Manly, QLD
Manly: harbour-front units with a seaward face to test first.
Concrete Cancer Brisbane inspects and repairs concrete in Manly, where the typical buildings are unit blocks and mixed low-rise, and the written scope comes before any repair price.
On a harbour-front block, one elevation can take far more wind-driven salt than the opposite one, so damage can be uneven between faces. That matters for budgeting: a committee that prices repairs from what it can see on the street can underestimate, if the worst face is one nobody walks past. A proper defect schedule covers every elevation.
| Typical buildings | unit blocks and mixed low-rise |
|---|---|
| Nearest Moreton Bay shore (salt air) | about 0.3 km (straight line) |
| Distance to the Brisbane River | about 5.7 km (straight line) |
| Ground height within 250 m | about 7–39 m above sea level |
| Brisbane CBD | about 15.8 km (straight line) |
| Main streets in the suburb | Gordon Parade, Mountjoy Terrace, Manly Road and Royal Esplanade |
| Parks in the suburb | Richard Russell Park, Little Bayside Park and Bayside Park |
Manly's centre is 0.3 km from the bay, well inside the 1 km band that AS 3600 treats as coastal exposure (class B2). What decides the salt is aspect: a face that looks at the bay takes wind-driven spray that the opposite face may not. A defect schedule should record each elevation separately, with chloride tests on the faces toward the bay.
Prices are on the cost page and the measuring method is on the about page. Nearest suburbs with a page here: Wynnum (about 2 km), Hamilton (about 12 km), Coorparoo (about 13 km), New Farm (about 14 km).
The suburbs below cover the 1960s–80s walk-up belt and the bayside strip, where salt air can reach the steel faster.
Tell us what the concrete is doing. We will inspect it and give your committee a written scope and a quote it can actually vote on.
