Inner West · AS 3660.1
Collars, membrane and perimeter barriers installed before the pour across Newington 2127, from the Athletes Village streets to the newer apartment blocks rising beside Sydney Olympic Park.
Quick answer
Yes. A new home or apartment building in Newington needs a termite management system under the NCC, installed to AS 3660.1. Collars and any under-slab system go in after the plumber's rough-in and before the concrete pour. The durable notice and installation certificate then go to the City of Parramatta certifier before the Occupation Certificate is issued.
Termite barriers in Newington
Newington sits about 14.6 km west of the CBD in the City of Parramatta, built almost entirely from the 2000 Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Athletes Village. After the Games the village was converted into homes, and the suburb has kept building since, with houses and apartment blocks going up alongside Sydney Olympic Park, most of it dated 2000 or later. That makes Newington unusual on our books: instead of scattered rebuilds, most blocks are recent house-and-land releases or apartment developments going up together, often several at a time. Early subdivision plans for the area reached into the mudflats and mangroves of Homebush Bay, which still shapes how the ground behaves once you start digging.
Ground that used to be tidal mudflat and mangrove does not drain like a typical Sydney block, and that matters more for a termite barrier than for almost anything else in the build. Reclaimed and filled land can carry damp pockets and buried organic material that give subterranean termites an easy food source right under a new slab, so the standard of the under-slab membrane and the collars around every pipe penetration is not something to leave to chance. Sydney Olympic Park's parklands and Newington Nature Reserve sit close by, and moisture-holding ground near reserves and wetland edges is exactly where a gap in the barrier gets found first, usually years after the builder has moved on.
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Local conditions
Three things shape how we detail a Newington barrier, and none of them are the usual Sydney sandstone story.
Newington's western streets were subdivided over old Homebush Bay mudflats and mangrove, and filled ground like that holds moisture and buried organic matter longer than a typical block. We treat the membrane lap joints and slab penetrations as the first line of defence, because damp fill gives termites an easy path up and out of sight.
Houses converted from the 2000 Olympic Village are now old enough that any original protection needs checking. Rebuilds or extensions on those blocks need a fresh termite management system tied into the existing slab, not assumed to still be intact after two decades of weather and renovation.
Newer streets around Sydney Olympic Park are going up as apartment and townhouse developments with dozens of penetrations on a single slab. Collar counts and access scheduling matter more here than perimeter length, and we plan our visit around the plumber and concreter's program so a multi-dwelling pour is never held up.
What we install here
We work across Newington on new house-and-land builds near Newington Nature Reserve, apartment and townhouse developments closer to Sydney Olympic Park, and the occasional extension to an original Athletes Village home. Waffle pod and raft slabs are standard on the newer releases, with more penetrations to collar on multi-dwelling sites. You get one fixed written quote covering every stage from the plans, and we schedule around your plumber's rough-in and the concreter's pour date so the barrier never becomes the thing holding up your slab.
Local knowledge
Most of our Newington work sits within a few streets of Buruwang Park and the wider Sydney Olympic Park parklands, where garden beds and reserve edges keep the ground damp well into the dry months. Newington Nature Reserve, out towards the old Homebush Bay wetlands, marks the western edge of the suburb and is where we pay the most attention to slab edges and weep holes. Closer to Accor Stadium, work is more often multi-dwelling, with collar counts driven by the number of units on a single slab.
The City of Parramatta signs off Occupation Certificates in Newington, and its checklist has two items: a durable notice screwed inside the meter box that records the termite system fitted, and paperwork from the installer naming the products used, where they went and who holds the licence. Once our stage of a Newington job wraps up, both items go straight to you rather than sitting on a shelf.
Newington at a glance
| Suburb | Newington, NSW 2127 |
|---|---|
| District | Inner West |
| Distance from Sydney CBD | 14.6 km west |
| Certifying council | Sydney CBD Council |
| Standard applied | AS 3660.1 termite management systems |
| Installed | Before the slab pour, then staged through the build |
| Documents supplied | Installation certificate and durable notice |
| Typical builds covered | New homes, knockdown rebuilds, granny flats, duplexes, townhouses |
Systems we install
Every photo below is from one of our own Sydney jobs. We look at your slab design, site and budget, then recommend a system or a combination.
01A termite-resistant sheet laid over the whole prepared footprint before concreting, so termites can't come up through the slab anywhere.
02A sealed collar on every pipe, conduit and service that passes through the slab. These gaps are the most common hidden way in.
03Protection at the slab edge and into the wall cavity, which stops termites building hidden tunnels up the outside of the slab.
04An APVMA-registered termiticide zone in the soil, with an optional pipe network under paving so it can be recharged later without digging.
05Barriers for bearers, piers and raised timber floors on sloping or elevated blocks, where there's no slab to protect.
06Detailing for sandstone cuts, block retaining walls, step-downs and cut-and-fill sites, which are common across Sydney.
