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Guide to Services - W Section
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Contents:
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Wall Damage
Waterbeds
Windows and Insect Screens
Window Safety
Service Guide Index
A B C
D E F
G H I J K
L M N O P
Q R S T U
V W X Y Z
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Wall Damages
We paint student spaces as needed, a little more frequently
in suites and apartments (every 3 years) and less so
in traditional halls (every 5-7 years).� Residents are
not permitted to paint their own spaces.
Avoid billing for wall and paint damage!� We want your
room or apartment to be your home, but not all commercially
available products to put up decorations are allowable.
Whether on drywall or cinder block, the use of some
but not all adhesive wall putties (such as Hold It)
virtually guarantee no damage to paint finishes or drywall
surfaces.� Read the manufacturer's instructions
carefully and make certain the product is safe
for paint and wall surfaces.
Regular pins are acceptable in drywall.� Certain tape
products work, while others won't work, including regular
masking tape.� Consider drafting tape (similar to masking
tape) that says it won't affect painted surfaces and
removes easily.� Many double-sided adhesive "poster
squares" are very difficult to remove after two
semesters and can even tear off the top paper surface
of drywall.� These tapes should not be used unless the
manufacturer guarantees, not promises, the product not
to destroy painted and drywall surfaces.
In no spaces may residents drill into walls to attach
plastic or lead wall anchors.
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Waterbeds
Nice idea, but.
Sorry, we simply don�t allow them,
due to their weight and their potential for recreating
the Great Flood.
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| Windows and Insect Screens |
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Our
windows range from original wooden units in older
halls to top-of-the-line units in the renovated
spaces.� Some windows are loose and may not be able
to be weather stripped.� In older halls, some rooms
no longer have top windows which open.� Otherwise,
all have been checked to assure the bottom sashes
operate.� All locks, particularly those for ground-
and first-floor accessible windows, are checked
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Screens
must remain in windows to prevent bees, other
insects, birds and bats from entering the
buildings.� Thousands are replaced each summer,
so we have a program to inspect and replace
missing screens throughout the year.� Replacement
charges will be placed on student accounts
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Safety |
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Windows, in a few locations, open onto rooftop
areas of our buildings:� some second floor rooms
in high rise buildings overlooking the lobby roof,
dormer windows overlooking portico roofs (Cambridge,
Montgomery, Wicomico, Caroline, Carroll, et al.),
even operable skylights (Harford).� For these
windows, you will likely see this sign affixed
to the window glass.
Falling two or more stories can certainly ruin
your day, no matter how invincible you feel before
you set foot on one of our roofs.� That aside,
the roof itself can be subjected to damage, small
tears or significant holes, which will only let
water in and leak into rooms below.
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If you want to take it outside,
do so through the entry doors on the ground floor.
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Please stay off the roofs
for your own safety
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Service
Guide Index
A B C
D E F
G H I J K
L M N O P
Q R S T U
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