Preventative Maintenance for Multi-Family Housing: For Apartment Communities, Condominium Assciations and Town Home Developments [With PM Checklist Ch

Housing is one of the most expensive building types to construct. With 24/7 occupancy, multi-family buildings can also be some of the toughest to maintain. Prepared by one of the nation's leading experts on multi-family housing, Preventive Maintenance for Multi-Family Housing puts easy-to-use guidelines right at your fingertips for the what, when, why and how much of multi-family preventive maintenance.

Field tested in a range of apartment communities, it puts everything you need - all in one place - to:

• Conduct a current maintenance audit of all major interior and exterior systems and components
• Schedule on-going preventive maintenance inspections
• Monitor repairs
• Implement money-saving preventive maintenance procedures
• Tend to wear factors and maintenance requirements of the most common construction materials
• Estimate maintenance and repair projects with confidence
• Get control of your maintenance budget

This complete PM system features checklists for buildings and grounds.

FEATURES:

More than 40 preventive maintenance checklists make this a ready-to-use tool.

Easy to reproduce and customize, the program's inspection checklists help you conduct a complete baseline maintenance audit of every major building system and component...schedule and conduct routine maintenance inspections...implement proactive replacement...and initiate appropriate repairs. All areas of the facility and grounds are covered, including lighting, security systems, fire safety, laundry rooms, building entryways and common areas, fitness and recreation areas, decks and balconies, HVAC systems, roofing, landscaping, parking, and dozens more.

Also includes sample work orders, repair costs, budget guidelines, a dedicated website with customizable forms and checklists.

Author: John C. Maciha
Publisher: Rsmeans
Published: 03/25/2005
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780876297834

About the Author

John C. Maciha, has served as supervisor, manager, and vice president for a variety of facilities over the past 30 years. He has extensive experience in school facilities maintenance on the West Coast, and has worked as a consultant for several prominent schools in California.

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