Why this list
About what the five-year inspection is and who is responsible for it, we write in a separate guide on inspection under Art. 62 of the Prawo budowlane (Polish Building Law). Here is the practical part: what to prepare so that the measurement team does not bounce off closed doors, and the quotation is not a "rough estimate" but a concrete figure. The whole thing in a printable version: download the checklist (PDF).
Before asking for a quotation - data that speeds up everything
- number of buildings, staircases and premises (including commercial units);
- year of construction and type of building (tenement house, large panel system, new construction);
- whether the buildings have a lightning protection system;
- date and reports of the last inspection (if available) - from the building log book;
- known problems: faults, flooding, planned renovations or thermal modernisation.
Before the team arrives - logistics
- notices in staircases with dates of access to premises (at least one week in advance) and information on what the inspection concerns;
- contact to the building manager / maintenance technician with keys to switchboards, basements, recesses and access to the roof (lightning protection);
- list of premises with contact details where the administration has them - shortens the scheduling of second appointments;
- established procedure for inaccessible premises: second appointment and method of confirmation;
- parking space / access for the team during working hours.
After the inspection - to make the documents work, not just lie around
- reports from inspections - for the building log book (each building separately);
- list of defects with priorities - for the next community meeting or renovation plan;
- "immediate" defects - commissioned straight away, with confirmation of rectification;
- date of the next inspection - entered into the administration calendar (we also remind you);
- budget proposals: what to include in the plan for next year (main power lines? switchgears? common area lighting?).
How such a campaign looks in practice - from the schedule to digital reports - see the completion of 200 premises in 5 days. We offer permanent service to managers and administrations: electrical maintenance of buildings.
To download: Manager's checklist before the 5-year inspection (PDF, 1 page) - print it, tick it off, clip it with the reports. And if you prefer us to go through it together: write to us.
