A survey of the causes waterproofing defect in the government office building / Nurulhuda Abd Hadi

• Main Author: Abd Hadi, Nurulhuda
• Format: Other
• Language: English
• Subjects: Building failures, errors, defects, etc.; Protection of buildings. Including protection from dampness, fire, burglary
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67072/1/67072.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/67072/

Usually waterproofing is not given enough priority as required and consequently, a cheap and inappropriate option is used. This leads to consequential losses that can be harmful for the owner of the building or property. The leaking problem due to waterproofing give a lot of problem to the building occupant and building maintenance to fix it because it appoint to the higher cost and time. According to the report of building audit by Public Work Department Federal of Territory Putrajaya, it show that there are leaking and watermark at the ceiling at meeting room and pantry at Menara Seri Wilayah building. From the report, it show during heavy raining day, the meeting room needs to use a pail to collect the water that comes out through the ceiling that cause due to failure of waterproofing. This actual event gives uncomfortable and unpleasant to the workers to use the room during raining day because of the problem he leaking problem due to waterproofing give a lot of problem to the building occupant and building maintenance to fix it because it appoint to the higher cost and time