Finn and Anor as Trustees of the Angela Poynter Trust v Chen [2011] NZWHT Auckland 40 [pdf, 261 KB]
...installed by a previous owner. Having lifted a section of the capping to the parapet wall they both discovered that the parapet wall tops were horizontal and finished with the texture coated fibre cement. Destructive testing confirmed that no form of underlining waterproofing membrane had been provided. As a consequence, the parapet wall tops (prior to the metal cappings being installed) were reliant upon a paint finish for waterproofing and this is a detail that lacks longevit...