A two-room apartment on Khimshiashvili. The owner lives in Germany and comes for two weeks a year. He does not want to let it out: the flat is for his own use.
The task
That nothing should happen over the year, and that if something did, he would hear about it the same day rather than on his next visit. Before us the flat had stood closed for nine months and met its owner with a smell and a bloom in the corners.
What we do
- An inspection every two weeks: flexible hoses, taps, water heater, traces of leaks, the state of the extraction.
- Scheduled airing — that is where the year started, because damp was the main problem.
- We fitted leak sensors with automatic shut-off, two of them, in the kitchen and the bathroom.
- Utilities paid from a deposit, with arrears to the management company monitored.
- A photo report after every visit and a summary once a month.
What happened during the year
In February a flexible hose under the basin burst. The sensor shut the water off, we came out the same day, replaced the hose and dried out the cabinet. Not a drop reached the neighbours below.
Timing and money
A retainer of 90 $ a month, with anything beyond it agreed separately. The hose replacement and the drying cost 60 $ — against the price of repairing two apartments.
Services in this case: property upkeep, cleaning, site supervision.