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Preventive Maintenance for Apartment & Commercial Buildings
Scheduled walk-throughs and upkeep that catch small problems before they become tenant complaints or capital projects. A written condition report after every visit, so you can plan the budget instead of reacting to it.
QuarterlyTypical visit schedule
WrittenCondition report each visit
[X] hrsPriority response for plan clients
Photo: tech checking a roof drain on a flat-roof apartment building
What’s included
A checklist built for Minnesota buildings.
Each visit follows a checklist set for your building and the season, with photos of anything that needs attention and a priced list of recommended repairs.
Apartments Offices & retail HOAs & townhomes
Included
- Seasonal exterior walk: roof edges, drains, gutters, downspouts, grading
- Common areas: doors, closers, locks, lighting, handrails and stairs
- Smoke and CO detector testing in common areas
- Caulk and sealant checks at windows, tubs and penetrations
- Dryer vent, exhaust fan and filter checks
- Fall winter-prep and spring thaw walk-throughs
- Written condition report with photos and a priced repair list
Quoted separately
- Repairs found during the visit (quoted, then done on approval)
- HVAC service and fire-system inspections (we coordinate your vendors)
- Snow plowing and lawn care
How a plan runs
Set the schedule once. We show up on it.
- Site walk and baselineWe walk the building, note its age and systems, and agree on a checklist and visit schedule.
- Scheduled visitsOur tech arrives on the set day with notice to your on-site staff or tenants.
- Condition reportPhotos, findings and a priced list of repairs, ranked by urgency.
- You approve the fixesApprove line items against your NTE. We schedule them, often the same visit.
Questions
What property managers want to know
How is this different from a maintenance plan?
Preventive maintenance is the work itself. A maintenance plan (Watch, Guard or Keep) bundles it with priority response and a set monthly price.
Can you follow our existing PM checklist?
Yes. Send us your current checklist or your insurer’s requirements and we’ll build the visits around it.
How do approvals and NTE limits work?
Give us a not-to-exceed amount with the work order, or approve the scope we send after the first visit. If we find anything that would push the cost past your limit, we stop and send photos and a price before doing it.
Can you take work orders straight from AppFolio or Buildium?
Yes. Assign us as a vendor or email the work order to our service inbox, and we reference your work order number on the closeout report and the invoice.
Have a building that needs attention?
Send a work order, request a project bid, or ask about a maintenance plan.
Emergency? Call [PHONE], 24/7.