Property maintenance, preventive and scheduled

Why a coastal home needs scheduled maintenance

Salt, humidity and heavy rain between June and October degrade waterproofing, hardware and building systems far faster than inland. A beachfront house that is not inspected before the rainy season typically shows leaks by the second or third year, and the repair costs several times what prevention would have.

The bay’s calendar is predictable: the window for waterproofing runs February to May, when the roof is dry and there is room to cure. Waterproofing in August, over a wet slab with rain coming, is paying for work that will fail.

What a maintenance visit covers

• Waterproofing on slabs, parapets, downspouts and skylights.
• Moisture detection in walls, ceilings and areas in contact with the garden.
• Plumbing: pressure, visible leaks, pump and cistern.
• Electrical: load centre, exterior outlets, outdoor fixtures.
• Hardware, window and door frames, exterior seals.
• Paint: peeling points, blistering and areas needing repaint.
• Dated photo report with findings and recommendations by priority.

For owners who live outside Mexico

A large share of the houses in Punta de Mita, Sayulita and San Pancho belong to owners based in the United States or Canada who use them a few weeks a year. For them maintenance is not an upkeep expense, it is the only way to know what is happening at their property.

ArquiVal delivers a dated photo report after each visit, communication in English or Spanish, and a line-item estimate before carrying out any repair beyond the plan. No repair happens without prior written approval.

Commercial and institutional

We also service branches and commercial spaces. In 2022 we carried out general maintenance on the Banco Actinver branch at Plaza Marina, Puerto Vallarta: waterproofing and interior and exterior painting, scheduled outside business hours so the branch never closed.