Independent Services of Virginia Inc. Blog

Building Maintenance and Repairs Make Any Office Look Like New

Are you trying to rent a building suite and cannot find a tenant? Maybe the last business that occupied the building left a bit of a mess behind and you have been unable to rent it as a result. Independent Services of Virginia can help. Take advantage of our spruce-up service. We can restore the old office and make it look inviting and new, just waiting for a prospective tenant to take a tour and fall in love with it.

We will clean up the mess and remove leftovers as needed. Holes will be filled in. The walls will be freshly painted, covering up old scuff marks. Ceiling tiles tainted with water spots will be replaced. The leaks from the ceiling above them will be repaired. All light fixtures will work at the flip of a switch. Whether we repair the ballasts or simply replace the light bulbs, the office suite will be well-lit and reflect a bright and productive atmosphere. Old carpeting will be cleaned or replaced if needed. We can take care of any building repairs as needed. If door handles are broken, we will fix them. Our professional team can make wholesale changes and restorations as needed, too.

These are just some of the services we offer for building maintenance in Virginia, specializing in Hampton Roads. We want to help you make rent out your offices and make your building a thriving hub of activity.

Don’t forget the outside of your building. That will create the first impression when potential tenants come to visit. Our crew also handles grounds maintenance in Hampton Roads. We will mow and edge the lawn, trim the bushes and clean up debris that makes your property look worn and neglected. If there are leaves left over from fall and winter, Independent Services of Virginia will remove those as well.

Give us a call. Together, we can get your office building rented out to new tenants in a clean, professional-looking environment.

High-Rise Specialists At Your Service

We love cleaning high-rise buildings. There’s nothing like working hard and looking out over the beautiful landscape of Hampton Roads’ cities several stories below, especially when we’re on the outside looking down. It is a unique view that few have the pleasure of seeing.

At Independent Services of Virginia, our workers are highly skilled and trained to perform specialized services on buildings several stories tall. We do things like window cleaning, power washing, caulking, high dusting, holiday lighting and glass restoration in Hampton Roads, VA. We are high-rise insured. That makes our company even more unique.

Our employees like what they do, especially when it’s several stories up from the ground. While we perform all of our services on any size building at any height, some of our employees get a real thrill of being way up in the air. At Independent Services of Virginia, one of our favorite times of year is the fall, when we start putting up holiday lights on rooftops and buildings to light up the skylines of Hampton Roads, VA.

As part of our services for glass restoration in Virginia Beach, VA and the neighboring cities, we do graffiti, glass stain removal and glass scratch removal. We also do commercial glass restoration in Hampton Roads, Virginia for those times when storms are too powerful for your windows and they ding, they break or they crack.

The next time you’re driving through Hampton Roads, look up high. You might see someone from Independent Services of Virginia doing windows.

Do Your Doors and Windows Need Recaulking?

We can’t wait for warmer weather. It’s almost here. That means Independent Services of Virginia’s crew can start working on some of our favorite outdoor projects, like building inspection or caulking projects. Home and business owners in Hampton Roads should take advantage of a nice day, too, and do a quick inspection of their building’s exterior. Whether it’s new construction or a building that has been around for years, all exterior window casings should be checked yearly for cracked and shrinking sealant. Look for potential leaks, too. See if there has been any damage from the many storms that have passed through the area in the last few months. Since we are one of Hampton Roads’ premier caulking contractors, you might need our help.

Any areas that allow water into the windowsills, window casings or door frames need to be repaired with caulking material as part of our leak repair services. Siding, brick and stucco in particular all use this type of sealant. Untreated areas will eventually rot or cause moisture problems and mold. Cracks and gaps around doors and windows also cause energy loss and increase utility bills. Getting them repaired is a good way to save money in the long run and be environmentally friendly, too.

When we perform caulking services, we first remove the old caulk and clean up the affected area, then we apply a fresh new seal to prevent any further damage from bad weather. We use the type of caulking material that best suits your exterior. As part of our leak repair services, we will inspect the home or business’ exterior when we come out, before we get started. We’ll show you what we’re going to do and fix your problem areas. Call Independent Services of Virginia today at 757-671-1888 or fill in this contact form and we will be happy to assist you with building inspection, doors and windows recaulking.

Time for Spring Cleaning?

Hampton Roads has taken a beating this winter from bad weather. After torrential downpours of rain and weeks of snowstorms unlike anything in recent memory, the landscape of the Southside and Peninsula has been muddied, sanded and salted.

Debris all over the roadways has been blown onto buildings and windows, creating a film that does not wash off with the next rain. It makes a building look dirty and uninviting. The best way to get rid of it is by power washing the building.

Independent Services of Virginia specializes in providing different kind of services for dirty buildings. Our crew can clean off the mess left over from a wet and snowy winter for a fresh look. We are gearing up for one of our favorite activities – spring-cleaning. Our pressure washing services in Hampton Roads, VA give a little spruce-up to buildings. We get rid of dirt, creeping mold and growing algae on your building’s exterior. Because our area has so much rain and high humidity, it needs to be done periodically to prevent permanent building discoloration and damage. We carefully check over the buildings exterior before we clean it up making sure our state-of the-art pressure washing equipment is at the right settings for best results.

And yes, we wash windows, too. Glass gets dirty? Not a problem. One way to decide if your windows need a nice cleaning is to go outside and run your finger down the side of the window. If you have a dirty finger, your windows need attention. We have the proper equipment and we don’t mind heights. Since we are both a power washing contractor and professional window cleaning service, we can do both at the same time. Just give us a call!

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Clean Parking Lots Attract Customers

Hampton Roads has little public transportation and thus a relatively large percentage of parking lots. No matter what city you are in, people tend to drive, park in a safe area and walk. Parking lots require regular up keep, from sweeping, patching, repairing, sealing, restriping and finally milling and paving if not maintained properly. Independent Services provides all off these services. Potential patrons will pay to pull into a lot instead of running out to feed the meter if they feel it is safe.

A clean parking lot is usually the sign of a vigilant owner or tenant who cares about the property and the neighborhood. At Independent Services, we take pride in the condition of the parking lots that we service.

We make sure there is no trash or debris left in the lot after a sweeping. For parking lots without maintenance, it appears to customers no one is paying any attention to the activities on the property. This encourages vandals and other riffraff. Well-maintained parking lots have less crime and maintenance problems. That is one of the reasons we make sure our clients start with clean parking lots.

No matter how well you maintain parking lot it will eventually need restriping, fresh sealcoating, patches and repairs. Let us help you keep up this valuable resource.

A clean and well maintained parking lot attracts customers and creates a good image for your business.