of sealant
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Sealant not installed over a backing rod or bond breaker tape
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Sealant at end of its serviceable life
Stucco – sealant cracking at movement control joint
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UV exposure
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Sealant not suitable for being painted
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Too much movement for the grade of sealant
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Sealant not installed over a backing rod or bond breaker tape
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Sealant at the end of its serviceable life
Leaking through stucco
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Cracks in the cladding systems
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Paint or sealant failure
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No cap or saddle flashings at junctions of parapet and balcony walls
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Junctions with other claddings and/or roof poorly detailed/constructed
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Omission of head flashings to doors/windows
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Minimal jamb flange cover of aluminium windows
EIFS – leaking through cladding
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Cracks in the cladding systems
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Paint or sealant failure
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No cap or saddle flashings at junctions of parapet and balcony walls
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Junctions with other claddings and/or roof poorly detailed/constructed
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Omission of head flashings to doors/windows
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Minimal jamb flange cover of aluminium windows
Open balustrade – fixings through a waterproofing membrane
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A high risk detail known to result in leaks
Glass balustrade – cracked
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Impact damage
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Thermal stress on the glass
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Imperfection in the glass
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Building movement/settlement
Timber or steel window – cracked or loose putty
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Putty is not protected by paint and has dried out
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The glazing rebate was not primed before the glass was installed
Shower wet wall lining deterioration (typically along bottom edge)
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Moisture getting behind the lining
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No drip edge or capillary break at the bottom of the sheet
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Back of panel is not sealed
Glass block cracking in mortar joints
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There is insufficient allowance for structural movement around the glass block panel
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Wall has inadequate strengthening to withstand the imposed structural loading
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The panel is not able to resist the imposed wind loading
Roof flashing leaks
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Poor initial installation
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Inadequate cover at laps
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Joints are not sealed
Steel gutters – joint failure
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Sealant failure
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Soldered joint failure
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Initial installation made no allowance for thermal expansion and contraction