Keeping your Commercial Building Maintain from Water Damage

7/24/2018 (Permalink)

Water damage in a commercial building can be a terrible thing. Even a minor water leak can cause extensive damage to a commercial building. With heavy use of bathrooms, and kitchens commercial buildings are put under more stress then a home. Remembering to keep regular maintenance on these 3 key area's will help in preventing a water loss at your business.

1.Maintaining the Kitchen

Kitchens are often the main hangout for employees during breaks, lunches, or even to go get some coffee during their long day. The kitchen has many different things that can cause water damage to occur. For instances appliances like the fridge/ice maker. You should always make sure they are working properly, Always check the faucet to make sure there are no leaks, seals leaking, or other faucet components leaking. Always check for leaks from piping under the sink, and also make sure it is clear and cluttered free. Also take care of any slow draining if that problem occurs in the sink.

2.Bathroom Maintaining

Check the bathroom often is a very huge deal in a commercial building. Bathrooms are not only used by the many staff inside a commercial building, but it is also used by visitors and customers. For example you could of had a customer who overflowed a toilet, but they were too embarrassed to tell anyone. Checking the bathroom often could help catch the water overflow, and contain it before it reached outside of the bathroom. Also do routine checks of the toilet and sinks. Flush toilets to make sure nothing is leaking, and that everything is in tact on the toilet. Check faucets for leaks, and making sure the sink is draining properly.

3.Maintaining the Building

Although a lot of water use is done inside the building, making sure everything is good outside the building is a must also. Routinely walk the exterior of your building making notes of anything that needs repairing.Major water damage can happen from a bad roof, or even a cracked/broken window. The longer you wait to fix a water damage issue, the more of a problem it becomes.

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