In addition to being mandatory, maintenance work is essential to keep the building in good condition and withstand the passage of time. Learn how to do it.
Preventive maintenance is an investment with a guaranteed return. In addition to contributing to everyone's safety and increasing the quality and preservation of your property, it also increases the satisfaction of condominium owners and can reduce the overall cost of condominium expenses. Emergencies rarely give warning before they happen. Therefore, if careful attention is paid to details, large expenses for repairs and replacements can be avoided.
Time passes and external influences, damage from accidents, and normal or negligent use cause buildings and their facilities to deteriorate. Preventive maintenance requires regular inspection and repair of equipment to avoid extensive and costly damage. Following a comprehensive condominium preventive maintenance checklist can be an asset.
What is preventive maintenance for?
Prevention rather than reaction. This is the main function of preventive maintenance. Interventions should be planned before anomalies or accidents occur. This plan should be periodic, allowing for a reduction in extraordinary work or repairs and periods of building downtime.
What are the advantages of this type of maintenance?
The main advantage of preventive maintenance is related to the overall preservation of the building's quality. It ensures the proper performance of the various elements that make up a building, such as elevators, intercom systems, stairs, fire doors, among others. The reliability and durability of these elements is also ensured, reducing the likelihood of them failing or breaking down.
Finally, the aesthetics of the building are guaranteed so that it remains visually intact and similar to the original.
How important is a preventive maintenance plan?
A preventive maintenance plan for a building is a document that lists the control measures to be carried out at a given time.
Before the plan is drawn up, there must be a preliminary study of the building. At this stage, the following should be taken into account:
- Control inspection – visual inspection of the site/element, looking for any signs of faults/deficiencies;
- Cleaning – although underestimated and often neglected, these are interventions carried out in short cycles, with the aim of cleaning vegetation, dirt, or obstructions;
- Maintenance treatment – this type of action is sometimes considered a minor intervention;
- Small repairs/works – usually carried out in the short/medium term, these are minor interventions to keep elements in good condition, avoiding the need for corrective maintenance.
Preventive maintenance should be seen as another condominium management activity. It should only be carried out if its costs are not expected to exceed those of emergency interventions/works and if the benefits are visible.
Among the elements to be intervened in a condominium, the administrator must choose, at each moment, which ones will be the target of intervention. Only after this screening will plans and consequent work orders be drawn up. This management allows defining the various moments and elements during the building's useful life, also making it possible to forecast the necessary costs and resources.
Source: CondomínioDeco+