Building Maintenance Schedule
A building maintenance schedule provides you with data to help you understand the annual maintenance costs associated with a property. Betta Inspect It also provide a schedule of maintenance and a tick box sheet to follow to ensure you keep on top of your property maintenance. Maintenance is a big part of home ownership so having quality, property specific data and resources to help you will be invaluable to you as a property owner.
Understanding your property
It is important that every property owner understands the maintenance requirements of their house during the period in which they own it. A building or structure in New Zealand is built to withstand the elements and environment in which it is located, however that does not mean that it will not age or deteriorate. Every building element will deteriorate over time and will need regular maintenance and upkeep and will eventually lead to replacement. No property is free from maintenance, though same are more low maintenance than others, it is important that you embrace that maintenance and expenses will occur on this property (as they will every property in New Zealand).
Even though replacement of building elements is inevitable, by regularly inspecting and maintaining each element you can prolong the lifespan and help reduce maintenance costs. Betta’s building maintenance schedule allows you understand and keep track of your maintenance requirements for the property that has been inspected.
Costs of not doing regular maintenance on your property
What happens when houses are not adequately maintained? Obviously, deterioration continues within the problem area, and often damage spreads to adjacent parts of the building. In short, the situation will get worse and sometimes quite quickly.
BRANZ (Building Research Association of New Zealand) has calculated based on evidential data that when graphed there is an increase of costs associated with delayed maintenance in the vicinity of about $2,300 per year. This is significant when compounded due to lack of ongoing maintenance.
It reinforces the message to everyone that repairs should be done promptly whenever deterioration becomes apparent and that a good return is available when money is spent on avoiding increased maintenance.
Betta reporting
A Betta inspection report is comprehensive yet easy to understand:
- At a glance summary page
- Common sense ‘traffic light’ level of concern rating system
- Nine main report sections cover the entire building
- Photographs of major defects and significant maintenance issues
- Easy to understand commentary with limited technical jargon