Minggu, 06 November 2011

Property Management And Approaching Graffiti Protection

By Tammy Paez


Vandalism and the problems it causes have been with us for most of recorded history. It reduces property values, it's unsightly and it can cost cities millions of dollars each year in associated clean-up costs. Nobody likes vandalism, and the strongest style of graffiti protection is preventing it from being done in the first place. Otherwise, these vandals and taggers like to return to the same walls repeatedly.

Property management professionals have many choices in fighting vandalism. One choice is to put up a protective film over the walls. The films do not prevent the vandals from defacing the walls, but are instead formulated to be easily peeled off after being hit. This helps in greatly lowering costs associated with cleaning up since instead of replacing the entire vandalized surface, you only replace the film.

A second option for protecting against tagging is applying a coating which is resistant to paint on the property one is attempting to keep clean. These coatings work to keep the vandalism from getting through, containing the defacement on the surface. The defacement is removed easily with the application of a water-based paint remover. The coating is designed so that it is permanent, and if vandals should strike the same wall later then the coating is still there to protect the wall.

A third choice is for property managers to develop a strong neighborhood watch program. Informing the police when an act of vandalism is happening can help the police catch the vandal in the act. Neighborhoods that are known for their strong neighborhood watch programs will be rewarded by a drop in vandalism events.

Also, getting an artist to put a mural on the wall of a property has had a strong effect in deterring vandals. Where more taggers have no problem throwing tags up on a blank wall, they will quite often show respect for a wall that has a mural and will not tag it.

Graffiti protection never stops. The ancient Romans even had to fight it. The lowering of property values and the costs to city budgets these vandals cause hurts everyone, but the methods shown above make it possible to fight back.




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