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- Maintenance programming (ms1-52)
- Structural services (ms219-284)
- An overview (ms219-220)
- Principles of diagnosis (ms221-222)
- Basic building construction (ms223-226)
- Causes of defects (ms227-229)
- Change in size (ms229-Cracks (ms230-232)
- Plaster problems (ms233-234)
- Dampness in buildings (ms235-244)
- Asphalt paving maintenance (ms245-246)
- Painting (ms247-249)
- Windows (ms250)
- Roofing (ms251-268)
- Building hardware (ms269-279)
