My first visit to Victoria Island was in 1997 as an
intern in a real Estate firm in Victoria Island, I was captivated with the so many
beautiful residential and commercial edifices sprawled all over the Victoria
Island and its environs. Driving around the same neighborhood in the Victoria
Island after Twenty years I observed with nostalgia the state of some of these
properties. Some of them have not seen a coat of fresh paint in recent times
and on closer look one would observe that minor defects such as cracked/broken
window glass, broken water pipes, loosed facial boards or plastering works
coming off in some places.
This experience is not limited to the Island area only
it is what we all see around us maybe even in the building where you presently
live.
In a document released by the Federal Ministry of
Works and Housing (FMW&H) in 2003, maintenance is defined as a means of correcting
deficiencies that have developed as as result of age and use.
It can also be defined as the act of carrying out works
to keep or restore a building to a standard for its present and its intended
use. Maintenance includes repairs which is the act of putting right an element
that is defective in a property.
The aim of maintaining a building is to preserve a building
in its initial state, as far as practicable while retaining, where appropriate,
its investment values and presenting a good appearance, so that it effectively serves
its purpose.
Maintenance begins the very day a building contractor hands
over the property to the owner. Design,
quality of building materials workmanship, function, and use more often than
not determines the amount of maintenance required during a lifetime of a
building. Building will rapidly decay
and degrade when building maintenance has been neglected over a period of time.
Maintenance can be classified into 2 major
headings Preventive or Emergency.
Preventive Maintenance is to ensure that minor defects
and hazards are identified or discovered early and repairs carried out promptly
to prevent them from becoming a serious issue that can lead to failure of a
building component, endangering lives and becoming very costly to rectify. After
all prevention is still found to be better and cheaper than cure. For example replacement
of faulty water faucets and electrical sockets, replacement of broken window
glass or plastering of cracks.
Emergency Maintenance: this is a prompt action taken when
there is unforeseen breakdown of an element which if not attended to on time, can
lead to loss of the property or endanger the health and safety of the occupants
of such buildings. For example collapse of a fence or a water leak on the walls
due to burst pipes.
Maintenance is not just the responsibility of the
building owner but also the occupants/users. The occupants of the building should
ensure all fittings, drains, sewers, pipes, sanitary and water apparatus and
fixtures within his/her premise are in good tenantable repair and condition.
Maintenance
of a building is deemed necessary for it to command its rental value. Both landlord
and tenant must embrace maintenance to enjoy the best value for money.
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