Summit Building Services Maintains 40,000 sq. foot Facility for Reisterstown Thrift Store

(Reisterstown, MD) – Since April 2015 Summit Building Services, Inc. has been maintaining the 40,000 square feet of VCT (vinyl composition tile) floor of a local area thrift store in Reisterstown, MD throughout the sales display area. Summit also cleans the office space, windows, restrooms, and cafeteria on a regular basis. This thrift store is … Read more

Post Construction Cleanup Services for Construction Company on 435,000 Building

(Middle River, MD) – In September 2015, Summit Building Services, Inc. cleaned the interior and exterior windows, and scrubbed the floors providing comprehensive post-construction cleanup services for a Middle River construction company. The newly constructed building consisted of 435,000 square feet of concrete. The project consisted of multiple passes cutting through layers of remaining construction … Read more

Summit Building Services Completes Post-Move Cleanup for Halethorpe Property Management Company

(Halethorpe, MD) – Summit Building Services, Inc. has completed a joint project with a national property management company. Summit and the management company worked together in offering post move cleanup projects for a manufacturer located in Halethorpe, Maryland. Summit Building Services’ role consisted of complete warehouse cleanup after relocating their entire tire inventory to their … Read more

Baltimore News Update

September 29, 2015 – As fall approaches, Summit Building Services, Inc. continues to expand in new locations, sales, and customer retention. Summit is making it’s presence known down town. We will begin cleaning an entire floor of 111 S Calvert St by providing a day porter, five days a week. We are always looking to … Read more

Charleston News Update

September 29, 2015 – Charleston is cooling down and so has our sales push. We have been too busy impressing our clients! Several local property groups have been utilizing Summit’s unique ability to complete construction clean up and demolition services. Charleston where we have been rehabbing a historic home Charleston consisting of multiple emergency construction … Read more

Roof Maintenance Tips for Property Managers

Quick detection of a roof issue can prevent extreme expenses, long hours, and detrimental destruction of property. Do not ignore “small issues” because this could lead to full scale repair. Roofs are exposed to extreme weather, structural movement, foot traffic, accidents, and neglect. In order to avoid any of these issues, it is best to … Read more

Tips for Seasonal Cleaning

Changing seasons is a great time to ensure that everything is taken care of. Being proactive with your cleaning checklist will allow you to have fewer issues, and more time to enjoy the blossoming flowers. Your indoor checklist: * Clean furnace filters to avoid problems with your HVAC system. Always replace your furnace filter according … Read more

Budget Tips for Facility Managers

Paying for energy while budgets are tight can make things difficult, especially when there are many other expenses businesses need to pay for. The energy bill is unavoidable, but there is good news and there are many ways to cut costs. 1) At night, reduce lighting on site Your site might be operating day and … Read more

Tips to get started and succeed in facility management

Know the lease inside and out. No matter what the facility is, it will be beneficial to know whether it is leased, subleased, or owned. Become familiar with the timelines of the leases, start dates, end dates, cancellation dates, renewal dates, etc. Be sure all drawings of the work environment are up to date. Double … Read more

Tips for Maintenance Management

For building manager, things can get hectic. You might be having small and large scale issues all in the same day. Avoid having your tenants leave you with comments such as “inadequate” or “unresponsive” around renewal time.  The big question is not how can you fix all your problems in one day, but how you … Read more