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Budgeting for Your Building: Part 2 — Window Cleaning
Clean windows reflect your property's level of care and professionalism and contribute to its overall functionality. It's also a proactive maintenance item that some may consider deferring in efforts to...
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Shielding Building Owner Liability with Comprehensive Insurance & Safety Measures
When a building service provider carries comprehensive liability insurance without risky policy exclusions that are so prevalent in the industry, it alleviates concerns about potential financial liabilities arising from accidents,...
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The Role of Pressure Washing in Maintaining Your Building’s Exterior
Adding pressure washing to your routine building maintenance strategy is a simple yet effective way to achieve a clean and attractive facade. In spite of its simplicity, pressure washing is...
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Seasonal Maintenance Planning: How to Budget for Year-Round Building Care
Ensuring your building remains in top condition throughout the year requires a strategic approach to maintenance. Seasonal maintenance helps you prepare your property for the next season while removing remnants...
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The Hidden Costs of Deferred Maintenance: Why It’s Essential to Budget for Annual Upkeep
As a property manager or building owner, it's tempting to prioritize immediate cost savings by deferring maintenance, but that's a gamble that rarely pays off. Deferred maintenance often leads to...
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Proactive Maintenance: How to Plan Your Annual Building Maintenance Budget
Whether it's unexpected repairs or a backlog of deferred maintenance quickly escalating to costly problems, forces are at work that will derail your annual building maintenance budget. One of the...
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How SafeSite Eases Compliance Oversight for Building Owners
Want to reduce your compliance workload while improving your building’s safety? Our SafeSite program simplifies OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) safety compliance for buildings, specifically for façade access and...
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Benefits of Turnkey Fall Protection Systems: Design, Installation, and Certification
In the book How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between, researchers analyzed...
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How Expertise Drives Safety Compliance Across Building Services
At Scotties, we specialize in various building services, including window washing and facade repair. This work requires our teams to traverse over 13,000 building facades yearly, and it's not a...
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