I subscribe to several professional HOA magazines; one being the Florida Community Association Journal ( a deal at $18.00 for a subscription).
This months (February 08) issues has a great article by Ashley Kizzire on Balcony Repair-specifically concrete balconies, which are almost always found on the many high rise structures in Florida.
Salt water, salty air, wind whipped water, they all attack unprotected concrete, infiltrating into the structure, attacking the rebar within, causing it to rust, expand and cause spalling of the concrete, often causing thousands of dollars of damage to each balcony, add them all up and many buildings have half a million or more in repair costs.
Same message I've been preaching is in Ashley's story-regular inspections, regular maintenance, don't put carpeting down (even on concrete balconies!)will help save your decks...
Read the article by subscribing to Florida Community Association Journal, click on the link and they'll start you up with a subscription too. See what others are doing around the country, expand your horizons!
I'm hoping that Ashley or FLCAJ will share this article with us in the future for posting at our website...
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