Why during construction
A retrofit can only treat around a finished house. A pre-construction system protects the parts nobody will ever be able to reach again.
A barrier put in during the build costs a fraction of a post-construction system, and far less than repairing termite damage.
New houses (Class 1) and outbuildings (Class 10) with termite-susceptible framing need a compliant termite management system.
Pipe penetrations and slab joints can only be fully protected while they're still open, before the concrete goes in.
An under-slab system covers ground that no treatment from outside the finished house can ever reach.
Your certifier needs the certificate and durable notice before issuing the Occupation Certificate. We supply both together.
Documented, compliant protection gives buyers, building inspectors and lenders confidence when the home is sold.
Installation stages
A termite barrier isn't a single visit. Each part goes in when the site is ready for it, and we fit around your plumber, concreter and bricklayer.
Send your plans and slab details. We recommend a system and give you one fixed price that covers every stage.
Collars go on every service once the plumber has set out, then the membrane or soil treatment is installed across the prepared site.
Perimeter and cavity protection is fitted as the brickwork or cladding goes up, so there's no unprotected gap at the slab edge.
Where it's specified, the chemical perimeter or reticulation system is completed around the building before paths and gardens go in.
A durable notice goes in the meter box, and the installation certificate goes to your builder and certifier.
The owner gets simple care instructions and an inspection schedule so the system keeps doing its job for years.
Compare systems
Both can meet AS 3660.1. The best choice depends on your slab type, what surrounds the house and how much ongoing upkeep the owner wants.
Physical protection
Entry-point protection
Soil protection
Top-up protection
Most of the Sydney builds we work on use a combination: physical collars on every penetration plus a physical or chemical perimeter.
For builders & developers
Builders, developers and owner-builders get a fixed quote from plans, a technician who turns up when the site is ready, and paperwork that never holds up sign-off.
Consistent pricing across lots, one point of contact and a full document set for every dwelling.
Missing durable notices and unclear install records are a common reason Occupation Certificates get held up. We hand everything over together so your certifier has it all in one go.
Paperwork
A complete document set for the builder, the certifier and every future owner of the property.
A permanent notice in the meter box showing the system, install date, installer, any chemical's life expectancy and inspection advice.
For: certifier, owner, future owners
Written confirmation of the system and products used, the areas protected and our licence details.
For: builder, certifier, owner
Details of the physical system or termiticide installed, including safety data sheets for any chemicals.
For: builder, owner
How to keep the system working, plus the recommended inspection frequency under AS 3660.2.
For: homeowner
From real jobs
Photos from our own Sydney sites, not stock images. Tap any photo to see it larger.
Membrane barrier across a large residential slab
Barrier work on a Sydney Harbour site
Installation through sandstone excavation
Perimeter barrier and sleeves on a new slab
Waffle pod formwork with collared penetrations
Membrane detailed against a retaining wall
Membrane sealed around a column
Protected slab edge with collar in place
Collared penetrations before the pour
Perimeter barrier on a completed slab edge
Pipe penetrations sealed into the membrane
Collars fixed through mesh before concreting
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Pricing
Every build is different, so we don't guess. We price from your plans and give you one fixed written quote. Quoting is free.
After handover
A barrier only works while it stays intact and visible. Pass these on to the owner.
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Newington questions
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+61 450 515 215Yes. Any extension, granny flat or new slab on an original Athletes Village property needs its own termite management system under the NCC, tied into the existing building where the detailing allows. The original system from around 2000 is well past the point of being relied on alone, so we treat the new footprint as its own job and check what is already there first.
It changes how carefully the membrane and collars are detailed. Reclaimed ground near the old mudflats and mangroves holds moisture longer, so lap joints, penetrations and the slab edge get more attention than on a typical block. We look at the fill and drainage before pricing the job so nothing is guessed at on the day.
Yes, that is most of what we do here. Collars go on after the plumber's rough-in and before the pour, so we lock our visit in around the builder's program and attend in stages across a multi-dwelling site if needed, without holding up the concreter or the next trade. That keeps the paperwork consistent when your certifier reviews the job.
In most cases, yes. The National Construction Code requires a termite management system for new houses and outbuildings in termite-prone areas where the primary building elements can be damaged by termites. Sydney is termite-prone, so the system is installed to AS 3660.1 and your certifier asks for the installation certificate and durable notice before the Occupation Certificate is issued.
It depends on slab area, perimeter length, the number of pipe penetrations, the system chosen, site complexity and how many visits the build needs. Send us the plans and we return one fixed written quote covering every stage. Quoting is free.
Nearby
Same crew, same staging and the same certifier-ready paperwork, right across the Inner West.
Service areas
From the Eastern Suburbs and Inner West to the Hills, the Shire and the western growth corridors. Every suburb has its own page with the local ground conditions, the council that certifies the work and the questions builders there ask us.
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