Visual Inspections – Take A Look At Your Storm Drains, Grates and Manholes
As a facilities manager, you have a lot of responsibilities to make sure your company’s properties are always looking good and up to code. With all you have to do, it can be easy to skip regular visual inspections of the parking lots. When was the last time you hired someone to remove tire marks? You might be giving your lots a once over, here and there, but are you paying attention to how the storm drains, grates and manholes are holding up? Did you know that by ignoring this preventive step, you might have to deal with emergency sewer repairs, sink holes and collapsed drain structures?
A quick and simple visual inspection, at regular intervals, can save a facilities manager lots of time, headaches and budget room. If you can spot trouble early on, you’ll be able to make the necessary repairs instead of being forced to react to an emergency drainage problem. You’ll also be able to keep your building’s parking lots better maintained. This will help eliminate some future stress.
Sinkholes
If you find a sinkhole on your property, deal with it immediately. Ignoring a sinkhole endangers the property, coworkers, customers and their vehicles. The cost to repair an ignored sinkhole can be immense because as it grows, it could collapse. Make sure you are identifying potential drainage system problems before they become a crisis. This will greatly reduce future repair costs.
It’s Not Hard
It’s not that hard to conduct a visual inspection of the parking lot’s drains and their covers. You’ll need to pay specific attention to any changes in the area around the cover or opening. If you find the surface to be depressed in relation to the surrounding area, you might have some structural problems underneath. If there are any distinctive odors coming from the opening, you may have something rotting or a chemical spill. You should clean up any oil, solvent, or fuel immediately. If there is a drain blockage, you will see water and debris collecting around the drain. This type of damage can interfere with flow and create sink holes. Prolonged damage can also cause structural collapse.
Remove Tire Marks
When you are giving your parking lots the visual inspection, take note of how dirty the surface is. Using a concrete degreaser, like Soybase Clean Original, will remove tire marks, dirt, oil, and other tough stains. If you send us a purchase order early enough, we can ship your order out same day. Call us today to learn more.