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  • March 21, 2023

The Importance of Building Maintenance

Whether you own a commercial building or a residential building you will know the importance of having a useful maintenance plan in place. Every single building out there has to have a plan for maintenance because overtime, buildings will start to fall apart. Complying with a maintenance plan can extend the life of a building, so the last thing that you need is to invest in something that’s going to crumble within a couple of years. 

Time and climate can accelerate the deterioration of a building and its facilities, and that can affect everything from the performance and hygiene to the aesthetics of the space. From investing in the best packaged pump systems for sewerage and water, to understanding what aesthetics can do to your business, the lack of maintenance is reflected in your attention to detail. Unfortunately, you will also find that lack of maintenance will be reflected in the value of the building. If you are not keeping up with regular maintenance, you are going to go beyond the point of prevention and you’re going to need to consider coming up with expensive fixes every time you need something to go right. So, here is why building maintenance is so important.

  1. Good maintenance can prevent health issues. If you have people working or living in your building then the last thing that you want is for any of them to start dealing with respiratory problems because of a mold issue in the walls. Timely maintenance ensures the health of those who are in the building, and if you don’t have proper hygiene and cleaning routines, the dirt will begin to accumulate and that can attract rodent pests and insects. You may also deal with bacteria in the form of mold beginning to appear which causes allergies and other health issues. Cleaning and maintenance together will prevent health issues. Another thing to consider is the legal repercussion of health situations among the people working in your building. Particularly when they are avoidable, you will be held responsible for any injury or health issue resulting from non-maintenance of the building. Staff have the right to contact workers’ compensation lawyers if such happens. So, the easy way out is to adhere to proper building maintenance.
  2. Your building maintains its value. We talked about good maintenance being important when it comes to the value of a building and there’s a good reason for that. Carrying out frequent maintenance means reviewing all facilities and analyzing how the structure is currently surviving. From the foundations to the roof, you need to ensure that the building conforms to the current regulations for your state. When you do this, you will then know the real value of the building as it is right now in the market.
  3. Extending the life of the building. We talked about cleanliness and we talked about value, but if you want to ensure that your building earns you money and is a good investment the years to come, then you need to ensure that you extend its life where you can. Keeping your building in an optimal condition can help to do this, and it’s necessary to keep on top of planned maintenance for this to work. You can preserve the aesthetics of your building if you are keeping on top of the way it’s maintained.