Often, building owners focus on the visible, high-traffic areas regarding cleanliness and maintenance, but what about the spots that are out of sight? Steve Jobs was adamant about the aesthetic quality of Apple products, even the components customers would rarely see. He said, “For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic and the quality have to be carried all the way through.” The same holds true for your commercial […]
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Budgeting for Your Building: Part 2 — Window Cleaning
Clean windows reflect your property’s level of care and professionalism and contribute to its overall functionality. It’s also a proactive maintenance item that some may consider deferring in efforts to save a quick buck. However, if you neglect your property’s glass, you could be setting yourself up for unexpected expenses and operational challenges. Explore this article for our budget guide for commercial window cleaning, complete with smart budgeting tips to […]
READ MOREShielding Building Owner Liability with Comprehensive Insurance & Safety Measures
When a building service provider carries comprehensive liability insurance without risky policy exclusions that are so prevalent in the industry, it alleviates concerns about potential financial liabilities arising from accidents, damages, or other incidents. But insurance is just one part of the equation. What truly sets a provider apart is a deep-rooted commitment to safety. At Awnclean, safety isn’t just a priority — it’s our core mission. Our extensive knowledge […]
READ MORESeasonal Maintenance Planning: How to Budget for Year-Round Building Care
Ensuring your building remains in top condition throughout the year requires a strategic approach to maintenance. Seasonal maintenance helps you prepare your property for the next season while removing remnants of the previous season. This article will help you plan and budget for effective seasonal maintenance, ensuring your property remains safe, efficient, and aesthetically pleasing all year round. Getting the Most out of Seasonal Maintenance Seasons bring both challenges and […]
READ MOREThe Hidden Costs of Deferred Maintenance: Why It’s Essential to Budget for Annual Upkeep
As a property manager or building owner, it’s tempting to prioritize immediate cost savings by deferring maintenance, but that’s a gamble that rarely pays off. Deferred maintenance often leads to costlier problems down the line, draining finances through expensive restoration projects while compromising safety and efficiency. This article highlights the hidden costs of deferring maintenance and how preventative maintenance helps avoid significant repair costs to ensure smooth operations and maximize […]
READ MOREProactive Maintenance: How to Plan Your Annual Building Maintenance Budget
Whether it’s unexpected repairs or a backlog of deferred maintenance quickly escalating to costly problems, forces are at work that will derail your annual building maintenance budget. One of the most effective strategies against these forces is budgeting for preventative maintenance. Preventative maintenance addresses your building needs while they are small and manageable. This puts you in control of your budget dollars to effectively minimize disruptions and ensure compliance with safety […]
READ MOREHow Expertise Drives Safety Compliance Across Building Services
At Awnclean, we specialize in various building services, including window washing and facade repair. This work requires our teams to traverse over 13,000 building facades yearly, and it’s not a responsibility we take lightly. While we are experts in working at heights, we also respect the inherent dangers. To reduce risks, we develop unique job site safety plans and hazard analysis before starting a project. We also provide thorough safety […]
READ MOREThe Role of Pressure Washing in Maintaining Your Building’s Exterior
Adding pressure washing to your routine building maintenance strategy is a simple yet effective way to achieve a clean and attractive facade. In spite of its simplicity, pressure washing is an often-neglected strategy for maintaining a building’s exterior thought to be reserved for the toughest of stains or addressing years of neglect. Pressure washing revitalizes surfaces by cleaning and removing pollutants such as oils, mold, graffiti, and rust, thus making […]
READ MOREPrioritizing Safety of Building Façade Access and Fall Protection
Your building’s façade conveys the first impression of aesthetics and serves as your first line of defense against environmental factors. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires you, as a building owner, to mitigate risks and provide a safe working environment for those performing work on your building, including general maintenance. This article covers the essential role of safety measures in mitigating risks through safe building façade access and […]
READ MOREHow Spring Cleaning Builds Resilience for Commercial Properties
Leap year provided us an early spring this year, while the “prognosticator of prognosticators,” Punxatawney Phil, all but guaranteed it. With spring comes the welcoming, warm weather, losing an hour of sleep due to daylight savings time, and possibly even more when we realize it’s also time for spring cleaning. For commercial property owners, spring brings about the opportunity to get your buildings in tip-top shape in preparation for all […]
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