Procedure of reporting the building defects / Nurul Izzah Mohd Azli

Heading towards a developed country, Malaysia has developed a lot in terms of the construction sector from time to time. However, there are also some buildings that have been built but were built carelessly causing the building to suffer from defects. Building defects can causes by unsuitable design and poor craftsmanship that leads to poor final quality. Other than that, improper methods of installation and poor quality of the materials also can cause to building defects of a house. Thus, this report is made to discuss about the management of defects that occur on completed building that have building defects. This report is conducted at single storey bungalow which is take place at Lot 10999, Jalan Tasik Senangin 5/2, Bandar Tasik Senangin, Mukim Lenggeng, Majlis Perbandaran Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. The objective of this study is to study about the process of reporting the building defects by the owner. This inspection follow the company’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) which mean there some step to follow during doing the inspection. Other objective of this study is to identify the main causes of defects in the houses of the project. So the conclusion it is very important to do defect inspection by client and main contractor because it involves the safety of the building and the safety of the people who will live in the house.