Mark Telfer

Great job, Byron. You succeeded in teaching me something new; I passed the week 4 assessment on the first try. Yes, there’s a lot to take in. As usual, it’s all about documenting procedures to be recalled in case of disputes or waterproofing failures resulting in leaks. As you said, the NCC and AS are a minimum guide to waterproofing. Until we get everyone educated, we’ll have anyone doing waterproofing, and their certificates will be worthless. It’s got to be a licensed professional with qualifications and a specialized trade. You’ve taught this builder of 40 years what to look for in waterproofing. I’m concerned that what I’ve seen on jobs doesn’t comply and will possibly fail in the future. Moving forward, I’ll pass this knowledge onto as many as will listen. I feel the current multi-reference standards and procedures are problematic and confusing and must be seen as part of the waterproofing problem. But great job, you taught an old dog new tricks.