Mountain Lion installation, volume damaged

i'm trying to install ML on my MB but the installer tells me that my volume HDD is damaged and needs repair. In disk utitlity the repair function is not available and i can not stop the mac from booting with the new ML setup assistant.
any chance of not having to delete everything on my mac? The hard disk was working normal before the installation started.

thanks for the reply, i've tried doing as you said but when i click on my internal HD in the disk utility it lets me varify the disk, which stops half waz through due to the error and says i have to repair the disk. the repair disk button cant be pressed though.
edit:
it now also tells me
invalid node structure
the volume could not be varified completely
error: the disc needs to be repaired, Click repair disk
now the repair dis button is available i will see what happens next
well, repairing cant be completed.
tells me to back up my files, how can i do this without being able to start the system?

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thanks for the reply, i've tried doing as you said but when i click on my internal HD in the disk utility it lets me varify the disk, which stops half waz through due to the error and says i have to repair the disk. the repair disk button cant be pressed though.
edit:
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