CAMT Skill Check #1: Interior & Exterior Maintenance and Repair Course

• Check for damages to the apartment and charge the resident for them.
• Estimate work needed in the apartment to have it ready for new move-in.
• Estimate materials and time needed for the make-ready process.
• Schedule contractors needed for the make-ready process.

• Record apartment conditions before a resident moves out.
• List items needed to have the apartment ready for new residents.
• Used as a guideline by maintenance technician to complete a make-ready apartment.

• Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor
• Assistant Manager

• Manager and/or Maintenance Supervisor
• Leasing Consultant

• To know how much progress has been made at any given time.
• To ensure make-readies are being completed in a timely manner.
• To know when the apartment will be ready.

• Use a make-ready board.
• Use a computer generated make-ready process.

To have a professional clean and sharp edge.

To have a smooth joint.

• Use Personal Protective Equipment to protect eyes, nose, skin, and hands.
• Be careful with sharp objects.

• Use Personal Protective Equipment to protect eyes, nose, skin, and hands.
• Be careful with sharp objects.
• Use ladders properly.

1. Prepare area
2. Apply Patch
3. Apply Joint Compound
4. Apply Joint Tape
5. Sand
6. Texture and Paint

• Manually
• Machine Spray

To ensure no one has a key other than the new resident.

1. Disassemble and/or remove the cylinder
2. Take out the old pins and throw them away
3. Using key gauge, determine proper pins to insert
4. Put in new pins and reassemble the lock
5. Make new keys and ensure that they work properly

1. Apply spray cleaner
2. Scrub with a stiff brush
3. Rinse
4. Dry
5. Apply Sealer

To make sure the community is always attractive to residents, guests and prospective residents

• Residents are proud to live there.
• It is attractive to new prospects.
• The community is well maintained.

All employees

• To make sure all work is completed properly
• To record conditions of the curb appeal
• To list items needed to complete work

• To keep people safe and reduce or prevent accidents.
• To comply with local, state and federal regulations.

Semi-annually (At least twice per year.)

• To record conditions of the exterior of the community
• To schedule repairs
• To inspect the community after repairs have been made.