What is maintenance? This is a set of works carried out by the service organization to maintain the premises under its jurisdiction.
It is known that over time, every thing wears out, becomes obsolete. The same happens during the operation of buildings and structures. This process is called natural depreciation.
Residents of apartment buildings monthly deposit money into the account of the management company, thereby paying for its services for their maintenance. In order to maintain the technical and operational characteristics of the building at a level comfortable for living, a list of necessary works has been created, which indicates their frequency, and in accordance with it, the current repair of the premises - and not only.
A complete review on this issue is given in the Guidelines for the maintenance and repair of the housing stock dated 2.04.2004 (MDK 2-04.2004).
The concept of "maintenance" affects all the main areas of residence of residents in a common house. This includes replacing the roof, plastering walls, sealing cracks, maintaining common areas, partitions, gratings, parapets, electrical networks, ventilation and many others in good condition,including maintenance of hot and cold water systems.
In an apartment building, all components of these systems are inspected by specialists and, where necessary, work is carried out to prevent possible malfunctions: replacement of risers, parts of the system.
For example, if the plaster was restored in the entrance, the heating radiators were changed - all this is current repairs. Water supply and sewerage, individual parts and elements of systems, pumping units must function properly.
Every person from time to time in his apartment tints, whitens, glues something. If he has doubts whether, for example, the old window will withstand another cold, he will replace it with a new one. When the owner knows that the roofing of his house is about to leak, he will remove the rotten boards in advance and install new ones.
Repairs in the bathroom, if it involves the replacement of wall coverings, plumbing and pipes, is also current. And if the owner decides to reconstruct the premises, such as moving walls and doorways, then in this case you will have to do a major one.
Current repairs are also called planned. The service organization annually prepares estimates for the planned work. In a word, they provide for everything that is included in ensuring the trouble-free operation of the object in accordance with its purpose. That is, depreciation changes in the building should be eliminated as much as possible and malfunctions should be eliminated before an emergency situation arises.
For example, in the entrance (likecommon area) with a frequency of 3-5 years, the following work should be carried out:
- restoration of a layer of plaster in places where it cracked or crumbled;
- glass insertion, elimination of cracks and holes in window frames;
- painting walls and elevator slopes, railings.
The capital has a periodicity of 25 years.
There is such current repair of buildings as unscheduled. It starts with a visual inspection of the premises. Then a list and cost estimates are drawn up. And only after that all materials are purchased - and a team of specialists begins to work.
If the management company systematically shirks its responsibilities, then under the current legal system, the owners of an apartment building can force it to carry out maintenance work of the building, both administratively and judicially. But in practice, such disputes drag on for years - and, in essence, nothing is resolved. Homeowners pay for services that are not actually produced. This is very sad and needs to be addressed.
