What appears to be a common water seepage problem can also structurally damage and weaken the property and the best damage control solution is to have the establishment in good repair at all times through a meticulous water damage mitigation programme
The sight of water damage is so ubiquitous that many assume it to be insignificant. However, the reality is completely different. Left unrepaired, even water seepage and leakage could spell major damage to a property, causing financial loss to owners not only in terms of incurring unnecessary maintenance cost but also by robbing them of their most valued customers.
What appears to be common water damage can also structurally damage and weaken the property — wood rot, peeling paint, and facilitating mould growth — significantly lowering its value in the realestate market, damaging its reputation as a comfortable destination, and interrupting regular operations.
An unrepaired leak originating on the hotel’s roof can put at stake the life of ceilings, walls and flooring underneath, besides electronics and the personal belongings of hotel guests. It can affect electrical wiring, creating a potential fire hazard.
In fact, as is the nature of water, a small undetected leak can quickly slide down through a building, charting its own routes in the course and travelling a great distance from the original source, making it difficult, if not impossible, for repairing personnel to detect.
The loss that such a leak may cause is humungous. For example, if a corroded pipe on top floor of a multi-storey building goes undetected, the damage can extend to several floors and make a hole in the pocket of the owners.
Moreover, people are today aware that a damp room poses serious health risk and therefore not worth their money. It is likely that they would prefer a small neat accommodation with good indoor air quality than a damp luxurious suit with visible mould growth and invisible colonies of dust mites.
Sources of Hotel Water Damage
This story is from the July-August 2019 edition of Hotel Business Review.
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