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Our blog on how community owners and operators can protect value and resident health and safety with plumbing and mechanical infrastructure solutions.
When Repairs and Spot Fixes Aren’t Enough: Benefits of a System-Wide Repipe
Is your apartment or condominium property experiencing frequent leaks? You’re in good company: for multifamily communities across the country, leaks are becoming more and more common as decades-old plumbing and mechanical systems reach the end of their useful lives.
When your piping infrastructure begins to show its age, it can...
Pipe Lining Myth #6: Epoxy Pipe Lining Doesn’t Affect Pipe Performance or Maintenance
This final post wraps up the series by looking at what happens after you line your domestic water pipes. Because even when an installation goes smoothly, the challenges of pipe lining continue.
Here’s a look at how pipe lining can affect the performance and maintenance of your community’s plumbing.
Pipe Lining Myth #5: Epoxy Lining Has a Good Warranty
Condominium boards and apartment owner/operators who are looking into epoxy pipe lining for aging domestic water piping systems may assume that a good warranty is a given. It seems table stakes: if I’m getting this kind of service, it’ll probably be guaranteed for years to come. Right?
Pipe Lining Myth #4: Epoxy Pipe Lining is Easy to Install
When apartment owners and condominium boards hear about epoxy pipe lining for their aged and defective domestic water piping systems, it’s often described as a quick and easy alternative to a full system pipe replacement. It sounds appealing: coat the existing pipes, avoid a major construction project, and move...
Reduce Insurance Pressures Through Smart Plumbing & Mechanical Infrastructure Decisions
You just got bad news from your insurance broker or policy provider.
Your premiums are going up—or worse, your coverage is at risk—because the plumbing and mechanical infrastructures behind your walls are sending up red flags. Maybe your community’s loss history is extensive. Maybe the building has aged beyond the...
Does My Property Have “Good” Polybutylene Pipe?
The problems with piping made with polybutylene are widely known. When exposed to chlorinated water—for example, the public water supply—polybutylene fractures and fails, causing leaks and significant damage. Used from 1978 to 1996 in up to 10 million garden style apartment and condominium communities and single-family homes, polybutylene was...
Five Questions to Ask Before Installing In-Unit Laundry in Your Multifamily Property
Today’s rental market is anything but predictable. With rent growth slowing and costs showing no sign of easing, apartment owners and operators are under real pressure to make every project count.
In an uncertain environment, capital improvements need to deliver clear value—both for your bottom line and for your residents....
Time to Replace the Piping in Your Condo or Apartment Community?
Your trusted service plumber or general contractor may be an excellent partner for everyday projects around your apartment or condo community. But when it’s time for a system-wide pipe replacement? Working with a specialty contractor—that is, a company dedicated exclusively to repiping—delivers advantages you simply can’t get from a...
Why Pipe Replacement Should Be Your Top Capital Improvement Priority
In today’s unpredictable economic climate, multifamily owners/operators and condominium Boards are under more pressure than ever to make smart capital improvement decisions.
With tighter budgets, the temptation to focus on visible renovations with lower total costs—such as a remodeled lobby or other cosmetic upgrades—is strong. However, putting off a plumbing...
Podcast: How Infrastructure Solutions Protect Multifamily Assets & Investment
SageWater President and COO, David Schanuel, joined an episode of the Nareit REIT Report podcast to discuss the importance in the multifamily sector of including plumbing and mechanical infrastructure in capital improvement planning.
Dave noted that SageWater primarily focuses on the substantial amount of aged infrastructure in the multifamily sector