About us

A waterproofing crew that treats paperwork as part of the job

HydroForce has been sealing wet areas across South East Queensland since 2011. We are QBCC licensed applicators, we work to one documented method on every site, and we hand over a compliance certificate, photographic evidence and a signed 7 year warranty on every single job.

HydroForce crew working on a wet area in South East Queensland
Our story

Built out of frustration with rushed work

HydroForce began because our founder kept getting called back to other people's failures. Bathrooms that were membraned and tiled on the same day. Showers where the waste was never connected to the membrane. Balconies with a set down so shallow the termination could never have worked. Almost none of it was a product problem. It was prep, detail and time, all three of which get cut when someone is racing a schedule.

So we built the business around the opposite approach. We inspect before we quote. We price honestly for the time the details actually take. We never tile over a membrane that has not been flood tested, and we will walk away from a job before we will apply a system outside its specification.

Today four crews cover Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the wider South East, working for residential builders, renovation contractors, strata managers, commercial fitout companies and plenty of homeowners managing their own project. The mix keeps us sharp: a homeowner wants to understand what they are paying for, and a builder wants their certificate before the tiler arrives. Both are reasonable, and we deliver both.

Completed bathroom wet area waterproofed by HydroForce
How we work

Four things you can hold us to

We tell you what we find

If the falls are wrong, the screed has failed or the set down is too shallow, you hear it at quote stage. Bad news early is cheaper than bad news at handover.

One documented method

Every applicator on our crews works to the same written method, so the membrane in unit 3 is identical to the membrane in unit 83.

Evidence, not assurances

Stage photos, flood test records, batch numbers and a compliance certificate. If it was not documented, as far as we are concerned it was not done.

Clean sites, respected trades

We mask, vacuum and leave the area ready for the next trade, and we hand over on the day we said we would.

Milestones

Fourteen years on Queensland sites

  1. 2011

    First crew on the road

    HydroForce started as a single applicator working residential renovations across Brisbane's northside, subcontracting to two local builders.

  2. 2015

    Gold Coast expansion

    A second crew was added to service Gold Coast renovation and duplex work, and our first multi unit program ran at Southport.

  3. 2019

    Commercial division

    We took on AS 4654 external work, including balconies, podium decks and planter boxes for mid rise residential builders.

  4. 2024

    1,800 wet areas sealed

    Four crews now cover Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Redlands, Moreton Bay and Toowoomba.

Credentials

Licensed, insured and accountable

Waterproofing is licensed work in Queensland for good reason. Here is what sits behind every HydroForce certificate.

  • QBCC licensed waterproofing contractors
  • $20 million public liability cover
  • AS 3740 internal and AS 4654 external systems
  • CodeMark certified membrane products only
  • Applicator training records held for every crew member
  • White card, site inductions and SWMS documentation ready
Service areas

Where you will find our crews

  • Brisbane
  • Gold Coast
  • Sunshine Coast
  • Ipswich
  • Logan
  • Redlands
  • Moreton Bay
  • Toowoomba
Next step

Want to talk it through with an applicator?

Call HydroForce and speak to a licensed applicator today, or request a time slot online and we will confirm your site inspection the same business day.