Lack of adequate capital is the toughest challenges faced by owners of small businesses irrespective of their location, nature of business, or scale of operations. In such a scenario, saving money by opting for ad hoc plumbing solutions for your office may seem like a very attractive idea. However, your decision to try and save money through such shortcuts can be a disastrous mistake.
Imagine walking into your office to find that the promise of low-cost watertight plumbing has failed and that burst piping has caused a huge leak in your office. Water on your documents, water on your computer and electronic equipment, and water on your furniture and fixtures—regretting your choice of plumber at this point won’t serve any purpose.
You will have to shut down your business, or rather you will have no choice but to shut down your business, until the water damage is repaired.
If the leak is extensive, then you may even have to spend money repairing damage to the structure itself. Of course, you will also have to pay compensation to the landlord if you happen to operate from a leased office. This single incident can destroy profits earned over many months. Of course, the disruption in your routine operations will impact your future profits as well.
A water accident occurring during office hours can easily result in compensation claims from employees who were injured due to the water leakage. An unsafe workplace is a dangerous issue that can have a huge impact on employee morale. Even the most cooperative employee would not be interested in continuing in an organization where his or her physical safety is not guaranteed. The last thing you would want is for a truly talented and committed individual to quit merely because he or she is not comfortable with your plumbing shortcuts
Finally, how do you think your customers, clients, and other stakeholders will react when they learn about the piping-related accident in your office? It would definitely hurt your credibility. You will come across a shortsighted person interested in short-term profits even at the risk of long-term complications.
Reliable and continuous electricity, quality plumbing for continuous water supply, and a safe working environment are the basic requirements of any commercial enterprise. It is not matter whether you operate from an office or work from home. It is your duty and responsibility to take care of something as basic as watertight plumbing in the proper manner.
The simplest way to avoid such complications is to set up an annual contract with a professional plumbing agency that will take care of all your immediate and future requirements without straining your finances.
