How Sanus Build Approaches Construction Detailing

In performance-focused construction, detailing isn’t an afterthought — it’s a foundation. It influences everything from thermal continuity to buildability, moisture management, and material durability. At Sanus Build, detailing is not delayed until construction drawings or site handover. It’s embedded from the outset to ensure performance, clarity, and trust in delivery.

Why Construction Detailing Matters

The detail is where design intent becomes buildable reality. Well-resolved construction details reduce ambiguity, streamline communication between trades, and support the longevity and performance of the building. Poorly detailed interfaces are often the source of onsite delays, cost overruns, or long-term building failures.

In both residential and commercial contexts, detailing supports:

• Moisture management and weather tightness

• Thermal bridging mitigation

• Airtightness and ventilation control

• Durability of material transitions and fixings

• Program efficiency and construction sequencing

Whether you’re achieving airtightness around a window junction or managing structural tolerances in a suspended slab, construction detailing is the bridge between drawing and delivery.

Our Methodology

At Sanus Build, detailing is considered early — often during pre-construction or design development — not just when drawings arrive. We work closely with designers, consultants, and subcontractors to:

• Identify high-risk junctions and performance-critical interfaces

• Resolve buildability issues before they reach site

• Standardize detailing where possible without sacrificing project intent

• Sequence work logically to support airtightness, durability and thermal continuity

Our team uses a combination of annotated drawings, 3D details, mock-ups, and coordinated site meetings to ensure every detail is understood before it’s executed.

Wetland, North Perth

What Good Detailing Looks Like On Site

While every project is unique, certain traits signal well-considered detailing in action:

• Clear interface transitions — no vague handovers between trades

• Consistent material layering and termination

• Sequencing that supports performance (e.g. continuous air barriers, uninterrupted insulation)

• Minimal rework or onsite re-interpretation

We often benchmark our work not just against compliance, but against best-practice passive and commercial standards. Attention to detail is as much a mindset as it is a technical process.

Final Word

Detailing is often where performance succeeds — or fails. For builders working in thermally demanding, high-spec or architecturally sensitive environments, detailing can’t be reactive. It has to be methodical, documented and shared early.

At Sanus Build, we treat detailing as a core part of our delivery — not a footnote. If you’re planning a build that requires precision and long-term performance, we’d be happy to talk.