The window is the whole job
A summer programme that overruns is a school that opens with work unfinished. We survey ahead, sequence to a dated plan, and say at quote stage what will not fit rather than discovering it in the final week.
Who we work for
Maintenance for schools and childcare
A school does most of its maintenance in a few weeks a year, and everything that misses that window waits until the next one.
The calendar governs everything. Work that would be routine in any other building becomes impossible once children are on site, so the summer and the holiday breaks carry a volume of work that has to be planned months ahead and finished to a date that cannot move.
The rest of the year is safety and security. Doors that have to latch, hardware that has to release, access that has to be controlled, and finishes that have to stay sound because a damaged surface in a school is a hazard rather than an appearance issue.
What we get called for
- Classroom door hardware, closers and latching
- Access control on external doors and controlled entry points
- Rekeying and key registers across a site with many holders
- Panic hardware and exit devices on required exits
- Emergency and exit lighting testing and records
- Summer painting programmes across classrooms and corridors
- Drywall, trim, tile and making good during shutdown
- Shelving, cabinetry, whiteboard and fixture mounting
- Playground surround repair, fencing and gate hardware
How the work splits
What we do ourselves on a school, and what we bring a licence in for.
Florida requires a licensed contractor for electrical, plumbing, HVAC and refrigeration at any job size, and for anything needing a permit in any trade. Everything else we perform with our own employees.
Performed by our technicians
- All door hardware, closers, latching and panic devices
- Locks, access control hardware, key registers and gate hardware
- Drywall, trim, tile, cabinetry and shelving
- Painting and surface repair
- Relamping, fixture mounting and exit light testing
- General maintenance and punch list work
Coordinated through licensed contractors
- Electrical, including anything touching wiring or ballasts
- Plumbing and restroom work
- HVAC across classrooms and halls
- Roofing, structural, and anything requiring a permit
Why TrionX
How we approach school work.
Background-checked employees, not a rotating crew
Every technician is a W-2 employee on our payroll, background-checked before attending. On a site with children that matters more than anywhere else, and it is the reason the work is not handed to whoever happened to be available.
Doors are a safety item here
Classroom and corridor doors have to latch reliably and exit devices have to release under load. Both are checked against behaviour rather than appearance, and both are in-house work for us.
Common questions
Schools in Miami: questions we get asked
Can you complete a programme of work over a school holiday?
Yes, and it is how most of this work gets done. We survey ahead of the break, sequence to a dated plan, and commit to the reopening date. Where the volume will not fit the window we say so at quote stage rather than in the final week.
Are your technicians background-checked?
Yes. Every technician is a W-2 employee on our payroll, background-checked before attending a property, and covered by our general liability and workers compensation insurance. Coordinated trades are carried out by licensed contractors, and we check the licence and certificate before they attend.
Can you rekey a whole site and keep track of the keys?
Yes, and on a school the register matters more than the cylinders. We rekey against a written register recording every key, the doors it opens and who holds it, and we recommend a restricted keyway where key control genuinely matters, so blanks cannot be cut without your authorisation.
Do you test emergency and exit lighting?
We test the fixtures and record the result, which is the part that needs no contractor licence. Where a fixture, its wiring, its driver or its battery circuit needs work, that is electrical work under Florida law and a licensed electrician carries it out with us coordinating it.
Do you handle playground equipment?
Not the equipment itself, which belongs to a specialist installer and carries its own inspection regime. We repair the surround: fencing, gate hardware, paths, drainage kerbs, painting and making good, plus any gate access control.
Further reading
Field notes worth reading.
Written for the people who have to make the call. More in our insights, and the vocabulary in the glossary.
Coverage
Schools across Miami-Dade.
We cover the whole county. These are the commercial submarkets we work in most often.
This trade on schools property
Other property we maintain
Survey now, so the summer window actually fits
Holiday programmes are won or lost at the planning stage. We survey ahead, sequence to a dated plan, and say what will not fit before you commit. Background-checked employees on site, licensed contractors where Florida requires one.