Loyd Grossman for National Maintenance Week 2014
National Maintenance Week 2014 is officially under way.
The annual campaign, started by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) thirteen years ago, aims to encourage owners of all kinds of buildings to take regular care of their properties.
This year, Loyd Grossman (of Masterchef and sauce fame) is the face of National Maintenance Week, which runs from the 21st November to the 28th November.
Loyd said: “As Chairman of the Churches Conservation Trust, I’m already very familiar with the maintenance challenges faced by significant, historic buildings which don’t conform to a standard pattern. Careful, planned and regular maintenance is vital to ensure that they have a future as well as a past. But that message is equally applicable to buildings of all types and all ages.
‘Nearly 140 years ago SPAB’s founder William Morris told us to ‘stave off decay by daily care, to prop a perilous wall or mend a leaky roof’ and that’s still sound, practical advice. Good maintenance is simply good common sense. It’s economic sense too. Faulty gutters and blocked drains don’t mend themselves – the longer you ignore a problem the more costly and difficult it becomes to put it right, and that’s true if the building you care for is a medieval church in a village or an apartment in a town or city.’1
We are always happy to see people stressing the importance of regular maintenance practices, whether that involves DIY checks or if a contractor needs to be called in for the riskier inspections.
Regular maintenance of a building’s infrastructure, plumbing and electrics makes it safer and more comfortable to reside or work in, and can also improve a property’s value.
So, throughout National Maintenance Week 2014, we’ll be here to provide you with tips on how to keep your home or workplace in the best possible order.
1 Maintain Your Building, 2014. Loyd Grossman Supports National Maintenance Week 2014. [Online] Available at: www.maintainyourbuilding.org.uk/pages/loyd_grossman_supports_national_maintenance_week_2014.html. [Accessed 21st November 2014].