Facets of maintenance

Maintenance operations have many facets such as-

• Emergency maintenance
• Necessitated by unforeseen breakdown drainage or damage caused by a natural calamity like fire, floods, cyclone earthquake, etc.
• Condition Based maintenance
• Work initiated after due inspection
• Fixed time maintenance
• Activities repeated at predetermined intervals of time.

Preventive maintenance

This is intended to preserve by preventing failure and detecting incipient faults (Work is done before failure takes place).

Opportunity maintenance

Work did as and when possible within the limits of operation demand.

Day-to-Day care and maintenance

Shut down maintenance

Thorough overhaul and maintenance after closing a facility.

Improvement plans

This is essentially maintenance operation wherein the weak links in the original construction are either replaced by new parts or strengthened.

Importance of Maintenance

• Improves the life of structure
• Improved life period gives better return on investment
• Better appearance and aesthetically appealing
• Better serviceability of elements and components
• Leads to quicker detection of defects and hence remedial measures
• Prevents major deterioration and leading to collapse
• Ensures safety to occupants
• Ensures feeling of confidence on the user
• Maintenance is a continuous cycle involves every element of building science namely-
• Structural
• Electrical wiring
• Plumbing-water-supply-sanitation
• Finishes in floors and walls
• Roof terrace
• Service platform/veranda
• Lifts
• Doors windows and other elements

Various aspects Inspection:

The following are the various maintenance aspects,

1. Daily Routine Maintenance
2. Weekly Routine Maintenance
3. Monthly Routine Maintenance
4. Yearly Routine Maintenance

1.    Daily Routine Maintenance

• Basically, an inspection oriented and may not contain action to be taken.
• Help in identifying major changes, development of cracks, identifying new cracks etc.
• Inspection of all essential items by visual observation
• Check on proper function of sewer, water lines, wash basins, sinks etc
• Check on drain pipes from roof during rainy season.

2.    Weekly Routing Maintenance

• Electrical accessories
• Cob webs cleaning
• Flushing sewer line
• Leakage of water ling

3.    Monthly Routing Maintenance

• Cleaning doors, windows‟ latches etc
• Checking septic tank/ sewer
• Observation for cracks in the elements
• Cleaning of overhead tanks
• Peeling of plaster, dampness, floor cracks

4.    Yearly Routing Maintenance

• Attending to small repairs and white washing
• Painting of steel components exposed to weather
• Check of displacements and remedial measures