The value of maintenance?

Project Summary Regular maintenance is recognised as 'the routine work necessary to keep the fabric of a place in good order" (Conservation Principles 2008). It stops small issues causing great damage or escalating into expensive and challenging crises. It will not prevent major problems caused by materials coming to the end of their life, structural failure or violent damage by storm, fire or vandals, but regular maintenance coupled with 'stitch in time repairs' to address small problems keeps a building in the best possible health for the long term. However, there is no recent research to provide evidence of the potential economic benefit of maintenance and proactive minor repairs …

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