13 - Building Pathology - Paparoa Street School

Question 1

Tell me more about the project at Paparoa Street School.

Answer 1

• Appointed by Ministry of Education to undertake a weathertight and building fabric investigation
• For 14 blocks
• Includes visual and invasive testing

Question 2

What was the scope of services?

Answer 2

1) Undertake a visual building fabric review. Review the visible defects
2) Discuss the history of problems with the relevant building owners/occupiers, making comment on maintenance, thermal and ventilation issues, etc.
3) Review the Council Property files and relevant building plans and documentation
4) Having regard to the possibility of ACM, take non-invasive moisture readings around critical details
5) Provide a detailed written report pertaining to building fabric condition and any weathertightness issues and any damage, causes (defects) and the required level of maintenance.

Question 3

Explain how you conducted the survey?

Question 4

What were the construction types of the school buildings? How old were the buildings?

Question 5

What defects did you identify?

Question 6

How did you identify these defects? What was the process?

Question 7

What tools and testing methods did you carry out?

Question 8

What were the findings?

Question 9

How did you identify wood borer?

Question 10

What further testing could be done on wood borer?

Question 11

How did you identify timber decay?

Question 12

What is stachybotrys?

Question 13

How did you identify water ingress from the butyl membrane flat roof?

Question 14

What did your detailed report include?

Question 15

What were the defect findings, and risk assessments?

Question 16

What were the recommendations and how did you come to this conclusion?

Question 17

How do you replace the weatherboard and framing?

Question 18

How do you treat and replace borer infected timber?

Question 19

Why did you close the room which contain stachybotrys?

Question 20

What works were undertaken?