by David Wiley | Oct 15, 2020 | Pipe Lining, Pipe Restoration, Property Management, Property Manager
For aesthetic reasons, modern buildings conceal the vast majority of the plumbing pipes within the walls. Unfortunately, this can make detecting leaks extremely difficult, especially if the leaks are small. As a property manager, you need to be able to quickly detect...
by David Wiley | Aug 27, 2020 | Pipe Assessment, Pipe Restoration
What’s the last time you thought about how your potable water gets to the top floor of your Chicago highrise building? If you’re like most people, you’ve never thought about it. You turn on a tap or start the washer, and the water simply flows. The truth is that it’s...
by David Wiley | Aug 13, 2020 | Facility Manager, plumbing maintenance, Preventative Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Property Management
Have you completed fall building maintenance for your plumbing system? When it comes to keeping your Chicago building potable water pipes and drain lines running reliably and efficiently all winter, you can’t go wrong with a comprehensive plumbing maintenance...
by David Wiley | Jul 23, 2020 | Copper Pipes, Corroded Pipes, potable water pipes, Property Manager
What types of metals are inside your plumbing system? Plumbing pipes can be manufactured out of iron, cast iron, stainless steel, galvanized pipe, brass and copper. The unfortunate truth is that all of these metals don’t work well together, and when they are placed...
by David Wiley | Jul 16, 2020 | Clogged Plumbing Pipe, Corroded Pipes, Plumbing Pipes, Property Manager
How much do you know about your plumbing system? For most tenants and condo staff members, the answer may be: not very much. After all, many of us don’t think about the plumbing system until water starts spraying from the walls or creating puddles on the floor, or the...
