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Swimming pool – concrete wall cracking/deterioration

Swimming pool vinyl liner ripples/distortion/degradation

Crack(s) in foundation walls

  • Settlement due to ground subsidence or shrinking/expansion of clay soils

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  • Insufficient depth of footings for ground conditions

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Rust stains on concrete/concrete block foundation walls

  • Poor quality concrete absorbing water that rusts the reinforcing, which in turns causes the concrete to spall or crack, allowing in more water 

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  • The reinforcing was installed too close to the outer surface of the concrete

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Rusting flashings and metal components

  • Air-borne salt, dust or dirt accumulating under flashings and metal components

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  • Zinc (galvanizing) or aluminium/zinc or zinc/aluminiuim alloy coating has been scratched or eroded, exposing steel

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Rusty nail fixings on exterior walls

  • Heads of fixings are not protected by putty where punched and stopped 

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  • Incorrect fixing type used for environmental conditions, cladding type or finish 

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Rust spotting on texture-coated fibre-cement cladding

  • Corrosion of fasteners where incorrect fasteners were used or the galvanised coating has been damaged during fixing 

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Rust stains on stucco

  • Hairline cracking in the stucco admitting moisture causing corrosion of the reinforcing mesh 

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Veranda beams and posts – rusting of brackets/bolts