Facade Restoration: Everything You Need to Know
You know that story about judging a book by its cover? Yeah! The facade of a building is your calling card and the main responsibility for making people want to live in it or not. When necessary, façade restoration requires services that must be accompanied by specialized professionals to ensure the application of the best techniques for each type of problem.
Only in this way, the restoration of façades or their renovation is at much less risk of going wrong.
Always remembering that having a well-preserved facade, in addition to contributing to the good appearance of the condominium, preserves the safety of residents and neighbors.
Almost all the problems that demand a facade renovation originate from the construction of the building, either by using incorrect materials or by disqualified labor.
Below, we will address some of the main failures that may occur and how best to address them using building restoration service:
Detachment of coatings
Be it ceramics, exposed bricks or tiles, if at the time of construction the laying mortar is not well dosed, used at the right time and applied on a clean and dust-free surface, at some point the coating will detach. And worse: it could fall causing serious accidents.
Protecting the facade with screens that prevent the projection of these particles and isolating or protecting the pedestrian crossing is the first step in solving the problem. The facade recovery involves the replacement of loose parts and can be partial or total.
Infiltrations
Leaks in water pipes, installation of bathtubs or faults in the finishes can contribute to the deterioration of the masonry of the facades. When detected, these infiltrations have already caused great damage.
Cracks and gaps:
The small movement of buildings, caused by the laying of their foundations, can subject the facades to unforeseen forces, causing cracks and cracks that, at first, can be frightening.
Only a qualified professional can assess whether there is any structural impairment or not. For the latter case, filling the cracks with flexible elements and redoing the surface are actions that can solve the problem.
Exposed hardware:
Wind and rain are largely responsible for the exposure of hardware, a fact that occurs, in most cases, in older buildings. Following the same principle of erosion, the concrete layer that covers the hardware and is about 3 to 4 cm, deteriorates and, if not quickly treated, allows the hardware oxidation process to start. The treatment must start with the application of specific products that interrupt this process. Only then can the coating be redone.
Be careful not to make up problems with a shiny new paint. Stay tuned!
Opportunistic companies omit the existence of problems on the facade in order to propose more competitive prices and win the work. Here, the cheap is expensive. For this reason, it is important to hire an expert to analyze the facade before repainting and determine if it is sufficient or if other processes will be necessary for its recovery.
Special care and property valuation
Pay special attention to south-facing facades. Normally, they receive a greater contribution of winds and humidity. We cannot fail to talk about the need to renovate the facades in the older buildings. The main objective is the search for the property valuation, not showing the age of the construction.
For these cases, the great challenge of the liquidator, in addition to adapting the cost of the work to the financial reality of the condominium, is to obtain the consent of 100% of the tenants.
This work needs to be done very well, illustrating for everyone that the work will result in a significant increase in the price of all apartments.