<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br><br>Hello everyone,<div><br><div>I would like to highlight that concrete cancer is not a simply issue</div><div><br></div><div>As you may be aware, concrete is a porous material and when used for construction, reinforcing steel is inserted to bolster its strength. Since concrete is porous, it can absorb water and salt air very easily, which corrodes the steel inside. This process is what gives a structure concrete cancer. When water is absorbed through the concrete, along with salt air (which the report mentioned), the result is concrete cancer. When the cancer appears, it's because the steel inside the concrete, expands. When it expands, it cracks the concrete. I have it in numerous areas on my deck and on the window ledges. Rusting steel angles are considered concrete cancer. We do not have render inside the concrete. We have steel, which is exposed in many places.</div><div><br></div><div>We must attack this problem ASAP.</div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Craig</div><div><blockquote><br>----- Original Message -----<br><div style="width:100%;background:rgb(228,228,228);"><div style="font-weight:bold;">From:</div> matt@perkins.id.au</div><br><div style="font-weight:bold;">To:</div>"kylie Curtis" <kyliemcurtis@yahoo.com><br><div style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</div>"ec@mailman.perkins.id.au" <ec@mailman.perkins.id.au><br><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</div>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:54:55 +1100<br><div style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</div>Re: [200WILLIAM-EC SP67851] Building report<br><br><br><div>
<div>Hi Kylie. <br>
No I have requested a quote to create a scope of work. Once we agree to that quote a scope and technical specifications can be created. We can then use those specifications to put the work out to tender and then we can have a GM to adopt one of the quotes and generate either additional budget or a special levy. <br><br>
I have never seen any “concrete cancer” in this building. Concrete cancer typically refers to corrosion in steel reinforcement. Our building is brick with render. As far as I’m aware the only place we could have concrete cancer is in the slabs between floors and there has never been any indication of that. There’s some rusting steel angle but that’s not concrete cancer. What we are talking about here is cosmetic and waterproofing not structural as concrete cancer can be. <br><br>
Warm regards <br>
Matt<br><br><br><br><br><br>
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<div>On 15 Dec 2023 at 3:39 PM +1100, kylie Curtis <kyliemcurtis@yahoo.com>, wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left-width:thin;border-left-style:solid;margin:5px 5px;padding-left:10px;">Thank you Matt.<br><br>
Will the engineer follow up with quotes for the works that need to be carried out immediately?<br><br>
It looks like there’s a lot of work to be carried out and I note the images and points around rust and moisture in the facade and building but I don’t see anything about concrete cancer, unless I’m missing something?<br><br>
Warm Regards,<br>
Kylie<br>
Sent from my iPhone<br><br><blockquote>On 15 Dec 2023, at 3:02 pm, matt@perkins.id.au wrote:<br><br>
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Hi All,<br>
You can download the building report from the included link. It's to big for email. There's nothing unexpected there that I can see. I have ask Sarah to follow up and get a quote for the work to generate the technical spec for rectification which can be used for the tender process.<br><br>
Warm regards<br>
Matt<br><br>
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