Who runs this, and what it is for

Who publishes this site

Dryside is published by Metabundle, a technology consultancy. Metabundle researches and writes the material here and builds the tools. It is not a building contractor, holds no building licence, and does not carry out building work of any kind.

The injection and waterproofing work described here is carried out by S&S Remedial Services Pty Ltd, ABN 31 669 060 753, which holds QBCC licence 15438819. That licence is a public record and you can check it yourself without asking anyone.

If you engage the contractor, your contract is with them. It is not with Metabundle, and Metabundle is not a party to it. Any quote, warranty or guarantee comes from the contractor.

How we are paid

Metabundle has a commercial arrangement with S&S Remedial and is paid in connection with enquiries generated by this site. We say so because you should know it before you decide what weight to give anything here.

What that does not change: the guidance on this site tells you when injection is the wrong fix, and there are fifteen documented situations where it says not to proceed. Those pages cost us the enquiry. They are there because the alternative — selling a repair that will not work — costs you more.

What the guidance here is, and is not

The diagnostic, the cost estimator and the guides are general information about how water gets through concrete and what typically fixes it. They are not a site inspection, not a diagnosis of your building, and not a quote.

The diagnostic gives a probable cause from a handful of answers. It says so on the result. It is not a substitute for someone looking at the actual wall, and where the answers suggest structural movement it tells you to get an engineer rather than a waterproofer.

Cost figures are indicative bands, not offers and not fixed prices. Real prices depend on access, quantity, the condition of the element and what is found on the day.

When to stop reading and call someone

If a wall is leaning, bulging or showing stepped cracking through the mortar joints, that is a structural question and it needs an engineer, not a website and not a waterproofer. Nothing here should be used to talk yourself out of that.

Accuracy

The technical material here is researched carefully and cites Australian Standards where they apply, but standards are revised, products change and buildings differ. Where a page names a standard or a clause, confirm the current edition applies to your project before relying on it in a report.

Your information

What is collected and who receives it is set out in the privacy page.

Contact

Questions about the site itself: Joshua@metabundle.ai. Questions about the building work, a quote or a warranty are for the contractor.