Reactive decorating always costs more than planned decorating, because by the time a wall or window looks bad the substrate underneath has usually started to suffer too. A preventative programme sets out when each surface gets attention, based on what it is and where it sits, rather than waiting for a complaint.
Every preventative programme begins with a walk of the estate, noting substrate, orientation, exposure and current condition for each elevation and each internal common area. This becomes the baseline against which future intervals are set, rather than guessed.
Once the baseline exists, each area gets an expected interval rather than a fixed calendar date. A sheltered rear elevation might run years longer than an exposed south-west face on the same block, and the plan should say so explicitly rather than treating the building as one uniform job.
A preventative plan is not fixed once written. A short annual check against the original baseline lets you bring forward or push back individual items as the fabric actually performs, keeping the budget accurate instead of aspirational.
The survey and plan take time to produce, but the ongoing decorating cost is usually lower because work happens before failure, when preparation is quicker and less material is needed.
Yes, provided each building or elevation is assessed on its own condition rather than averaged. A portfolio plan is really several building plans held in one document.
It gets logged and assessed on its own merits. A preventative plan does not replace the need to respond to genuine emergent damp or corrosion.
Ask for a baseline condition walk of your buildings and we will return a forward decorating plan with intervals attached.
A preventative programme replaces guesswork with a dated baseline and intervals set from actual exposure and condition.
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