Slowing the Aging Process for Houses and Condos
19 Sep 2019
living tips
If a house, condo or another residence is to be likened to a human body, each such ‘body’ will be naturally different in the same manner as how each human body is unique. Some homes are in good health and are thriving; the result of a proper upkeep regimen.
The health of such homes is regularly inspected and ‘dietary supplements’ are provided to keep these residences looking young and fresh. In contrary, negligence toward the health of a property will bring about an untimely state of despair to the residence as well as its occupants.
How to take care of a house or condo to keep it from aging early?
Many people neglect taking care of the health of their homes for reasons such as not having enough time, the process being a hassle, or not knowing how to go about it. Similar to how our bodies can degenerate from daily use without upkeep, a home can deteriorate and get old – showing signs of early aging, so to speak.
Readers may wonder about the ‘health check-ups’ and ‘dietary supplements’ earlier mentioned and how they can nourish a property and slow its aging process. Do we call a doctor over to the property for the health check-up? What are these ‘vitamins’ and ‘supplements’ and what benefit would they provide to a home?
Come along as Plus Property takes you on a trip to discover the meaning of health check-ups and dietary supplements for the home, and regimens to keep your property looking young.
House and condo health check
This means checking the exterior and interior of a property for abnormalities. Take notice of cracks and leaks on walls, ceilings, the roof and on stretches of piping. Repair should be made swiftly if any crack or leak is found.Condo dwellers should inspect walls, water outlets and electricity sockets to detect any damage or deterioration. These health checks on a property should be done every 3 months; they can also take place while a person goes about with an activity inside or around the property if the person keeps an eye out for observable changes.
For a house or condo that is already under the care of a juristic entity, care of the common space can be relegated to the entity. Under the concept of Plus Living Management, the facility administrators at property projects under the care of PLUS conducts preventive maintenance of machinery and systems to ensure they are constantly ready for service.
Any malfunction found is repaired in accordance with 3-month, 6-month and annual work plans. These timeframes prevent damages from exacerbating beyond the scope of repair, as replacement instead of repair means higher expenses.
Giving the property some dietary supplements
One way to improve the image of your house or condo is renovation. This also extends to cover repairs to faulty or withered areas which will rejuvenate the property and help it look new again. The same colour coat might be selected when repainting the walls, fences and the exterior of a house – or a new colour scheme might be employed for the purposes of freshening up the house or keeping it from feeling dull.Removal of floor and wall stains generally provides an instant freshening effect for a home. An addition of sunshades will help protect a house from long-term sun and rain damages. Proper repairs to damaged furniture and appliances inside a home will contribute to improving the aesthetics of the said property.
Condominium residents may not carry out external modifications to their property. However, interior touch-ups such as repainting, applying wallpaper and similar decorative undertakings can be made. The simple act of putting in furniture to brighten up a corner in the room can also be considered as "giving vitamins" to the condo unit and to its resident.
Needless to say, nobody wants his/her beloved house or condo to look old, damaged or worn. In a way that marks a difference between the health of a property and the health of a human body, repairs can be made to damaged spots at a property and complete restoration can be achieved.
But damages to the human body are hardly able to be 100% repaired; it is therefore advisable for a person to not forget to take care of his/her body when going about with the health maintenance of a property. Achieving a good quality of life and living within a good environment makes for joyful living.
Now, the reader should be acquainted with a 'health check-up' for a property and the adminstration of 'dietary supplements'. Are you tingling with interest about the details of a health check-up regimen for a home? In a future article, Plus Property will provide the methodology for a property health check. Don't forget to look this up later.
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