Bonus Episode! The Walk-Through: Inspecting Dry Cleaner Properties
Update: 2025-06-26
Description
Dry cleaners may look like simple storefronts, but they often present serious safety challenges tied to fire risks, health concerns, and environmental hazards.
In this episode, we cover:
- Long-term environmental and safety concerns from current, former, and neighboring dry cleaning operations
- Solvent use and how it ties into fire code classifications and environmental risks
- When dry cleaner sites may warrant a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, and why many trigger a Phase II
- Fire and life safety issues, including extinguishers, egress, maintenance, spill containment, and storage of flammable/combustible materials
- Common ventilation concerns and requirements, plus real-world examples of poor vapor control
- Key ComSOP inspection points connected to dry cleaner risks
- What to document, and where to look, during a commercial property inspection
Learn more about inspecting dry cleaners in these readings:
- Dry Cleaners: What Inspectors, Buyers, and Property Managers Should Know
- Inspecting Dry Cleaner Properties: Fire and Life Safety Risks
- Inspecting Dry Cleaner Properties: Health and Environmental Risks
- Dry Cleaner Property Inspection Checklist
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