Maintenance for Buildings

Why maintenance matters for buildings

All buildings, concrete, steel, masonry or timber, deteriorate over time. Climate, stress, and pollution wear down structural components, often before damage is visible. For owners and operators, regular maintenance helps preserve safety, prevent disruptions, and protect long-term value, especially for sensitive sites like hospitals. VSL delivers targeted structural maintenance tailored to each building’s use, material, and condition.

Our building maintenance services

We offer a full range of structural maintenance operations, tailored to your building’s needs, from tendon and anchorage systems to coatings, bearings and waterproofing.

  • Visual inspections and diagnostic testing
  • Corrosion protection and encapsulation improvements
  • Tension measurement – using our in-house crossbow device – and re-stressing
  • Monitoring system upgrades

  • Coating removal and repainting
  • Localized cleaning (high pressure water jetting, sand and grit blasting)
  • Surface protection and corrosion treatment
  • Inspection and replacement of steel elements if required

  • Roof and terrace waterproofing repairs
  • Facade and slab surface protection
  • Fire protection coatings and paint systems
  • Maintenance of architectural finishes
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Why choose VSL for building maintenance?

Lifting of the VSL heavy-lifting arrow during construction of the Merdeka 118 tower.
  • Multimaterial capabilities

    Concrete, steel, masonry, timber, we adapt our methods to each building's structure.
  • Minimal disruption

    We work in live-use environments, applying temporary works and safe access strategies to avoid closures.
  • Integrated expertise

    Our teams combine diagnostics, engineering, and execution, all in-house.
  • Long-term support

    We provide recurring maintenance programs as well as one-off interventions.

FAQs about building maintenance

Here are some of the questions we’re asked most often about Building Maintenance. If you have more, don’t hesitate to contact us!

We recommend annual inspections and scheduled operations based on building use and environmental exposure.

We work on a wide variety of public, institutional, and commercial buildings, including hospitals, stations, stadiums, warehouses, and residential towers.

Yes. Our solutions are designed for operational buildings, with access, lifting, and protection systems that ensure user safety.

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Let’s protect your building, and its users

From inspections to repairs, we’ve got you covered.