Bankstown: 35 defects uncovered in inspection of 351 Hume Hwy residential apartment building
The developer of an apartment development in Sydney’s southwest has been ordered to carry out major rectification works after an inspection by the state’s building watchdog uncovered serious defects, including uncontrolled cracking.
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The developer of an apartment development in Sydney’s southwest has been ordered to carry out major rectification works after an inspection by the state’s building watchdog uncovered serious defects including uncontrolled cracking.
A building work rectification order has been issued by Fair Trading NSW following an inspection of the 92-unit apartment building at 351 Hume Hwy in Bankstown.
An inspection identified 35 separate defects relating to waterproofing, fire safety and the structural systems of the building.
The defects included “uncontrolled cracking” of concrete in basement areas and masonry work, along with exposed and unprotected structural reinforcements.
One crack, observed by inspectors, measured 1.4m long and another measured 1.5m.
The defects relating to waterproofing included water ingress through the ceiling of a basement level of the development, and incorrectly applied waterproofing membrane in sections of the development.
The defects relating to fire safety included “excessive” gaps underneath fire doors, unprotected gaps and joints between fire rated walls and fire rated floors, and insufficient clearance of sprinklers near mechanical ducts in the carpark.
NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler has set a deadline of up to 120 days for the defects to be rectified and to ensure the building meets compliance standards.
“I accept that the order requires considerable further construction work that is likely to be costly,” Mr Chandler said in the order.
“However, the cost to the developer must be balanced against the benefit to the occupiers in having the development constructed to the Building Code of Australia and Australian Standards.”
Planning records show the development was approved by the local regional planning panel in 2015.
The development is currently advertised to buyers as offering “boutique” apartments ideally suited to investors or first home buyers
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