Failure in building and remedies

ABSTRACT The research investigates the causes of failure in buildings (failure on floors, walls or block works and roofing) for the purpose of this research, the surveying of the various sites of the areas under study was undertaken from the sites surveying, it was found that the common factors that are causing these failures in the area under study are environmental factors, poor drainage system and poor execution method. Thus, the study recommends the possible solutions to the identified problems on the study area.