It’s important to regularly maintain your sidewalks. Many people often don’t include this in their commercial property or residential property maintenance list because they think the sidewalks will just last for a long time.
Choose the right time to maintain your sidewalk. Usually, the summer season is the best time to do this. For property owners, it’s important to know and understand what your role is when it comes to sidewalk maintenance. This will depend on the material used for the sidewalk and the damage you can see.

Usually, you determine what kind of maintenance is required. Temporary maintenance is done to prevent accidents. If there is existing damage to the sidewalk, temporary measures like filling it or patching it can be done to minimize or completely prevent accidents until a more permanent measure is done.

You should also know what kind of short-term maintenance measures can be done. If the damage to the sidewalks in Kelowna is minimal such as thin and shallow cracks, it might still be fixed with just the use of an injection filler.

A kind of adhesive liquid similar to the properties of the paving material will be injected into the cracks or holes. This will then harden up and stabilize the structure of the sidewalk material. It’s a short-term measure but this can extend the life of the sidewalk by a few more years. You won’t need extensive repairs with this first-aid treatment.

Consider what long-term maintenance steps to take as well. If you can see more extensive damage such as bigger cracks and potholes that can lead to accidents and injuries, it is best to approach it with long-term maintenance in mind. For instance, you can do sidewalk resurfacing or just completely replace it.

If the foundation of the sidewalk is already damaged, it’s more cost-effective to just replace the sidewalk rather than repeatedly using short-term maintenance strategies.

Aside from safety, the sidewalk also contributes to the curb appeal of a residential or commercial property. If you are putting your property on the market, people might see this as a flaw and might not want to make an effort.

If you want to resurface or replace your sidewalk, make sure this is done by professionals such as MacKinley-Park Paving LTD.