Restoring and Protecting Buildings through Remedial Construction, Cladding Solutions and Fire Safety Compliance
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Dapcor delivers cladding replacement in Sydney for strata, commercial and government buildings, from isolated combustible panels through to full facade renewal. City projects are demanding: occupied towers, constrained sites, fire orders with deadlines and insurers asking hard questions. Established in 1974, Dapcor pairs a 4.5-Star iCIRT rating with ISO-certified quality and safety systems, managing identification, replacement design, installation and certification as a single accountable contract. And because our teams specialise in live buildings, tenants and residents stay in place for the duration.
Across inner Sydney the recurring issue is aluminium composite panelling installed between the 1990s and mid-2010s, on everything from residential towers to commercial podiums and hotel facades. Fire safety orders and the NSW cladding register have brought many of these buildings to a decision point, while others discover non-compliant panels during due diligence or insurance renewal. City sites add logistical layers: pedestrian protection, night works, crane and hoist access, and coordination with neighbouring properties. Cladding removal also exposes what the panels were hiding, commonly corroded fixings, failed sarking and water-damaged substrates, which is why our scopes always allow for substrate remediation. The earlier a building is tested and assessed, the more control an owners corporation keeps over program and cost.
Our recent cladding replacement at Surry Hills shows the approach on a city-fringe building: staged elevation-by-elevation removal, a compliant replacement system and ISO-certified site controls, all delivered with occupants in place. Every Sydney project is run through Dapcor's PMO with a documented program and regular reporting. The full breadth of our cladding replacement service covers testing and identification, facade engineering, panel replacement and final certification, alongside the remedial trades a facade project usually uncovers.
Where panels are assessed as non-compliant, rectification is typically required through fire safety orders or conditions set by councils, certifiers and insurers, and registered buildings work to documented timeframes. Whether full replacement or partial rectification is the right response depends on testing and risk assessment; we unpack that decision in combustible cladding: replace or not.
Program depends on facade area, access and what removal uncovers. Small rectifications can be completed in weeks, while a full high-rise recladding typically runs several months, staged so the building operates normally throughout. Your assessment includes an indicative program before any commitment is made.