DefectsandDeteriorationinBuildingsreferstothevariousissuesanddamagesthatcanoccurinbuildingsovertimeduetofactorssuchasaging,environmentalconditions,poorconstructionpractices,lackofmaintenance,ormaterialfailures.Theseproblemscanaffectthestructuralintegrity,functionality,andaestheticsofabuilding,potentiallyleadingtosafetyhazardsandreducedpropertyvalue.Commontypesofdefectsincludecracks,waterleakage,corrosion,dampness,andmaterialdegradation.Understandingthecauses,symptoms,andremediesofthesedefectsisessentialforbuildingowners,managers,andconstructionprofessionalstoensurethelongevityandsafetyofstructures.Properinspection,timelymaintenance,andappropriaterepairtechniquesarecrucialtopreventfurtherdeteriorationandcostlyrepairs.
