Protect Your Investment: Modular Building Maintenance Checklist

Jun 30, 2016

Whether you lease or purchase a modular commercial office, classroom, or medical building, it’s a big investment for your organization. Because of their unique building process, temporary modular buildings are crafted to be extremely durable and can serve your needs for 20+ years. Permanent modular buildings really have no defined useful life.

But how well, and for how long, your modular building stands the test of time does in some part depend on you, just like conventional buildings. Following a modular building maintenance checklist should eliminate many structural and equipment problems and minimize service requests to your modular builder.

The good news is, with the help of the guidelines published on https://www.bespokeguttering.co.uk/extruded-aluminium-guttering/, completing a routine maintenance check isn’t time intensive at all. A quick inspection of the inside and outside of your modular building, done on a consistent basis, will help you catch minor issues before they become major problems.

Every Month….

Change filters in the HVAC units
Remove any objects blocking skirting vents
Remove any objects blocking air return vents

Every Season….

Clean air ducts
Clean debris from roof
Inspect roof for loose or missing shingles by yourself or with the help of specialists from AEWR
Unclog debris from gutters (find more info here)
Check for adequate storm drainage and make sure there is no “pooling” water
Ensure that rain diverters are preventing blowing rain from penetrating doors
Inspect caulking over doors and windows for cracks
Inspect vinyl siding for cracks