The original ‘City Hotel’, located on the corner of Kent Street and King Street, was constructed c1884 in Victorian Italianate Style. ‘The Ambassador’, located further south on Kent Street, was originally constructed c1879 and has a rare Victorian style warehouse façade. As part of the c1980s high rise and podium development, the sites were amalgamated
Could invisible mould be the cause of your health issues? Persistent fatigue, frequently running or blocked nose, eye irritation, asthma, sinusitis, body aches and brain fog are some symptoms of toxic mould illness. Mould is the result of persistent damp in buildings. Mould grows when fungal spores land on areas inside a building that has
“We fix broken buildings” is a simplistic refrain heard from some of us at Everest Contracting when asked what we do as remedial builders in Sydney, Australia. “Oh, like the Opal!” is now a common response. The Opal Tower in Homebush, of recent renown for its serious concrete cracking and building failures only two years
As we anticipated in a previous news article, the effects of the Grenfell Fire outbreak in London in June 2017 are now being felt in Australia. The Grenfell Fire highlighted issues with flammable cladding that had commonly been used as a skin or layer to provide a degree of thermal insulation and weather resistance, and
The NSW Government has approved the final stage of WestConnex, linking the M4 and M5motorways. Joining the M4 tunnel at Haberfield with the M5 at St Peters will create a non-stop underground western bypass of Sydney’s CBD, with the aim of reducing travel times and providing new open spaces for local communities. The 7.5 kilometre twin tunnels will be able to accommodate
The bulk of Everest Contracting's projects consist of remedial building work - or fixing building problems that are ultimately the result of the original builder not conforming to Australian building codes and standards. One of the common issues we come across are waterproofing issues. Water leaks through roofing, ceilings, walls and floors often occur when
The fire at the Grenfell Tower in London has naturally led to speculation about the causal factors and the potential for it to happen in Australia. The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on 14 June 2017 at the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of public housing flats in North Kensington, West London. It caused an estimated 80 deaths and over 70 injuries. Police and fire services
