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Practical advice from our crew on seasonal timing, the maintenance that pays for itself, and what this rainy climate does to homes, stratas and businesses across Greater Vancouver.

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Short, specific pieces about the work itself. Nothing here is a seasonal listicle — if it is on this page, it is because somebody asked about it more than once.

  • Sealing prep: a worker in waterproof bib trousers pressure washing a concrete driveway, the wet slab darkening where the spray has passed.

    Hard Surfaces

    The Twenty-Eight Days Before A Slab Is Sealed

    New concrete cannot be sealed straight away, and salt on an uncured slab is the most expensive winter mistake available. The timing is not negotiable.

    4 min read

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  • Commercial cleaning: a worker running a floor squeegee across the tiled floor of a commercial kitchen.

    Strata & Commercial

    What A Strata Maintenance Schedule Covers

    Strata councils usually inherit a maintenance schedule rather than write one. What belongs on it, what goes missing, and what is worth an argument at the AGM.

    6 min read

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  • A white panel van of the kind RainCity works out of, parked at the kerb outside a brick building.

    Costs

    Reading A Quote: What Belongs In Writing

    Most exterior quotes are not comparable because they are not scoped alike. Seven lines decide whether two numbers mean the same thing. Here they all are.

    5 min read

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