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Waterproofing – Industry Best Practice

This course provides a combined theoretical and practical demonstration of external waterproofing applied to a balcony or planter box structure as well as an understanding of internal waterproof membrane systems and compliance with NCC and AS 3740-2010 requirements. It is designed for builders and anyone responsible for ensuring quality workmanship in relation to waterproofing. This course is delivered and assessed in English.


PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

This course includes a practical element of applying waterproofing products to a small area and inspecting the following day.

There are a series of guides in relation to waterproofing produced by MBA NSW available for purchase from Master Builders ACT.  It is highly recommended that you purchase the relevant guide to compliment your training.  The complete set of four (4) guides is available at the bundled price of $330 for members ($440 for non-members).  The four guides include:

  • Guide to Internal Wet Area Waterproofing (Book 1) ($88 for members / $121 for non-members)
  • Guide to External Wet Area Waterproofing (Book 2) ($104.50 for members / $137 for non-members)
  • Guide to Planter Box Waterproofing (Book 3) ($99 for members / $132 for non-members)
  • Waterproofing Guide to Flashings and Damp-Proof Courses (Book 4) ($104.50 for members / $137 for non-members)

CONTENT

  • Defects in the waterproofing industry
  • Typical wet area failures
  • Guidance for waterproofers
  • Australian standards
  • Meeting BCA requirements
  • Current practices & how to improve upon this
  • Bathroom layout
  • Substrate preparation
  • Safety Data Sheets
  • Bond breakers and fillets

REQUIREMENTS

A Language, Literacy & Numeracy (LLN) assessment must be completed prior to training.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must be worn throughout this training. Appropriate safety footwear, P2 facemask and eye protection must be worn. Surgical gloves will be supplied.


CERTIFICATION

This is a non-accredited training course, participants will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion of the course.


Before you register online you will need to have:

Your Unique Student Identifier (USI). If you do not have one you will need to have either one of the following – Medicare Card, Birth Certificate, Driver Licence, Australian Passport, Citizenship Document, Certificate of Registration by descent, ImmiCard or Australian Entry Visa during this online process. To create or find your USI, please follow this link: https://www.usi.gov.au/

The TFA rebate can be applied at checkout using the applicable Promo Code, please refer to our Pricing Guide here: Policies and Procedures – Master Builders ACT


Sessions

If you are booking on behalf of someone else, please select the ‘Group Booking’ option.

Standard Enrolment
There are currently no openings available for this course.

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