Sub-Wharf Structures and Durability
What holds a Wellington wharf up, how piles and decks age in seawater, and how the Building Code’s durability clause shapes long-term thinking about them.
Coastal upkeep and waterfront notes
2026
Washing Salt off Coastal Buildings
Why salt build-up shortens the life of cladding, glass and joinery near the harbour, how often to wash, and how to keep wash water out of the stormwater.
Bike Storage and Harbour Commutes
Practical notes on keeping a bike in a waterfront apartment, fighting salt corrosion, and combining cycling with trains and buses around Wellington.
Acoustic Living on a Busy Waterfront
How sound behaves in apartments beside a working harbour, what the Building Code asks of shared walls and floors, and small fixes that make home quieter.
Timber in Marine Exposure Zones: Treatment, Durability and Fixings
A practical guide to using timber near Wellington Harbour: hazard classes H3.1 to H5, why fixings fail first, and the details that help timber last in salt a...
Wellington Wind, Driven Rain and the E2 External Moisture Clause
How Wellington’s wind drives rain into buildings, how wind zones feed the E2/AS1 risk matrix, and the 4Ds of deflection, drainage, drying and durability.
Long-Term Maintenance Plans for Waterfront Bodies Corporate
What the Unit Titles Act asks of long-term maintenance plans, how the 30-year rule for large developments works, and why coastal buildings need honest planni...
Decks, Screens and Planters in the Sea Spray Zone
Practical notes on harbour-edge balconies and terraces: sea spray zones, durable fixings, planter drainage, timber choices and wind screens in Wellington.
A Walk from the Wharf Around Oriental Bay
An easy waterfront walk from Clyde Quay Wharf past the boat harbour, Freyberg Pool, the beach and the old bathing pavilion, with notes on history and weather.
Salt Air and Painted Exteriors on the Harbour Edge
How salt spray works on painted cladding near Wellington Harbour, which paint systems hold up, and why gentle, regular washing matters more than waterblasting.