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Whether you currently own a hotel or are looking to invest in one, Northwest Building Inspections can help you maximize your investment by providing you with a thorough evaluation of the property's physical condition. 

Hotel Owners/Facility Managers
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. No truer words could be spoken when it comes to buildings and their maintenance. A well maintained building is more efficient and less expensive to operate, and there is less down time associated with extensive repairs that often results from deferred maintenance. Yet, we encounter many buildings that have inadvertently been left to deteriorate to a point where major components must be replaced ahead of its intended design life and repairs are necessary in areas where early detection could have avoided major damage.

How does this happen? In hotels, we find that deferred maintenance is sometimes the result of a misunderstanding of duties. Owners/facilities managers assume the duties of their in-house maintenance personnel include periodic inspections of major components, identifying the need for preventative maintenance, and scheduling/budgeting for these actions. Unfortunately, unless you have specifically trained your maintenance staff to perform such specialized evaluations, it is most likely going undone. Maintenance personnel typically have their hands full fixing leaky faucets, touching up paint, and performing countless other repairs necessary to keep guests happy and comfortable. 
 

Northwest Building Inspections can help you fill this important gap. Our training and experience with commercial properties, including hotels, equips us with the skills necessary to identify current and potential issues in major components such as:
 

Structure, including foundation

Roof system, including flashing, drainage and chimneys

Exterior wall components, including cladding, windows and doors

Electrical system

HVAC system

Plumbing system and fixtures

Safety issues

Non-cosmetic interior components

Don't let undetected maintenance issues increase your operating costs and develop into major problems over time. Ask us about a comprehensive maintenance evaluation for your property.

ADA Surveys
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure -- applies even in matters related to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many hotel operators hear ADA and either think "too expensive" or "doesn't apply to us".  The good news is that the former is untrue, but the bad news is that the latter is also untrue. We have all heard stories from both extremes of the ADA spectrum, hotels that were sued for millions for not making -- readily achievable -- modifications, to hotels that have successfully operated for decades with not so much as an inkling that these issues even exist in the world. The risk of ADA-related litigation faced by most hotels probably fall somewhere between these extremes cases. Many experts in the field will agree that an ounce of prevention in the form of relatively inexpensive readily achievable modifications made to your facility before an incident occurs is the best defense against having to pay for a thousand pounds of cure after the fact.  

Northwest Building Inspections provides different levels of ADA surveys to fit your needs. Ask us about our Tiers I, II, and III ADA surveys and how it can help you take a proactive approach to meeting accessibility guidelines.

For Buyers/Investors:
Purchasing a hotel is a major investment. Don't pay for defects only to pay again to have those defects remedied when you take ownership. Our thorough property condition assessments (PCAs) give buyers the information needed to fully evaluate prospective investment property and to negotiate a fair price based on its physical condition. We have helped many buyers avoid the headaches of a money pit. Let us be a part of your transaction team.

We look forward to working with current and future WLA members!

Contact:

Michael Linde, President
Northwest Building Inspections, Inc.
12015 115^th Ave NE, Ste 225
Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone: 425-220-7183
Email: mike@nwbuildinginspections.com
Website: www.nwbuildinginspections.com

 

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