CIPA 2003 XIX th International Symposium, 30 September - 04 October, 2003, Antalya, Turkey 
2. BUILDING CONDITION 
The existing condition of Suffolk House can be summarized as 
follows: 
2.1 Roof Structure 
This is the major problem to the house. The roof is badly 
leaking and generally in poor condition. Most of the roof tiles 
were broken and falling dawn. Some of the roof structure such 
as timber trusses and rafters were rotting and infected by 
termite. The slipped roof tiles also have causing water 
penetration through roof to ceiling areas. The ceiling was facing 
a serious wood rot and ceiling board getting moist and 
deteriorated. 
Figure 2. The leaking roof 
Figure 3. Ceiling board was damaged cause by water 
penetration through leaking roof. 
2.2 Flooring 
The floor was in poor conditions. The timber floorboard at first 
floor was rotten and prone to water penetration and termite 
attack. The damage floorboards were falling down to the ground 
level and damage the marble floor. 
2.3 Walls and Columns 
All walls in the Suffolk House were made of plastered bricks, 
which were painted with lime wash. Most of the wall surface 
was in poor conditions including peeling plaster, fungal growth, 
fading lime wash paint and effects of air pollution. The walls 
and column are not only affected from rising damp but also 
from moister that seeps through the roof. Most of the wall 
plaster was crumbling and many surfaces have either no plaster 
left exposing the bricks and mortar joints. 
Figure 5. Wall surface covered with fungal and mosses. 
Figure 6. The upstairs building condition, timber door was 
rotten and damage. The columns were mostly effected with 
rising damp and crumbling plaster problems.