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Common Property Issues & Care

Common Property Issues & Care

Please see our guidance on how to handle common property issues that can arise. There are also guides explaining the best practices for heating issues and boiler care within school premises.

Common Property Defects in Schools

The upkeep of your school’s buildings is essential if they are to remain fit for purpose and to retain their asset value for the Council. To assist you in identifying possible problems there follows a list of common defects found in school buildings together with their possible causes. 

Common Services Defects in Schools

The upkeep of your building services, as well as being a statutory obligation, is essential to ensure the efficient use of energy and a comfortable environment for the building users. To assist you in identifying possible problems there follows a list of common service defects found in school buildings together with their possible causes.

Boiler Care Procedures

We offer useful practices for ensuring safe management of the boiler room during and before scheduled school holidays.

What to do in the event of a Heating Failure

During the winter we see a large amount of heating failures occur within the Council’s school estate. As a result of things learned by Property Services from attending to those breakdowns we have produced a guide on what to do if this happens to you

Safe Management Of Boiler Plant Room Policy

This guide extends to tend your Boiler safely and responsibly.

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