Maintenance

Recent work

Real work orders, photographed by our technicians when they arrived and when they closed the job out. We've removed customer names, signs and anything else that identifies a site.

12 jobs across 10 trades

Rainwater ponding in front of two clogged roof scupper openings at night
Before
The same scupper opening after clearing, with the roof surface drained
After

Roofing and drainsNight call

Roof drains backing up in the rain

Problem
A call came in at night, in the rain: water was ponding against a parapet wall because the scupper drains were clogged.
What we did
The technician cleared the scuppers and collector boxes with a drain-cleaning machine while it was still raining.
Result
Water ran off the roof again and the area around the drains was left dry.
Walk-in freezer controller display reading 22.8 degrees
Before
New freezer controller display reading minus 7.0 degrees
After

Refrigeration

Walk-in freezer running warm

Problem
The walk-in freezer controller was reading 22.8°.
What we did
We replaced the electronic controller, programmed it and checked the system with gauges.
Result
The freezer pulled back down to −7.0°.
Display freezer temperature reading 67 degrees
Before
The same display freezer reading minus 3 degrees
After

Refrigeration

Display freezer at 67°

Problem
A self-contained display freezer on a grocery sales floor read 67° on its case display.
What we did
We serviced the condensing unit controls and installed a new 40-amp contactor.
Result
The case came back down to −3°.
Rooftop unit controller before the repair
Before
Rooftop unit controller showing No active faults
After

HVAC

Rooftop unit in fault

Problem
A rooftop packaged unit was down with a fault on its controller.
What we did
The technician traced the fault through the controls and the condenser fan, made the repair and tested the circuits with a meter.
Result
The controller cleared to "No active faults" and the unit went back into service.
Parking stalls with faded, barely visible lines
Before
Freshly painted white stall lines and yellow BUS stencils
After

Asphalt and striping

Parking lot restriping

Problem
The stall lines and bus stencils had faded almost to nothing.
What we did
We restriped the stalls, repainted the bus stencils and painted a new accessible-aisle hatch.
Result
Crisp lines and markings the whole lot can read again.
Sidewalk joint with one slab heaved above the other
Before
New level concrete slab taped off to cure
After

Concrete

Sidewalk trip hazard

Problem
A heaved sidewalk slab left a raised edge that people could trip on.
What we did
We saw-cut and removed the section and poured a new, level slab.
Result
A flush walkway, taped off until the concrete cured.
Entry slab with a peeling aggregate coating and a rusted edge strip
Before
New broom-finished concrete at the same entry
After

Concrete

Failing entry surface

Problem
The coating on a building entry was peeling away, with a rusted metal edge strip along it.
What we did
We broke out the old surface, cleared the debris and poured new concrete with a broom finish.
Result
A solid, even entry tooled tight to the building.
Dark strip light fixtures on a high store ceiling with a ladder below
Before
Rows of strip light fixtures all lit on the store ceiling
After

Lighting

Dark fixtures over a sales floor

Problem
Strip fixtures were out along the high ceiling of a retail store.
What we did
We worked from a ladder to repair the dark fixtures.
Result
Every row of fixtures lit again.
Burned-out metal halide lamp with a shattered arc tube inside a wall light
Before
New lamp installed in the same wall light fixture
After

Electrical

Burned-out exterior light

Problem
An exterior wall light had failed: the lamp had burned out and its arc tube had shattered inside the bulb.
What we did
We replaced the lamp and sealed the fixture back up.
Result
The fixture went back into service with a new lamp.
Bent and loose hasp on an ice merchandiser door
Before
New heavy-duty hasp with a disc padlock
After

Commercial appliances

Ice merchandiser that would not lock

Problem
The hasp on an outdoor ice merchandiser was bent and loose, so the doors could not be secured.
What we did
We installed a new heavy-duty hasp and disc padlocks.
Result
The merchandiser locks securely again.
Office carpet with large water stains
Before
The same carpet after extraction, with the stains gone
After

Janitorial

Stained office carpet

Problem
Carpet in an office alcove and hallway had large water and soil stains.
What we did
We cleaned it with a carpet extractor.
Result
The stains came out and the carpet looks even again.
Wall with peeling paint and torn drywall paper, marked for repair
Before
The same wall repainted in an even dark gray
After

Drywall and paint

Damaged wall in a treatment gym

Problem
Paint was peeling and the drywall paper was torn where wall graphics had been pulled off.
What we did
We patched and primed the damaged areas, then repainted the wall to match.
Result
One even, finished wall.
Empty two-lane highway crossing the Nevada desert toward mountains

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