Importance of periodic maintenance

Periodic Maintenance

Periodic maintenance of household mechanical and electrical system alongside other household infrastructure, ensures that any problems are identified and dealt with before it turns into a major issue. Sometimes also called as preventive maintenance or proactive maintenance, periodic maintenance ensures that the value of your property remains intact and appreciates over a period of time. It also enhances the life expectancy of machinery and equipment and guarantees that the homeowner and princlpals enjoy their properties to its fullest.

Residential properties around the world appreciates in value on its own. The easiest way to maintain that built-up equity in the property is by doing minor repair works proactively and systematically. Many serious incidents and accidents could be avoided if property managers or house managers followed basic checks of all house equipment and systems, within their purview. This not only results in limiting down-time as the maintenance work can also be scheduled when the property is not occupied and equally can deliver substantial costs savings in the long run.

Annual maintenance contracts (AMCs) are the simplest and easiest way to deal with this matter. There are specialist companies available to ensure that the health of such items remain pristine and any downtime is minimised. Facilities management team should ensure that the AMCs cover all what is required under its stipulations. As there would be no benefit if the AMC cannot help when there is a breakdown.

If AMCs are in place most companies include breakdown call outs within the contract. This helps the owners or their household team to ensure that there is a seamless service delivery and the fact that there is someone to turn to in case of any emergency. Most companies also set up a reminder service so you do not have to remember each and every item when the scheduled maintenance is required. Costs of such repairs can then easily be spread over the year instead of house expense statement taking a hit in case there is an unplanned breakdown.

As such there is not an exhaustive list of items included for period maintenance however key relevant items and frequency of maintenance/ servicing of such items is mentioned below: