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Preventative Maintenance Property and Facility Managers Time and Money

  

 

Planned maintenance, sometimes called preventive maintenance, provides regular inspections, cleaning and minor repairs. Regular maintenance can preserve appearance and delay expensive refinishing.

 

Surfaces that are well-cared for will last longer and will appear their best for several years. Compared to the cost of replacing a floor, frame or exterior item, the time expended and cost to deep clean, polish, remove a scratch, etc. is far less.

Refinishing annually is less labor intensive and less expensive than having the service performed every 2-3 years. Many property and facility managers choose to divide this annual cost into monthly payments to provide predictable, regular cost with payment that can be generated automatically. Several of our customers have maintenance agreements which typically includes 2-4 visits throughout the year depending on the surface, environment and amount of usage. These maintenance services provide a combination of refinishing, touch up, cleaning and wax.

A preventative maintenance program ensures that your surfaces maintain an appealing cared-for appearance and does not impact the reputation and value of your space with an unsightly image before it is addressed.  Without preventive maintenance, the need for a major repair or replacement of a floor or other surface occurs more often. These circumstances usually cost more money and take longer to perform.

A planned maintenance system allows property and facility managers to spend more time managing tenant requests and budgets and less time dealing with the consequences of rotting, rusting, or discolored and unattractive surfaces. A proactive strategy is generally more effective in the long run.

For more information about proactive maintenance programs, contact KC Restoration today.

 

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First Aid Kits: What You Need to Know

When injuries occur on the job, the first aid kit becomes the most important toolbox at any facility. Even if designated personnel have completed first aid training, emergency medical supplies may not be readily available. In the event of an emergency medical situation caused by a serious injury accident, proper and prompt treatment can greatly reduce the severity of the injury and possibly prevent the death of a co-worker.

The suggested contents of a well-prepared first aid kit include:

  • Handbook with illustrations for an important and quick reference guide
  • PPE: 3-Pair latex gloves, surgical masks, dust masks, or other needed face protections such as clear eye protection or face shield
  • 6 large and sterile gauze pads (sizes: 2X2’s, 3X3’s, and 4X4’s) and 3 compress dressings
  • 3 rolled gauze bandages that are 2″ and 3″ wide and a large box of assorted bandages
  • 2 elastic wrap bandages (ace wrap).
  • Alcohol, peroxide, alcohol swabs, antiseptic spray and ointment, burn gel or cream, pain relief tabs, cotton balls and Q-tips
  • 2 surgical or athletic tape rolls that are l” and 2″ wide
  • Good quality eye-wash solution, with eye cup and liquid antiseptic hand soap
  • Blunt-nose surgical scissors, tweezers, safety pins, and a snake-bite kit

Keep in a Specified Location at All Times

The first aid kit is useless if you can’t find it. Know the location of your first aid kit, and be familiar with its contents and how to use them.

Basic first aid rules:

  • Do not move an injured person unless necessary to prevent further injury.
  • Keep the accident victim warm and dry.
  • Keep the injured person quiet and lying flat on his/her back.
  • Check the victim’s airway, breathing, and circulation. Keep the victim’s head level with his/her body.
  • Do not give liquids to a person that is not fully conscious.
  • Remember to follow your emergency response plan.
  • Send someone to call the paramedics or ambulance (before calling, have key details such as: type of injury, exact location of where the injury victim is, and if available, a contact number).
  • Instruct the caller where to send the ambulance. Be clear, calm, and concise as to the location, and the best route to take.
  • Send someone to meet and direct the ambulance so valuable time is not wasted.
  • Stop heavy bleeding by applying pressure with a large compress bandage and keep the injured arm or leg elevated.
  • Follow procedures for blood-borne pathogen safety.
  • If the victim is not breathing, begin CPR if properly trained.
  • Never exceed your level of first aid training!

Also remember to always notify management whenever the first aid kit is accessed, or whenever first aid is administered so adjustments to the facility’s first aid kit can be made. For more information, contact KC Restoration today!

 

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All About Hot Pressure Washing

Maintaining the exterior of a building can pay off in more way than one. With regular maintenance, thorough cleaning and strategic repairs, you can add years to the life of your building, keep tenants happy and prevent more costly damage. Attract current and potential tenants with a hot pressure washing program.

Whether it’s your building’s walls, the sidewalk out front or the parking area, you’re competing with a number of environmental factors to present a clean, professional building. Oil, mold, pollution, dirt, gum, spray paint and efflorescence can all make your building look dirty or old.

Hot pressure washers work by using water heated to 200 degrees Fahrenheit and a pump which forces the water through a constrictor nozzle. Hot water pressure washers have the ability to produce steam which is ideal to get surfaces spotless to the point where they’re germ free. How? The hotter the temperature, the lower the surface tension of water. Hot water contains fast moving, or excited, particles. This means the molecules spread apart, making it easier to expand and then loosen a stain, cut through grease and effectively kill bacteria and microorganisms.

Hot pressure washing is gentler than physically scrubbing the building surface, so materials like wood, brick, and paint experience less wear when they are cleaned. For this reason, you’ll be able to go longer without having to repair or resurface the building exterior.

Hot pressure washing on a regular basis is will keep your exteriors clean, healthy and maintain a professional image. By removing mold, algae and dirt, hot power washing also allows your building to last as long as possible. Hot power washing prevents the elements that lead to rot, deterioration and other damage that would require expensive repairs.

For more information about hot pressure washing, contact KC Restoration.  KC Restoration is a contractor Kansas City property and facility managers trust with all their stone, metal and wood projects.

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Don’t Let Ice and Snow Melt Ruin Your Metal!

Winter weather has arrived in Kansas City! Soon it will be time for your snow removal contractors to come spread salt around your building exterior to prevent accidents and protect occupants and visitors.  However, the salt they commonly use can be highly corrosive to many of your exterior surfaces.

Did you know that the chloride ion molecules in deicers interact with the metal in an electrochemical reaction which accelerates the metal molecule’s interaction (oxidation) with the surrounding oxygen into metal-oxide molecules? And this results in what is commonly called rust!

When ice melt is not cleared away from your metal, bronze, stainless steel, aluminum or anodized aluminum siding, corrosion begins. Metal corrosion is a concern primarily in parking garages due to the steel rebar that is in the concrete to reinforce it.

The common dry non chloride deicers that are used to avoid corrosion are CMA (Calcium Magnesium Acetate), sodium acetate and urea. The primary non chloride liquid for anti-icing use on pavement is potassium acetate. Note that none of these chemicals have the word “chloride” in them.

A few chloride-based deicers are claiming to be “less corrosive”. These products contain 95 – 99 percent chlorides and have about one 1 percent CMA added. CMA costs about 20 times as much per pound as salt; this is why only a “pinch” can be added to a common deicer. There is currently no evidence supporting the claim that adding any amount CMA to salt helps reduce the corrosiveness of chlorides.

If the price non-corrosive deicer exceeds your budget, there are some steps you can take to minimize the corrosion process and avoid costly repairs:

  1. Place mats both outside and inside all entrances
  2. Increase frequency of cleanings
  3. Try to keep the snowmelt from building up on any of your metal
  4. Once warmer temperatures arrive, pressure wash areas exposed to ice melt

For more information on how to protect and maintain your building’s exterior through the winter, contact KC Restoration today. We are the trusted experts in restoration, beautification and preservation.

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KC Restoration, LLC
1465 N. Winchester St., Olathe, KS 66061
913-766-2200