Preventative maintenance is key to preserving the value and extending the lifespan of your building
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Regular surveys and inspections are crucial for maintaining the integrity and longevity of properties. These assessments aim to produce comprehensive planned maintenance programmes, spanning timeframes ranging from 5 to 50 years, depending on the specific needs and circumstances of each property.
We typically recommend that maintenance surveys be conducted every 4 or 5 years, complemented by regular inspections during the intervening periods. While condition surveys may focus on identifying and assessing existing repair needs or damage caused by neglect and the passage of time, a well-designed planned maintenance programme takes a proactive approach, focusing on areas that will require minor repair works in the near future.
Planned maintenance programmes serve a dual purpose: they not only guide and facilitate the scheduling of necessary repairs and maintenance tasks but also aid in forecasting and planning for future expenditure. For many of our clients, these plans are instrumental in determining the level of funding required throughout the lifespan of the programme, ensuring that adequate resources are allocated to meet the anticipated maintenance needs.
To ensure optimal resource allocation and financial planning, we closely collaborate with our clients, conducting half-yearly reviews of the maintenance plans. These interim assessments allow us to evaluate the planned expenditure against the initially allocated budget, making necessary adjustments or recommendations to keep the programme on track.
We would typically recommend that maintenance surveys are carried out every 4 or 5 years with regular inspections during the intervening period. Whereas condition surveys may focus on the repair or damage already caused by neglect and time, a planned maintenance programme will focus on the areas that will require small repair works, thereby preventing larger problems that may require more expensive remedial action in the future.
Such plans are also aimed at guiding and planning for future expenditure and, in many cases, determining the level of funding required throughout the life of the plan. For many of our clients, our plans are reviewed at the half-year point of an annual cycle to ensure that planned expenditure is in line with the budget allocated at the beginning of the year.
At the end of each financial year our maintenance plans are reviewed and updated, taking into account the inflation forecast over the life of the plan.
We work closely with most of our clients in relation to such plans so that they fully understand the implications in terms of cost and future maintenance requirements.
