Why The Exterior Of Your Business Premises Matters & How To Maintain It

When we think of providing a worthwhile working environment for our staff, and making sure all utilities are accounted for, it’s easy to think about the interior of a building as our starting point. Yet when we come into ownership of a building, or have full control over its development, maintaining its exterior is just as important, too.

In some cases, this simply means making sure that the premises is noticeable and directions are clear for how to get there and where to park should you wish to embrace visitors. Yet the exterior of a building can speak to much more than this as well, as almost every element of its design, maintenance, and use will reflect back onto your own brand and its image.

For this reason, making sure you maintain this space and make shrewd decisions regarding its aesthetic and utility, especially as time passes, is key to preserving a building you can be proud of. In this post, we’ll discuss a few techniques for achieving just that:

Curated Signage

Signage that points newcomers in the right direction is key, particularly if you don’t want potential visitors to feel aggravated that your business building doesn’t announce itself. But businesses often forget that the quality and condition of your sign will often denote your character and pride in occupying that location. It’s good, then, to invest in a proud exterior sign that can be seen both morning and night, and that welcomes people to your parking environment or easily distinguishes you among other buildings close by. Branding in this sense is often the first step towards a positive first impression.

Weather Protection

It’s important to make sure that your business is protected against the weather, not only to keep the building safe, but to make sure your staff are adequately protected. With companies and services like Shadeland to help you here, you can implement the best solution, from awnings to shutters to more thorough installations, enhancing the strength and weather management of your building and exterior environment surrounding it can be key in helping your firm look proud, protect against the standard climate of your area, and ensure everyone coming in or out of your building is cared for in the best sense.

Hygiene

The hygiene of your exterior business environment will determine how people look at it, even people visiting your brand with generally positive impressions already. It’s good to power wash the grime and dirt that can collect on a building from time to time. Having the windows cleaned is key for obvious reasons. Having the gum and cigarette ends that generally find their way onto the pavements as part of an urban environment scraped up and disposed of is also key, as will be providing regularly changeable trash bins outside. Painting over graffiti can help, too. The more hygienic your exterior looks, even down to trimming the hedges, the more people will look at your firm with fondness.

With this advice, we hope you can manage the exterior of your business in the best possible way.