Property maintenance in Nieuwegein and Utrecht

For a landlord with a few properties, maintenance is not a single job. It is a stream of reports: a tap that leaks, a door that sticks, a gutter full of leaves, a sealant edge coming loose. When those land with different parties, nobody keeps track. You can call me for repairs and maintenance on your rental property, so it all sits with one person. Everything I do for landlords is on the page for landlords.

What I do for your properties

Inside. Doors and windows that stick or let in draughts, door furniture, taps, sanitary ware and sealant, skirting boards and thresholds, and plastering that needs repair. The work I do as a handyman for a resident, I also do for a property, as you can read under handyman and maintenance.

After a leak. If water has come through, I take out the damaged floor, subfloor and walls and build them up again until it is neat. More on that is under water damage repair.

Outside. Cleaning gutters and checking the drain, replacing roof tiles, repairing pointing, replacing window frames, repairing a fence or gate. I arrange the scaffolding when it is needed. For larger roof work see roofing.

Garden. Pruning, weeding, keeping borders in order and removing the garden waste, also for a garden that has been left for a while.

How reporting works

You send the report with a photo per point, in plain words: door sticks, tap drips, gutter is full. From the photo I can see what it is, and that decides what I bring. Who supplies the material, we agree up front.

If several points are open at a property, I finish them in one visit. On the day I start with the points that might hide something. Then I know in the morning whether there is more going on, and not at the end of the day.

On request

Often it starts with a catch-up: clearing the backlog in one go. After that it can be per report. Small defects that you catch early stay small. How often I come by we agree per situation. I do not promise a fixed response time or an emergency call-out.

A leak that is running right now is an emergency. Turn off the main stopcock and call someone who can come the same day.

Where small defects begin

Most repairs start small, and a few spots keep coming back. When you visit your property, look at the following points.

Sealant in the shower and by the sink. Sealant that has gone black or come loose lets water through, and you only notice when the wall underneath is wet.

Gutters and drains. A gutter full of leaves lets water run down the facade. Check after autumn that they are clear.

Taps and cisterns. A dripping tap or a toilet that keeps running costs water and money.

Doors, windows and locks. A door that sticks and a window that lets in a draught usually get worse if you leave them.

Damp patches and mould. A patch that comes back after painting means the cause is still there.

Keeping track of your properties

Keep a list per property with the report, the date, a photo and what was done. Then you see which repairs keep coming back: a tap that keeps dripping, a damp patch that returns after painting. A recurring point is often a sign that the cause has not been removed. Send me that list along with a report. Then I know what was done before and can look more precisely.

For larger work, such as the roof or the facade, I put a quote together per item. Then you know what the job is before it starts.

What I do not do

Work on the gas pipe belongs to a certified installer. Structural work that needs a calculation falls under a renovation and not under maintenance. An adviser draws up a multi-year plan or inspection report. I do the work.

An example from renting

You can see how I work for a landlord in the project with the house converted into rental rooms. Between two tenants, when refurbishing a room or home, the work belongs under turnover maintenance.

Send me the addresses, what is going on and a few photos through the contact page. Then you hear what I can finish in one visit and what is better done separately.