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Our blog on how community owners and operators can protect value and resident health with pipe replacement.
Evaluate Contractors with These 10 Questions when Planning Capital Improvements
Our most “liked” blog post lists 10 questions you can use to select the right contractor for a capital improvement project. We’re glad people have found the post helpful, and today, we’re reissuing an updated set of questions to ensure you get the most complete information to help you...
Four Key Benefits of Four-Season HVAC in Your Multifamily Condominium or Apartment Community
As summer winds down, we’re heading into what many of you with two-pipe hydronic HVAC systems in your buildings will face with some trepidation—the fall shoulder season.
You can already hear it: complaints by residents who feel—regardless of local ordinances—that it’s too warm to turn on the heat. Others will...
Bundling Up in a Frigid Economy
The benefits of condo communities combining capital improvement projects into a single loan.
Let’s face it, the current economic climate is a bit chilly. Interest rates are higher than they have been in years, inflation is eating into our paychecks, and in the post-COVID world, everything seems to come with...
In-Unit Laundry: A Quality-of-Life Amenity with Good ROI
With the economy in flux, occupancy rates still dropping from tenants being on the move, and rent control laws limiting their earnings, apartment owners are looking for ways to boost the bottom line. Of course, they prefer strategic investments that yield a tangible ROI—investments like installing in-unit laundry.
At SageWater,...
Choosing the Right Contractor for a Community-Wide Pipe Replacement
Shopping for a community-wide pipe replacement isn’t any fun. Deciding it was time to replace an entire piping system was already a complicated journey. You probably experienced leaks, resident complaints, insurance claims, damages, debates about when to proceed, and angst about how to pay for it.
Now you’ve made the...
Spring Into Savings
When you think of springtime, traditional thoughts of warmer weather, flowers, and sunshine often come to mind. It’s a time of renewal, a time of opportunity. But you probably don’t think about your pipes much. Afterall, what do your pipes have to do with the changing seasons?
The truth is,...
What’s a Forensic Piping Test and Why Do It? Here Are the Benefits
Managing a multifamily property often involves navigating a myriad of maintenance issues, but few are as pervasive and hidden as the problems posed by aging piping systems. Frequent leaks can cause a lot of problems for communities, ranging from disruptive water shutoffs and escalating operating costs to emergency service...
Waiting to Repipe Your Condo Community? There Could Be Horrors Ahead.
Picture it: An older building, nightfall. A foul smell wafts from an unknown source in the hallways. In the stairwells, residents see pipe stacks seeping. Last month, motley-colored spots crept across the lobby walls. This month, several ceilings in the south corner are starting to sag and the heat...
Three Helpful Tools for Capital Improvement Planning
You don’t have to manage an apartment or condominium community for very long to know that all building components eventually need to be replaced—roofs, siding, windows, and even pipes.
Maybe you’ve never considered that you may one day have to replace a whole piping system in your community. The fact...
Hydronic Upgrades Part 2: The Advantages of Water Source Heat Pump Systems
From the 1960s through the 1980s, two-pipe hydronic heating and cooling systems were the standard in new construction for high-rise multifamily climate control. If you’ve ever lived in or managed one of these communities, you know they aren’t aging well.