Table 2.

building description.

Characteristic		Frequency	Percentage
Provinces	Central Province	57	18.7 %
	Eastern Province	2	.7 %
	Northern Province	2	.7 %
	Southern Province	28	9.2 %
	Western Province	37	12.1 %
	North Western Province	50	16.4 %
	North Central Province	10	3.3 %
	Uva Province	48	15.7 %
	Sabaragamuwa Province	36	11.8 %
Districts	Badulla	48	15.7 %
	Anuradhapura	10	3.3 %
	Ampara District	2	0.7 %
	Colombo	7	2.3 %
	Galle	10	3.3 %
	Gampaha	30	9.8 %
	Hambantota	3	1.0 %
	Jaffna	4	1.3 %
	Kaltura	2	0.7 %
	Kandy	38	12.5 %
	Kegalle	33	10.8 %
	Kurunegala	46	15.1 %
	Matale	19	6.2 %
	Matara	15	4.9 %
	Rathnapura	3	1.0 %
Building type	Ambalam(s) (A wayside resting place)	195	63.9 %
	Dewala	3	1.0 %
	Mandapa	2	0.7 %
	Tampita	7	2.3 %
	Private Residents/house	63	20.7 %
The material composition	Completely timber	66	21.6 %
	Brick and mortar and timber	167	54.8 %
	Stone and timber	32	10.5 %
	Stone, brick, and timber	5	1.6 %%
	Completely timber	66	21.6 %
The age of the building
	21–30 years	2	0.7 %
	31–40 years	60	19.7 %
	41–50 years	1	0.3 %
	>50 years	207	67.9 %
The timber species	Known	8	2.6 %
	Not known	175	57.4 %
	Not sure	25	8.2 %
	to some extent	62	20.3 %
	Known	8	2.6 %
The current status of the building	Healthy	222	72.8 %
	Visibly damaged	4	1.3 %
	Started deteriorating	43	14.1 %