Steel is popular in construction industries for its strength, construction simplicity, time and cost benefits. Despite of its benefit, steel has a major problem of corrosion. It corrodes in about all the environment. The rate of corrosion and rust damage is depending on type of environment.

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Masonry wall are used in almost all low rise buildings. Either they are used a primary structural elements or partition walls. Cracking of masonry wall is one of the most common problem in Australia. There number of different reasons for cracking of walls. Most common reasons are reactive clay type and ground movements, underlying tree roots, corrosion of reinforcement used in the wall, under designed footing or subgrade, etc…

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When masonry building is situated near a big tree, it is susceptible to get damaged by tree roots. Often serious damage caused by the tree roots can mean thousands of dollars in repair costs to buildings, foundations, backyards and pavement and plumbing systems.

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A Dilapidation report is an inspection carried out, at a specific point in time, in order to assess the condition of a building, land or property prior to proposed building or infrastructure works. The report is generated through photographs and observation. The Dilapidation Report will contain text describing the condition, identify any defects and include a schedule of photographs with specific reference to any defects which exist.

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Concrete Spalling is caused when the steel reinforcing within a concrete slab begins to rust. As steel rusts it can expand 5 to 7 times its original size causing the surrounding concrete to crack and become flaky. As the steel pushes the concrete away, more water gets to the steel expediting the process. The process is often referred to as concrete cancer. It put the property owner or user in risk. Some most common reason of this type of failure due to insufficient cover to reinforcing steel, cracked concrete allowing water ingress etc… This

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The existing houses are based on old architectural concept having numerous walls, dividing house in different area for privacy purposes. Oppose to that the new architectural concept of open living area the owners and building users are require to remove those wall to convert the house interiors in the open area for

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Rising damp is a slow upward movement of ground water by capillary action in the lower sections of walls and other ground supported structures due to the lack of an effective horizontal insulation course. It may cause the growth of mould and fungi which have a significant influence on the health of occupants

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Sometimes cracked roof tiles, damaged pointing in roof joints or blocked roof gutter may cause leakage inside the house and may cause further damage to other areas of the house. This type of defects causes more damage during the heavy rainy season.

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