Listen to your building! Your building started aging the day it was built. Ignoring the ravages of time will reduce its value, inconvenience your occupants, expose you to liabilities & hit your wallet hard.
You will pay the price for not paying attention to your building’s needs. Reactive, last minute repairs are costly, inconvenient and seldom permanent. Have a realistic budget for routine maintenance and be sure your reserves are adequate.
Don’t worry, it’s under warranty,‘THEY’ say! Did you read the ‘fine print’? You are responsible for maintenance inspections and for keeping records. If you ignore it, your warranty is null and void..
Don’t let building emergencies drive your spending. Unplanned patches, unnecessary repairs and shoddy work can run your budget right off the road. Avoid those nerve-racking budget busting surprises with scheduled maintenance.
Do you know where your records are?? If you misplace maintenance records, warranties, product sheets, schematics, etc. you are at risk that leads to loss of time, money and your peace of mind.
Selecting a contractor based solely on price and warranty makes no sense and is dangerous. They will gladly tell you what you ‘need’ but are really telling you what THEY want to SELL you. Be sure to get pricing on a tailor-made specification.
Can you rotate your own tires? Write your own will? Sure, you can…
but should you? Smart building owners have discovered that hiring a professional to ‘sweat the details’ is the best way to save time, money and aggravation. Don’t hunt without a dog!
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