August. Even though I haven’t worked in student housing for 6 years, just looking at that month on a calendar still spikes my anxiety. The 16 hour work days, Monday through Sunday, for 3 weeks. The 100 U-Hauls jockeying for position. Parents hollering at the office staff claiming that their…
Ah yes. The lowly maintenance man that doesn’t know anything. Usually a shady, filthy looking, lazy, Jerry-rigging hack that fixes very little in between his naps. Am I right? Nope. Actually dead wrong! I’m not sure when this happened, but there seems to be a stigma tied to the maintenance…
Maintenance techs who know their way around air conditioners are always in high demand in the apartment industry. You’ll pretty much have a job for the rest of your life with HVAC knowledge and skills. I enjoy HVAC work and continue learning it every day. Like my pal Steve Lav…
MAINTENANCE MANIA! Dirty maintenance nation would like to give a big HELL YEA to Felix Velazquez for winning Maintenance Mania! Felix has 12 years of maintenance experience. 5 years of maintenance in Florida. He’s from Puerto Rico but now resides in Groveland, Florida. When asked, “What was the hardest part in…
I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news. The good news is there’s a huge, fun, party tonight. The bad news is: you’re on call. After 15 years in the apartment maintenance field, I’ve finally made my peace with going on call. It is what you make…
Dirty Maintenance Nation would like to shine a spotlight on Chad Henry this week. He and Ty Petersen got a call Thursday about a bouncy floor. After pulling the carpet, there was damage to the subfloor. They ended up having to remove the subfloor and replace most of the supports…