Work Report: Courtyard Seepage

by Iona Elwood-Smith | Nov 19, 2025

Issue Courtyard seepage from a timber retaining wall is primarily caused by poor or nonexistent drainage systems behind the wall leading to water accumulation hydrostatic pressure and eventual water penetration into the adjacent area. The property is situated on a...

Work Report: Leaking Water Supplies Ruin Roads

by Iona Elwood-Smith | Nov 18, 2025

Issue If you see a stretch of road that has potholes with water ponding in them on fine days, you can be pretty sure that someone is taking a hit on their water rates. This inner-city business relies on fresh water supplies to function, and it certainly did not go...

Work Report: Karori Correction

by Iona Elwood-Smith | Jun 6, 2025

Issue Stormwater drainage. This looked to be a 50s/60s property. It is situated on a mildly sloping section for the most part, which gets considerably steeper at the back of the house. At one time, a flat area had been carved out behind, close to the house, and a...

Work Report: Cecil Road, Wadestown

by Iona Elwood-Smith | Sep 5, 2024

Issue Drainage Control undertook an inspection of this property on a moderately steep hillside site. The problem reported by the homeowner was that the ground underfoot at the rear of the house was very wet. This was near the back entrance to the house which was the...

Work Report: Tiotio Road Civil Work

by Iona Elwood-Smith | Jul 2, 2024

Issue This job came to us as the result of a landslide. An old access route in Seatoun, Wellington, comes off Tio Tio Road and climbs above it to access 4 properties and a complex which was once a secondary school campus. In 2022, part of this access route collapsed...