thanks but we have now arranged for a waterproofing company to attend to this problem. The topic can now be closed.

"..But you can not seal the tiles unless they are stone or quarry.." ours are an Italian vitrified tile.
The builders did put in a waterproof base, not sure what…

Double storey house? ... have your builder connect a tap to exterior balconies. Essential for watering plants and cleaning decks etc. Think about how you will clean the windows…

It's not so much the colour you choose for the render as the accents you use. Your pic shows timber shutters and tropical foliage, which looks lovely.

We need to make repairs to our leaking tiled 1st floor balcony, caused by hairline cracks in the mortar joints. I've heard of a firm in Sydney -- N.J.…